BOBBY CALDWELL

BOBBY CALDWELL PLAYLIST :

Heart Of Mine, Once Upon A Time, Street Of Dreams,

Beyond The Sea, All The Way, I Concentrate On You, Open Your Eyes,

Angel Eyes, Stay With Me, Tomorrow, Smile,

The Girl I Dream About, Back To You, Take Me, I'll Follow,

What You Won't Do For Love

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Contemporary jazz singer/guitarist Bobby Caldwell was born on August 15, 1951, in Manhattan, New York. His parents, Bob and Carolyn, were the hosts of the television variety show Suppertime and exposed the child to a wide variety of musical influences. Caldwell began studying piano and guitar at age 12. He initially pursued a career in rock & roll, but was equally adept at playing jazz and R&B, and at 17 took his band on the road to play the Las Vegas circuit. From there, the group moved on to Los Angeles, but despite recording an album titled Kathmandu, Caldwell enjoyed little success and eventually returned to his parents' home in Miami. There he began to work on his 1978 breakthrough album What You Won't Do For Love, scoring a hit single with the title cut. Efforts including a 1979 self-titled LP, The Cat In The Hat, and Carry On followed, and although Caldwell enjoyed a strong following at home, he became a superstar in Japan. He shifted creative gears with 1996's Blue Condition, a collection of big band-era standards. The similarly themed Come Rain Or Come Shine followed three years later.

-Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide-