Robert Mosely | |
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Birth name | Robert Henry Mosely, Jr. |
Origin | United States |
Genres | Pop music |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, producer |
Years active | Fifties and Sixties |
Labels | Capitol, Coed, Glory, MGM, Roulette |
Robert Henry Mosely, Jr., sometimes written as Mosley, is an American singer, songwriter and producer. He has recorded singles as a solo artist as well as in the duo Mayme & Robert. Mosely is best known for co-writing the songs " Sha-La-La" and " Midnight Flyer".[ citation needed]
He recorded several singles at the end of the fifties and in the first half of the sixties, as a solo singer as well as in the duo Mayme & Robert. In 1963 he issued " Crazy 'Bout My Baby" [1] which was covered in Sweden by Tages. The B-side, " Goodbye My Lover Goodbye", was popular among some artists and was covered more than ten times. [2] The Searchers that had an international hit with it, under the title "Goodbye My Love" in 1965, [3] [4] and Mosely's recording of the song was included on the soundtrack for the 2018 film Greenbook. [5] Mosely was (co-)writer of these songs. [2]
All together twelve of his (co-)compositions reached the Billboard Hot 100. [6] Artists that recorded his music were, among others, Nat King Cole, Sarah Vaughan, The Shirelles, The Ventures, Pat Boone, Connie Francis, Patti Page, Manfred Mann and The Cats. [2] [6] [7]
He worked together sometimes with Luther Dixon in these years. [6]
As solo singer [8]
In Mayme & Robert [9]
Robert Mosely | |
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Birth name | Robert Henry Mosely, Jr. |
Origin | United States |
Genres | Pop music |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, producer |
Years active | Fifties and Sixties |
Labels | Capitol, Coed, Glory, MGM, Roulette |
Robert Henry Mosely, Jr., sometimes written as Mosley, is an American singer, songwriter and producer. He has recorded singles as a solo artist as well as in the duo Mayme & Robert. Mosely is best known for co-writing the songs " Sha-La-La" and " Midnight Flyer".[ citation needed]
He recorded several singles at the end of the fifties and in the first half of the sixties, as a solo singer as well as in the duo Mayme & Robert. In 1963 he issued " Crazy 'Bout My Baby" [1] which was covered in Sweden by Tages. The B-side, " Goodbye My Lover Goodbye", was popular among some artists and was covered more than ten times. [2] The Searchers that had an international hit with it, under the title "Goodbye My Love" in 1965, [3] [4] and Mosely's recording of the song was included on the soundtrack for the 2018 film Greenbook. [5] Mosely was (co-)writer of these songs. [2]
All together twelve of his (co-)compositions reached the Billboard Hot 100. [6] Artists that recorded his music were, among others, Nat King Cole, Sarah Vaughan, The Shirelles, The Ventures, Pat Boone, Connie Francis, Patti Page, Manfred Mann and The Cats. [2] [6] [7]
He worked together sometimes with Luther Dixon in these years. [6]
As solo singer [8]
In Mayme & Robert [9]