Tracing a twenty-year history from acclaimed soul stylist to sought
after
Pop/R&B songwriter, Bobby Caldwell is truly one of the music
industry's most
celebrated singer/songwriters.
As a singer, he has a successful career with numerous solo releases
which
have earned him many accolades. His songwriting skills have earned
hits not
only for himself, but also for well-known artists like Chicago, Boz
Skaggs,
Peter Cetera and Amy Grant, Neil Diamond and Al Jarreau. Bobby's
timeless
classic, "What You Won't Do For Love" has been recorded and
sampled by more
than 70 artists. Recently, a sample of Bobby's song
"Open Your Eyes"
appeared in the gold rap hit "The Light" by Common. This
song is also
featured in the upcoming Spike Lee film "Bamboozled" featuring
Erykah Badu
singing the sample lyric. Bobby's songs and samples have
contributed to
over 40 million sales and artists as diverse as Tupac Shakur, Michael
Bolton,
Roberta Flack, Go West, Vanessa Williams and Notorious B.I.G. have all
paid
tribute to the blue-eyed singer in the slouch hat.
Bobby Caldwell's live performances are always electrifying!
Drawing from his
vast repertoire of rousing R&B, intimate smooth jazz stylings,
and big band
songs, Bobby is afforded the ability to entertain at any venue, for fans
of
all ages. In Japan and throughout Asia, he enjoys a feverish
popularity,
selling out shows and achieving gold and platinum status for his
releases in
those countries. In addition to heavy touring, Bobby recently
starred as
Frank Sinatra in the David Cassidy/Don Reo theatrical production
"The Rat
Pack Is Back" in Las Vegas, Nevada. Bobby received rave
reviews for his
performance, both from industry critics and from his loyal fans.
On his latest recording, Come Rain Or Come Shine, his stylish
vocalizations
soulfully interpret the tales of romance and love gone wrong.
Major motion
picture and television credits have brought Bobby's music to broader
audiences. His rendition of "Beyond The Sea" was
selected by actor/director
Joe Mantegna as the opening theme for his directorial debut "Lakeboat."
The
song fit so well with the movie that Mantegna commissioned Bobby to
compose
an original piece, "(Oh Boy!) You've Got It Made" as the
closing theme.
"Beyond The Sea," along with "All The Way" and
"The Girl I Dream About" are
also featured in the upcoming motion picture "My First Mister"
starring
Albert Brooks and directed by Christine Lahti. "Beyond
The Sea" was also
chosen as the theme music for Estee Lauder's Dazzling perfume line's
1999/2000 Christmas campaign featuring Elizabeth Hurley.
Born in Manhattan and raised in Memphis and Miami, Bobby came from a
show
business family. His mother and father both sang and were the
hosts of one
of the first musical variety programs on television,
"Suppertime." Bobby
grew up listening to show tunes, the music of Frank Sinatra, Nat King
Cole,
as well as songs that featured the arrangements of Billy May, Don Costa,
and
Nelson Riddle. These early influences are prevalent in Bobby's
singing and
songwriting.
With a fan base that dates from his first hits "What You Won't Do
For Love,"
"Next Time I Fall," and "Heart Of Mine," to new fans
that discovered him
through 1998's 20 year anthology collection of his hits entitled
Timeline,
Bobby appeals to a very large and diverse crowd. R&B fans of
his earlier
"blue-eyed soul" chart toppers, youngsters who listen to urban
rap, and older
fans of the classic song stylists are in agreement that whatever Bobby
Caldwell sings, be it thoroughly heart-rending, brimming with swaggering
confidence, or potently sensual, his superb vocal mastery solidifies his
position of pre-eminence amongst his contemporaries.
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