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Encyclopedia > Bob Thiele

Bob Thiele (July 27, 1922 - January 30, 1996) was an American record producer. He took over as head of Impulse! Records after founder Creed Taylor went to run Verve Records and signed, and recorded such artists as John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Archie Shepp, Albert Ayler and others. Thiele's most successful hit song was with Louis Armstrong's What A Wonderful World, which he co-wrote with George David Weiss. July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... In the music industry, a record producer is responsible for completing a master recording so that it is fit for release. ... Impulse! Records is an American based jazz record label, originally launched in 1960 by Creed Taylor as a subsidiary of ABC-Paramount Records in New York City. ... Creed Taylor is an American record producer. ... Verve Records was an American Jazz record label, founded by Norman Granz in 1956, which absorbed the catalogues of his earlier labels: Norgran Records and Clef Records (founded 1953). ... John Coltrane John Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. ... Charles Mingus Stamp issued by the USPS on September 16, 1995. ... Dizzy Gillespie photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1955 Dizzy Gillespie (October 21, 1917 - January 6, 1993) was born John Birks Gillespie in Cheraw, South Carolina. ... An early Rollins picture graces the cover of Volume One Theodore Walter (Sonny) Rollins (born September 7, 1930 in New York City) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. ... Archie Shepp is an American free jazz saxophonist. ... Albert Ayler (July 13, 1936–November 1970) was a jazz saxophonist, singer and composer. ... Louis Armstrongs stage personality matched his flashy trumpet as captured in this photo by William P. Gottlieb. ... Two distinct and very well-known popular music songs have been titled What a Wonderful World: (What a) Wonderful World (sometimes referred to simply as Wonderful World) was written in the late 1950s by soul music pioneer Sam Cooke along with songwriters Lou Adler and Herb Alpert, and first recorded... George David Weiss (born April 9, 1921) was a songwriter. ...


Thiele later formed his own record label, Flying Dutchman Records, which is now part of BMG or Sony BMG Bertelsmann is a transnational media corporation founded in 1835, based in Gütersloh, Germany. ... Bertelsmann is a transnational media corporation founded in 1835, based in G tersloh, Germany. ...


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Bob Thiele - Biography - AOL Music (452 words)
Bob Thiele was a major voice in the music industry for nearly six decades.
Thiele headed with Steve Allen the short-lived Hanover-Signature label (which had a big hit with Ray Bryant's "Little Susie"), and he also freelanced for other labels.
Thiele wrote a lot of songs for his artists through the years with "What a Wonderful World" being easily his biggest success.
BOB THIELE (1367 words)
Bob then produced a series of hits for the label for the best part of the next decade with the likes of the McGuire Sisters, Debbie Reynolds, the aforementioned Alan Dale, Buddy Hackett and Teresa Brewer who eventually became Mrs.
According to Thiele, it was his idea to have Holly record as a solo name on Coral and as the Crickets on Brunswick.
The original cuts were made with a sixteen-piece big band but as the session went on, Thiele states that he stripped down the accompaniment until he was left with just a rhythm section, which resulted in the second number one, hit for the act.
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