Bobby Troup

Bobby Troup ( born October 18, 1918 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania as Robert William Troup, † February 7, 1999 in Los Angeles, California ) was an American jazz pianist of the swing, songwriter and actor. He composed the song " ( Get Your Kicks On) Route 66".

Life and work

Bobby Troup studied at the University of Pennsylvania. He was hired in 1941 by Tommy Dorsey as a composer; his earliest success as a songwriter he had titled " Daddy", which was a regional hit in 1941. He served during the Second World War with the U.S. Marines; he commanded the first white officer a unit that consisted only of African-American soldiers. Troup unit works include a nightclub and formed a basketball team, a jazz band and an orchestra. After 1946 Bobby Troup played in a trio in clubs of Los Angeles; his musical style was similar to the Nat King Cole Trio. Cole had a hit in the 1940s with well -known Troup's song, " ( Get Your Kicks On) Route 66", which became a popular standard. In the 1960s it was one of the early recordings of the Rolling Stones. In 1954/55 he played in an expanded line-up with Howard Roberts and Bob Enevoldsen and took several albums for the small jazz label Bethlehem. Troup also produced an album of singer Julie London, which then had a big hit with the song " Cry Me a River" 1955; he married her five years later after London's divorce from the actor Jack Webb and accompanied them on their tours, as by Brazil and 1964 in Japan. Troup's own recordings, which he recorded for Liberty Records and Capitol Records in the 1950s and 1960s, including with prestigious West Coast jazz musicians, were less successful.

Mid-1950s was one of the Troup regular pianist (as well as Mel Blanc and Johnny Mercer ) in the TV game show Musical Chairs that aired the NBC. From 1956 to 1958 he led as a moderator by the NBC show "Stars of Jazz", played in the jazz musician who worked in Hollywood at that time in the studios. In the aftermath Troup worked as a singer for films; so he took on the title song of the film That Darn Cat by 1965. He also worked as an actor; He played Tommy Dorsey in the movie The Gene Krupa Story ( 1959). Later, he made ​​a guest appearance as a sergeant in Robert Altman's M * A * S * H in 1970, and starred in TV series such as Emergency!. Troup also wrote the song The Girl Can not Help It in the same rock and roll music film. His composition "The Meaning of the Blues" became a well-known jazz standard after him Miles Davis had recorded with the Gil Evans orchestra on his album Miles Ahead 1955. Other successful titles of Troup were " Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring", which was sung by The Four Freshmen and the Beach Boys; " The Three Bears ", " Lemon Twist ", " Baby Baby All The Time ", " You're Looking At Me " and " I'd Like You For Christmas".

Disco Graphical Notes

  • Bobby Troup Plays Johnny Mercer (Bethlehem, Fresh Sound Records and Affinity, 1955) with Howard Roberts, Bob Enevoldsen, Red Mitchell, Don Heath
  • The Distinctive Style of Bobby Troup ( Bethlehem / Fresh Sound, 1955)
  • Bobby Troup with the Jimmy Rowles Orchestra - The Stars of Jazz ( Fresh Sound, 1955) with Conte Candoli, Shorty Rogers, Benny Carter, Paul Horn, Bud Shank, Bob Cooper, Richie Kamuca, Red Norvo, Barney Kessel, Monty Budwig, Shelly Manne
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