Marshall Leib
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Marshall Leib | |
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| Birth name | Marshall Philip Leibovitz |
| Born | January 26, 1939 Los Angeles, California United States |
| Died | March 15, 2002 (aged 63) Northridge, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation | Singer |
Marshall Leib (January 26, 1939 – March 15, 2002) was an American singer and one of the original members of The Teddy Bears. Leib and his high school friend, producer Phil Spector, formed the trio. Leib performed background harmony vocals on the Teddy Bears hit "To Know Him Is to Love Him", which became the number one song in the U.S. It had since been covered by numerous artists such as Dolly Parton and Amy Winehouse, to name just two.[1]
Biography
He was involved with the movie "Ode to Billie Joe" which featured the hit "Ode To Billie Joe" by Bobbie Gentry. He worked with Herb Alpert, Jerry Moss, The We Five, Chris Montez and Ralph Williams/The Marauders during their early years at A&M Records.
In 1966 Leib was hired by Randy Wood to produce the album "Songs of Protest and Anti-Protest" by "Bobby Jameson" (Who wrote under the pen name Chris Lucey) for Surrey Records.[2]
In 1967 Leib produced a twelve song L.P. for a group called The Brownstones that featured top session drummer Sandy Konikoff along with vocalist Aaron Brownstone, guitarist Dick Douglas and bassist Tom Hankins. He was attempting to create a "supergroup", but the vocalist was killed in a motorcycle accident and Konikoff went on to play with Taj Mahal and others. There are no known copies because it is believed that ABC Records destroyed all copies.
Leib later became involved with the L.A. Street Scene, a yearly festival held in the streets of downtown L.A. that was the precursor to the modern super festival.
Leib collected Ferrari automobiles and belonged to a Ferrari club. In the 1990s, Leib produced an album of female vocal Christmas songs. Leib married, divorced, and later suffered a fatal heart attack.[3] He is survived by two biological sons (Jason Leib and Lucas Leib) and one adopted son, Jason Lawrence.
References
- ^ Talevski, Nick (2010). Rock Obituaries - Knocking On Heaven's Door. Omnibus Press. p. 362. ASIN B003FV7G3A.
- ^ [1] Songs of Protest
- ^ Patrick, Mick (September 2002). "Marshall Leib Biography". Spectropop.
External links
- Marshall Leib discography at Discogs
- Marshall Leib at IMDb
- Marshall Leib at Find a Grave
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