Bumps Blackwell

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Bumps Blackwell was an influential American record producer and arranger best known for shaping the early rock and roll sound through his work with Little Richard and other pioneering artists.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arranger
human
record producer
songwriter
birthName Robert Alexander Blackwell
linked to: Robert Blackwell
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
employer Keen Records
Mercury Records
Specialty Records
familyName Blackwell
genre gospel music
rhythm and blues
rock and roll
givenName Robert
influenced Larry Williams
Little Richard
Sam Cooke
development of rock and roll
soul music
name Bumps Blackwell
nickname Bumps
notableAchievement helped launch Little Richard to national and international fame
helped shape the early rock and roll sound through his productions
helped transition Sam Cooke from gospel to pop success
pioneered blending gospel, R&B, and pop elements in mainstream recordings
notableWork All Around the World (Grits Ain't Groceries) (songwriting/production)
Bony Moronie (production and arrangement)
Everybody Likes to Cha Cha Cha (production and arrangement)
Good Golly Miss Molly (production and arrangement)
Heeby-Jeebies Love (production and arrangement)
Keep A-Knockin' (production and arrangement)
Long Tall Sally (production and arrangement)
Lucille (production and arrangement)
Miss Ann (production and arrangement)
Only Sixteen (production and arrangement)
Ooh! My Soul (production and arrangement)
Ready Teddy (production and arrangement)
Rip It Up (production and arrangement)
Short Fat Fannie (production and arrangement)
linked to: Short Fat Fannie

Slippin' and Slidin' (production and arrangement)
The Girl Can't Help It (production and arrangement)
Tutti Frutti (production and arrangement)
Wonderful World (production and arrangement)
You Send Me (production and arrangement)
production work with Herb Alpert
production work with Larry Williams
production work with Little Richard
production work with Lloyd Price
production work with Quincy Jones (early career association)
production work with Ray Charles (early career association)
production work with Sam Cooke
production work with The Coasters
production work with The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi
production work with The Pilgrim Travelers
occupation arranger
record producer
songwriter

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Tutti Frutti producer Bumps Blackwell
Rip It Up producer Bumps Blackwell
You Send Me producer Bumps Blackwell
Every Grain of Sand producer Bumps Blackwell
Here’s Little Richard producer Bumps Blackwell
Bumps Blackwell name Bumps Blackwell
Every Grain of Sand producer Bumps Blackwell
subject linked to: song "Every Grain of Sand"