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Robert Blackwell

real name Robert Alexander Blackwell

Robert Blackwell is credited on 6,651 releases across 1,462 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1955–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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6,651

Credits

1,462

Albums

8

Decades active

1,032

In collections

Biography

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Robert Alexander "Bumps" Blackwell (Born May 23, 1918 in Seattle, Washington – Died March 9, 1985 in Hacienda Heights, Whittier, California.) was an American bandleader, songwriter, arranger, and record producer, best known for co-writing early hits for Little Richard, as well as grooming Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, Ernestine Anderson, Lloyd Price, Sam Cooke, Herb Alpert, Larry Williams, and Sly & The Family Stone at the start of their music careers. He co-wrote songs such as "Long Tall Sally", "Ready Teddy", "Rip It Up", "Good Golly Miss Molly" and "All Around The World".
Not to be mistaken with Otis Blackwell, who wrote prominent songs that Elvis Presley performed such as "All Shook Up" and "Don't Be Cruel".

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Credited work

6,651 releases · 1,462 albums · active 1955–2026

  • Performance · 8,303
  • Production · 233
  • Other credits · 111
  • Engineering · 1

Studios: Star-Club Hamburg · Maida Vale Studios · Pirates World Amusement Park · Fillmore East

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