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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=20 May 2013}}</ref>''' was a record producer who was responsible for writing, producing and singing bass<ref name="warner">{{cite book|title=American Singing Groups: A History from 1940 to Today|last=Warner|first=Jay}}</ref> on songs by [[the Exciters]] and for writing<ref name="discogssubstitution">{{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]]. |
'''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=American Singing Groups: A History from 1940 to Today|last=Warner|first=Jay}}</ref> on songs by [[the Exciters]] and for writing<ref name="discogssubstitution">{{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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Herb Rooney | |
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Birth name | Herbert Louis Rooney |
Also known as | Herb Rooney |
Born | 1941[1] |
Origin | New York City[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[4] and producing[5] the sample staple Synthetic Substitution by Melvin Bliss.
Between 1964 and the mid-1980s Rooney was married to Brenda Reid.[6] They had one son, Cory Rooney, who played keyboard for Herb and Brenda when touring[7] and has produced for the likes of Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Lopez,[8] Marc Anthony, Thalia, Destiny's Child, and many more.
Post-The Exciters saw Rooney running his own cosmetics firm.[6] He died in the early 1990s.[9]
References
- ^ a b "Herb Rooney". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "Herb Rooney". Discogs. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ Warner, Jay. American Singing Groups: A History from 1940 to Today.
- ^ "Melvin Bliss - Reward / Synthetic Substitution". Discogs.
- ^ ""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. ISBN 9780873418164.