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Ed Cobb
Edward Cornelius Cobb (February 25, 1938, South Pasadena, California – September 19, 1999, Honolulu, Hawaii) was an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, most notably during the 1950s and 1960s. He is notable for writing the song "Tainted Love" for Gloria Jones, which later became a hit worldwide when it was covered by Soft Cell.
Cobb was a member of the pop group the Four Preps from its discovery in 1956 until he left the group in 1966, three years before it disbanded. His biggest hit with the group was "26 Miles (Santa Catalina)" which reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100, number six on the Billboard R&B chart, and number 11 in Canada in 1958.
His composition "Every Little Bit Hurts" became a hit for Brenda Holloway on Motown in 1964.
Cobb wrote the song "Tainted Love" for Gloria Jones, released in 1965, which Soft Cell reworked in 1981 into one of the biggest pop hits of the 1980s.
He also wrote a number of songs for the American rock band The Standells. He wrote their 1966 top ten hit "Dirty Water" and multiple other songs for the band.
He is credited for Rihanna’s 2006 song “SOS" which sampled "Tainted Love".
After his performing career ended, Cobb became fully focused on work as a record producer and sound engineer, which he had already begun doing by the Four Preps' breakup.
He worked with such acts as the Standells, the Lettermen, Ketty Lester, the Chocolate Watch Band, the Piltdown Men, Fleetwood Mac, Steely Dan, and Pink Floyd. Cobb also wrote songs for many of his acts, most famously 1966's "Dirty Water" for the Standells, 1964's "Every Little Bit Hurts" for Brenda Holloway, and 1965's "Tainted Love".
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Ed Cobb
Edward Cornelius Cobb (February 25, 1938, South Pasadena, California – September 19, 1999, Honolulu, Hawaii) was an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, most notably during the 1950s and 1960s. He is notable for writing the song "Tainted Love" for Gloria Jones, which later became a hit worldwide when it was covered by Soft Cell.
Cobb was a member of the pop group the Four Preps from its discovery in 1956 until he left the group in 1966, three years before it disbanded. His biggest hit with the group was "26 Miles (Santa Catalina)" which reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100, number six on the Billboard R&B chart, and number 11 in Canada in 1958.
His composition "Every Little Bit Hurts" became a hit for Brenda Holloway on Motown in 1964.
Cobb wrote the song "Tainted Love" for Gloria Jones, released in 1965, which Soft Cell reworked in 1981 into one of the biggest pop hits of the 1980s.
He also wrote a number of songs for the American rock band The Standells. He wrote their 1966 top ten hit "Dirty Water" and multiple other songs for the band.
He is credited for Rihanna’s 2006 song “SOS" which sampled "Tainted Love".
After his performing career ended, Cobb became fully focused on work as a record producer and sound engineer, which he had already begun doing by the Four Preps' breakup.
He worked with such acts as the Standells, the Lettermen, Ketty Lester, the Chocolate Watch Band, the Piltdown Men, Fleetwood Mac, Steely Dan, and Pink Floyd. Cobb also wrote songs for many of his acts, most famously 1966's "Dirty Water" for the Standells, 1964's "Every Little Bit Hurts" for Brenda Holloway, and 1965's "Tainted Love".