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Bobby

He's a brolly good fellow

About Me

MyGen Profile Generator.."center"Hello, I'm Bobby and I sing for style-over-substance swingdee outfit FRIENDS OF THE BRIDE (www.myspace.com/friendsofthebride). Previously, I sang with the Fog Band (http://www.myspace.com/thefogband)...

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My Interests

I'd like to meet:


Friends of the Bride - So... You Think You Can Dance? from Scott Jaeger on Vimeo .

Music:

Frank Sinatra, Matt Monro, Bobby Darin, Jacques Brel, Mel Torme, Sam Cooke, Jack Jones, Billy Stewart, Oscar Brown Jr, Stan Getz, Tom Jobim, Tony Bennett, Andy Williams, Count Basie, Georgie Fame, Otis Redding, Jimmy McGriff, Ray Charles, Billy Fury, Chris Farlowe, Serge Gainsbourg, Lord Kitchener, Booker T & The MGs, Jackie Wilson, Herbie Hancock, MJQ, John Coltrane, France Gall, Nancy Sinatra, Brigitte Bardot, The Mighty Sparrow, Sammy Davis Jr, Dean Martin, Miles Davis, Sonny Terry/Brownie McGee, Prince Buster, Louis Prima, Mose Allison, Johnny Hartman, Jean-Claude Vannier, Bernard Herrmann, Claus Ogermann, Don Sebesky, Jon Hendricks, Nat "King" Cole, Wes Montgomery, Grant Green, Paul Anka, Lou Rawls, Sarah Vaughan, Etta James, Junior Walker, Isley Brothers, Phil Spector, Sugar-Pie deSanto, France Gall, Jacqueline Taieb, Dave Brubeck, Jackie Ross, Benny Goodman, Baby-Face Willette, Fats Domino, Larry Williams, Little Milton, Sonny Boy Williamson, Charles Aznavour, Oscar Peterson, Bo Diddley, Ray Bryant, James Brown, Solomon Burke, Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, Chuck Jackson, James Brown, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Byron Lee, Skatalites, Horace Silver, Dave Pike, Jack McDuff, Art Blakey, Little Walter, Sonny Phillips, George Shearing, Freddie Roach, Billy Hawks, Larry Young, Joe Tex, Big Ella, Gene McDaniels, Wilson Pickett, Kenny Burrell, Soul Sisters, Ray Baretto, Phil Upchurch, Nina Simone, Chet Baker, Lavern Baker, Aretha Franklin, Johnny Otis, Lee Dorsey, The Shirelles, Edwin Starr, Marlena Shaw, Jacques Dutronc, Tony CLarke, Charlie & Inez Foxx, Lowell Fulsom, Elmore James, BB King, Bobby Bland, Little Richard, Elvis Presley, Young Holt Trio, Brigitte Fontaine, Johnny Pate, David Axelrod, Julien Clerc, Mark Murphy, Michel Legrand, Scott Walker/The Walker Brothers,KPM/Library music (Alan Hawkshaw/Keith Mansfield/James Clarke/Johnny Pearson/Brian Bennett) Richard Harris, Johnny Harris, Angela Morley, Peter Knight, Reg Guest, Peter Thomas, Charles Wilp, Fun Boy Three, Barry Ryan, Gene Pitney, Jack Nitzche, The Andrew Oldham Orchestra, James Last, David Whitaker ... OK I'm bored of writin' this now...

Movies:

(in no particular order) - Don't Look Now, Masculin Feminin, The Vanishing, Vivre Sa Vie, 8 1/2, Black Christmas, Eugenie: The Story Of Her Journey Into Perversion, Camille 2000, Ring, Marianne's Temptations, Bunny Lake Is Missing, The Detective, Rocco & His Brothers, Repulsion, Rosemary's Baby, The Tenant, Deux ou Trois Choses que Je Sais D'Elle, Belle De Jour, Juste Avant La Nuit, Dead of Night, Pimpernel Smith, I Know Where I'm Going, Rififi, The Servant, A Bout De Souffle, Les Quatre Cents Coups, Persona, The Exorcist, Suspiria, Tenebrae, Le Boucher, Faster Pussycat...Kill! Kill!, Mondo Topless, La Dolce Vita, Le Mepris, Festen, High Society, Shivers, Pierrot Le Fou, Made In USA, Plein Soleil, La Femme Infidele, Buffalo 66, Alphaville, Une Femme Est Une Femme, Le Petit Soldat, Pal Joey, Bande A Part, L'Anee Derniere A Marienbad, La Chinoise, Weekend, Lady In Cement, Tony Rome

Television:

The Avengers, The Prisoner, The Secret World of Alex Mack, Seinfeld, Frasier, Fawlty Towers, Alan Partridge, Doctor Who (all series).

Heroes:

Pah! What heroes?

My Blog

Tony Bennett At The Royal Albert Hall: Review

It's taken a while, but Tony Bennett is now recognised as one of the major vocal talents of our times. While a lofty few might still regard him as one of the lesser 'crooners'  a 'housewives favourit...
Posted by Bobby on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 07:09:00 PST

Ray Sings, Basie Swings (Concord): Album Review

Foibles about authenticity aside, 'Ray Sings, Basie Swings' certainly showcases Ray Charles' vocal skills at their mid '70s peak. The late Count Basie is nowhere to be found on the recording, but his ...
Posted by Bobby on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 10:41:00 PST

MY RAGS IN METRO RAG

  Bigger version:http://theogb.com/archive/bobby_grindrod_metro.jpg Thanks to Hanna and Gregg for this! It's much appreciated! Just for the record, I feel compelled to point out a few smal...
Posted by Bobby on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 09:22:00 PST

Paul Anka at The Albert Hall: Review

01/05/06 As we left the Albert Hall, a companion turned to me and wearily insisted that he'd need to "lay off the Paul Anka" for a few weeks. This 'Anka-fatigue' was symptomatic of witnessing a p...
Posted by Bobby on Tue, 23 May 2006 06:04:00 PST

Mix CD Vol. 6

1)       Mathilde  Jacques Brel 2)       A Change  Aretha Franklin 3)       Weve Got The Winning Hand  Lit...
Posted by Bobby on Tue, 18 Oct 2005 03:19:00 PST

Mix CD Vol. 3

1)       I Dont Know Why I Love You (But I Do)  Clarence Frogman Henry 2)       As Long As There is You  Timi Yuro 3)   ...
Posted by Bobby on Tue, 18 Oct 2005 02:42:00 PST

Mix CD Vol. 4

1)       Rain in My Heart  Frank Sinatra 2)       Dont Let Him Take Your Love from Me  Jimmy Ruffin 3)      ...
Posted by Bobby on Tue, 18 Oct 2005 12:51:00 PST

Mix CD Vol. 7

1)       Jump  Paul Anka 2)       A Shine On Your Shoes  Mel Tormé 3)       You Do Something to Me  Frank S...
Posted by Bobby on Tue, 18 Oct 2005 12:22:00 PST

Mix CD Vol. 2

1)      We Open in Venice  Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin & Sammy Davis Jr 2)      I Got a Stomach Ache  Junior Wells 3)    &nbs...
Posted by Bobby on Tue, 27 Sep 2005 05:18:00 PST

Mix CD Vol. 5

1) Dancing in the Dark  Frank Sinatra 2) I dont Get Around Much Any More  Sam Cooke 3) Johnny Get Angry  Joannie Sommers 4) Bonnie and Clyde  Serge Gainsbourg & Brigitte Bardot 5) Soulful Dr...
Posted by Bobby on Fri, 23 Sep 2005 01:42:00 PST