b. 15th August, 1951 in New York, [Manhattan], New York State, U.S.A.
Contemporary jazz singer / guitarist Bobby Caldwell was born 15th August, 1951 in Manhattan, New York.
His parents, Bob and Carolyn, were the hosts of the television variety show Suppertime, and exposed the child to a wide variety of musical influences.
Caldwell began studying piano and guitar at age 12.
He initially pursued a career in rock and roll but was equally adept at playing jazz and R & B, and at 17 took his band on the road to play the Las Vegas circuit.
From there the group moved on to Los Angeles, but despite recording an album titled Kathmandu, Caldwell enjoyed little success and eventually returned to his parents home in Miami.
There he began work on his 1978 breakthrough album 'Bobby Caldwell', scoring a hit single with the cut 'What You Won't Do For Love'.
'Down For The Third Time' was popular with the U.K. soul scene.
Efforts including a 1979 self-titled LP, 'The Cat in the Hat' and 'Carry On' followed, and although Caldwell enjoyed a strong following at home he became a superstar in Japan.
He shifted creative gears with 1996's 'Blue Condition', a collection of big band-era standards.
Albums:
Bobby Caldwell (TK 1979)
Cat in the Hat (Sindrome 1982)
Carry On (Sindrome 1982)
Heart of Mine (Sindrome 1987)
August Moon (Sindrome 1991)
Stuck on You (Sindrome 1992)
Where is Love (Sindrome 1993)
Soul Survivor (Sindrome 1995)
Blue Condition (Sindrome 1996)
