Bobby Doyle (jazz vocalist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Bobby Doyle (jazz vocalist)

American R&B & jazz vocalist

Date of Birth: 14-Aug-1939

Place of Birth: Houston, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 30-Jul-2006

Profession: singer, musician, songwriter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Bobby Doyle (jazz vocalist)

  • Robert Glen "Bobby" Doyle (August 14, 1939 – July 30, 2006) was an American singer, bassist, and pianist.
  • He is best known for his early work with a young Kenny Rogers and for a brief stint with Blood, Sweat & Tears.
  • He played piano on two tracks on BS&T's 1972 album New Blood.Doyle joined the doo-wop group The Spades (later The Slades) in 1957 while still at McCallum High School in Austin.
  • In 1960 he formed The Bobby Doyle Three with Don Russell and standup bass player Kenny Rogers, then a student at the University of Texas.
  • Rogers soon dropped out of college to join Doyle full-time, singing high harmony and playing bass on the 1962 album In A Most Unusual Way.
  • The group appeared at clubs across the country including the New York Playboy Club in 1962.
  • The trio disbanded in 1965, and Rogers went on to become a country-pop sensation.
  • Doyle continued as a solo artist, releasing multiple singles and albums including an appearance on the soundtrack for the 1971 film Vanishing Point.
  • In the 1980s, Doyle on piano, Rick Moses on bass and William Walton on drums, backed Brunswick recording artist Sunny Nash.
  • In the mid-1990s, Rogers (now a long established superstar) reunited with Doyle and Russell as part of a special concert called "Going Home" where Rogers sang a selection of his greatest hits and favorite songs.
  • The original Bobby Doyle Trio line-up performed "It's A Good Day" with Doyle on lead vocals. Doyle was born blind as a result of his mother contracting German measles during pregnancy.
  • An operation in 1959 to restore his sight, paid for by his high school friends, was unsuccessful.

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