ED COBB
Ed Cobb (February 25, 1938 – September 19, 1999) was an American musician, songwriter and record producer, most notably during the 1950’s and 1960’s. Cobb was a member of the pop group the Four Preps from its discovery in 1956 until he left the group in 1966, three years before it disbanded. After his performing career ended, Cobb became fully focused on work as a record producer and sound engineer. He became involved with acts such as the Standells, the Lettermen, the Chocolate Watch Band, the Piltdown Men, Fleetwood Mac, Steely Dan, and Pink Floyd. Cobb also wrote songs for many of his acts, most famously 1966’s “Dirty Water” for the Standells, 1964’s “Every Little Bit Hurts” for Brenda Holloway, and 1965’s “Tainted Love”. (More from Wikipedia)
This is one of my favorite posts; I simply had a ball writing it. The idea of naming yourself after a notorious paleontological hoax is too cool for school. It was a great “get” for me also spotting the name “E. Cobb” on what appeared at first glance to be a children’s album and figuring out who that was: Ed Cobb. I was almost through with my piece, only to find out that there was a Wikipedia article on the Piltdown Men after all, but I wasn’t about to pass on posting it just because of that.
(October 2012)
