American singer
Robert Mosely |
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| Birth name | Robert Henry Mosely, Jr. |
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| Origin | United States |
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| Genres | Pop music |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, producer |
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| Years active | Fifties and Sixties |
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| Labels | Capitol, Coed, Glory, MGM, Roulette |
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Musical artist
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".[1]
Biography
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"[2] 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.[3] The Searchers had an international hit with it, under the title "Goodbye My Love" in 1965,[4][5] and Mosely's recording of the song was included on the soundtrack for the 2018 film Greenbook.[6] Mosely was (co-)writer of these songs.[3]
All together twelve of his (co-)compositions reached the Billboard Hot 100.[1] 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.[3][1][7]
He worked together sometimes with Luther Dixon in these years.[1]
Singles
As solo singer[8]
- 1960: Not Until I Lost You / Just a Little More
- 1960: Crazy Moonlight / Just About Time
- 1963: Crazy 'bout My Baby / Goodbye My Lover, Goodbye
In Mayme & Robert[9]
- 1961: That's When / You Ought To Know
- Parting Tears
- Sweet Lips
- Ain't No Way in the World / Parting Tears
References
