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Bobby Caldwell

real name Robert Hunter Caldwell

US singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist

United States · 1951-08-15 – 2023-03-14

Bobby Caldwell is credited on 974 releases across 296 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1965–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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974

Credits

296

Albums

7

Decades active

501

In collections

Biography

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American jazz singer/songwriter, producer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist.
Born on August 15, 1951 in Manhattan, New York, U.S.A.
Died on March 14, 2023 in Great Meadows, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Caldwell had a blue-eyed soul voice, played guitar and piano, worked as a songwriter and sat firmly in the saddle in all possible styles. He accompanied Little Richard as a rhythm guitarist, worked with Boz Scaggs, composed film music and released numerous solo albums. With the later much covered "What You Won't Do For Love" he landed a top ten hit in 1978.
Married.

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Credited work

974 releases · 296 albums · active 1965–2025

  • Performance · 1,742
  • Production · 135
  • Other credits · 53
  • Engineering · 2

Studios: Westlake Studios · Criteria Recording Studios · The Hit Factory · Can-Am Recorders

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