Ed Cobb (? - 1999) was a musician and producer, most notably during the 1950s and 1960s. 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. The Four Preps were a popular quartet, whose greatest popularity was in the late 1950s and early 1960s. ...

After his performing career ended, Cobb became a music producer and sound engineer, becoming involved with acts such as The Standells, the Lettermen, The Chocolate Watchband, The Piltdown Men, Fleetwood Mac, Steely Dan, and Pink Floyd. Ed Cobb also wrote songs for many of his acts, most famously "Dirty Water" for The Standells, "Every Little Bit Hurts", originally for Brenda Holloway, and "Tainted Love" for Gloria Jones (which was later covered by Soft Cell, among others). The Standells were a 1960s rock and roll band from Los Angeles, California who, like the The Seeds, exemplified the garage rock style. ... The Lettermen are a pop music vocal group. ... The Chocolate Watchband, a garage rock-band formed in San Jose, California in 1965. ... The Piltdown Men were an instrumental group, the brainchild of Ed Cobb and Lincoln Mayorga, on Capitol Records. ... This article is about the band. ... Steely Dan is a Grammy-Award winning American rock band centered on core members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their avant-garde style and for being pioneers of progressive rock music. ... Dirty Water is a song composed in the 1960s and performed by the California rock and roll band, The Standells. ... The Standells were a 1960s rock and roll band from Los Angeles, California who, like the The Seeds, exemplified the garage rock style. ... Every Little Bit Hurts was originally a 1964 hit single for Motown soul singer Brenda Holloway. ... Brenda Holloway (born June 21, 1946 in Atascadero, California) is an African-American singer and songwriter best known for her period as a recording artist for the Motown label during the 1960s. ... Tainted Love is a song composed by Ed Cobb, formerly of The Four Preps. ... The cover of 1979 album, Windstorm Gloria Jones (born 12 September 1938 in Longview, Texas) is an American singer. ... Soft Cell was an English synthesizer duo during the early 1980s (currently re-formed). ...

Through his producing and engineering career, Cobb earned 32 Gold and Platinum records, and three Grammy Award nominations. Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has sold a certain number of copies. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

In his private life, Cobb was a champion horse breeder, and, for a short while, served as president of the Idaho Racing Commission.

Cobb died of leukemia in 1999 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Leukemia or leukaemia (see spelling differences) is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow and is characterized by an abnormal proliferation (production by multiplication) of blood cells, usually white blood cells (leukocytes). ... “Honolulu” redirects here. ...