Herb Rooney
| Herb Rooney | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Herbert Louis Rooney |
| Also known as | Herb Rooney |
| Born | 1941[1] |
| Origin | New York[1] |
| Associated acts | The Exciters, Melvin Bliss |
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[2] and producing[4] the sample staple Synthetic Substitution by Melvin Bliss.
Between 1964 and the mid-1980s Rooney was married to Brenda Reid.[5] They had one son, Cory Rooney, who played keyboard for Herb and Brenda when touring[6] and has produced for the likes of Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Lopez,[7] Marc Anthony, Thalia, Destiny's Child, and many more.
Post-The Exciters saw Rooney running his own cosmetics firm.[5] He died in the early 1990s.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Herb Rooney". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Herb Rooney". Discogs. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ↑ Warner, Jay. American Singing Groups: A History from 1940 to Today.
- ↑ ""Synthetic Substitution" ~ Melvin Bliss". GeniusRap.com. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "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.