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'''Herbert Louis Rooney<ref name="discogs">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Herb+Rooney|title=Herb Rooney|publisher=[[Discogs]]|accessdate= |
'''Herbert Louis Rooney<ref name="discogs">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Herb+Rooney|title=Herb Rooney|publisher=[[Discogs]]|accessdate=20 May 2013}}</ref>''' was a record producer who was responsible for writing, producing and singing bass<ref name="warner">{{cite book|title=[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mTM_9JTeoMIC American Singing Groups: A History from 1940s to Today]|last=Warner|first=Jay}}</ref> on songs by [[the Exciters]] and for writing<ref name="discogs">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Melvin-Bliss-Reward-Synthetic-Substitution/master/243114|title=Melvin Bliss - Reward / Synthetic Substitution|publisher=[[Discogs]]}}</ref> and producing<ref name="geniusrap">{{cite web|url=http://geniusrap.com/hip-hop-samples/melvin-bliss-synthetic-substitution.html|title="Synthetic Substitution" ~ Melvin Bliss|publisher=GeniusRap.com|accessdate=14 May 2013}}</ref> the sample staple [[Synthetic Substitution]] by [[Melvin Bliss]]. |
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Between 1964 and the mid-1980s Rooney was married to [[Brenda Reid]].<ref name="allmusicexciters">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-exciters-mn0000759443|title=The Exciters|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate= |
Between 1964 and the mid-1980s Rooney was married to [[Brenda Reid]].<ref name="allmusicexciters">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-exciters-mn0000759443|title=The Exciters|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=20 May 2013}}</ref> They had one son, [[Cory Rooney]], who played keyboard for Herb and Brenda when touring<ref name="fcrswp">{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/14/nyregion/14artsli.html?_r=0|title=For Cory Rooney, Songwriting Replaced Performing|publisher=[[New York Times]]|accessdate=1 June 2013}}</ref> and has produced for the likes of [[Mariah Carey]], [[Mary J. Blige]], [[Jessica Simpson]], [[Jennifer Lopez]],<ref name="songwriteruniverse">{{cite web|url=http://www.songwriteruniverse.com/rooney.htm|title=Cory Rooney Writes & Produces Top Hits for Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony & Destiny's Child|last=Kawashima|first=Dale|publisher=Songwriter Universe Magazine|accessdate=7 February 2010}}</ref> [[Marc Anthony]], [[Thalia Sodi|Thalia]], [[Destiny's Child]], and many more. |
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Post-[[The Exciters]] saw Rooney running his own cosmetics firm.<ref name="allmusicexciters"/> He died in the early 1990s.<ref name="clemente">{{Cite book|title=[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Yd8TAQAAIAAJ Girl group: fabulous females that rocked the world]|last=Clemente|first=John|year=2000}}</ref> |
Post-[[The Exciters]] saw Rooney running his own cosmetics firm.<ref name="allmusicexciters"/> He died in the early 1990s.<ref name="clemente">{{Cite book|title=[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Yd8TAQAAIAAJ Girl group: fabulous females that rocked the world]|last=Clemente|first=John|year=2000}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:50, 24 December 2013
Herb Rooney | |
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| Birth name | Herbert Louis Rooney |
| Also known as | Herb Rooney |
| Born | 1941[1] |
| Origin | New York[1] |
Herbert Louis Rooney[2] was a record producer who was responsible for writing, producing and singing bass[3] on songs by the Exciters and for writing[2] and producing[4] the sample staple Synthetic Substitution by Melvin Bliss.
Between 1964 and the mid-1980s Rooney was married to Brenda Reid.[5] They had one son, Cory Rooney, who played keyboard for Herb and Brenda when touring[6] and has produced for the likes of Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Lopez,[7] Marc Anthony, Thalia, Destiny's Child, and many more.
Post-The Exciters saw Rooney running his own cosmetics firm.[5] He died in the early 1990s.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Herb Rooney". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Herb Rooney". Discogs. Retrieved 20 May 2013. Cite error: The named reference "discogs" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Warner, Jay. American Singing Groups: A History from 1940s to Today.
{{cite book}}: External link in|title= - ^ ""Synthetic Substitution" ~ Melvin Bliss". GeniusRap.com. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ a b "The Exciters". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "For Cory Rooney, Songwriting Replaced Performing". New York Times. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ^ Kawashima, Dale. "Cory Rooney Writes & Produces Top Hits for Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony & Destiny's Child". Songwriter Universe Magazine. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
- ^ Clemente, John (2000). Girl group: fabulous females that rocked the world.
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