Bobby Susser
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Bobby Susser and also known as Bob Susser, is a multi-award
winning, American
songwriter
, record producer
, and performer, best known for his young children's music
. Susser has sold over 5 million children's albums.
, to middle class Jewish American parents, (His father, of German descent, was a factory supervisor, while his mother, of Hungarian descent, was a housewife), in the borough of Manhattan
, Susser grew up in the borough of Queens
, and attended Jamaica High School
. He was a baseball pitcher and was honored by New York City as its "Most Valuable Player" within The New York City Baseball Federation League, 1957. During his high school years, he wrote songs for some of his favorite artists, such as Dion
and The Drifters
. But, at the time, all of his attempts to reach these artists were unsuccessful. Four decades later, in 1998, Ben E. King
, lead singer of the Drifters, recorded an entire award winning collection of Susser's children's songs titled, "I Have Songs In My Pocket
". Susser graduated from Queens College, City University of New York
, Magna cum laude, with a BA in communications. He received an MA in communications and early childhood education
from Teachers College, Columbia University
, where he studied with Canadian scholar, and communication theorist
, Marshall McLuhan
. In 1961 he received an honorable discharge for serving in the United States Army
.
, for the group Tico and The Triumphs, which included Susser's first Billboard Hot 100
chart record "Motorcycle," on Amy Records
, he concentrated on writing and producing rhythm and blues
songs. In 1963, he wrote, produced, and sold the master recording of the song "Kiss Me Now", sung by Florence DeVore, to Phil Spector
. The record was the first release on Spector's new Philles Records
subsidiary label, Phi-Dan Records, and received a great deal of critical praise, and interest within the music industry.
From 1965 through 1973, he continued to write and produce songs for Florence DeVore, as well as for, Sharon Redd
, Lily Fields, Mamie Lee, Morgana King
, Robert John
, and Trini Lopez
. In 1971 he wrote and produced the controversial song "Once You Understand" on Laurie Records
, sung by his own studio group, Think
. After being banned from radio stations in several major cities, the anti-drug, novelty song
sold 1.4 million records in the United States
. The song was also a top 5 hit in England
and Germany
, and later was sampled and covered by artists Biz Markie
, Acen, 4 Hero
, and De La Soul
.
Susser started receiving letters from churches, synagogues, and schools inviting him to play his song and talk with teenagers about its anti-drug message. This gave him a new direction and purpose, and he started to write and produce songs and activities for children, ages 4 through 8. He registered the name, Bobby Susser Songs For Children, and the series began. Titles from the early 1970s include "Learning Basic Awareness Through Music," "Pre-Physical Education Through Music," "Pre-Square Dance," "Let's Act As Consumers," and his series for young pre-readers, Doctor Alphabet
. In 1976, Diana Ross
recorded "Kiss Me Now", on her second, self titled album.
. At that same time he also wrote and produced songs for his own pop
, studio group, The Bobby Susser Generation. But he left that project, and went back to his first love, writing and producing young children's music
. He continued to appear in schools with songs and activities for his very young, early childhood
audiences. In 1992, he formed a new record company, New Hope Records, in order to administer the distribution, sales, and license rights of his recordings. He wrote and produced songs for thematic albums, and by 1996 they had become some of the most popular young children's songs
and recordings ever used in day care
centers, schools, churches, synagogues, and homes
. He created The Bobby Susser Singers, The Bobby Susser Children's Chorus, and a logo caricature of himself, drawn from a photograph, for his series, "Bobby Susser Songs For Children", ages 2 through 8. Michael Green, was often the lead male vocalist, and Deanna Jones, was often the lead female vocalist on several of the early recordings within this series. By 1998, Susser broadened his guest list of vocalists, and began working with a greater variety of adult and children singers who joined him, and made guest appearances on his song series for young children. He continued to make changes in his personnel of singers and players depending upon the song, style, and subject matter, without ever losing his unique and popular, vocal and musical touches that are undoubtedly recognizable in the world of young children's music
and songs. In the year of 1999, he went back to visit young children's classrooms and lectured on the subject of young children's songs
.
In February 2009, Susser's children's series surpassed 5 million CD sales. In September 2009, Susser released AMERICA: An Album For All Ages. By December, the new album received Dr.Toy's Best Audio-Video-CD Product Award for 2009, and was cited as "An American Treasure Of Songs."
In January 2011, it was announced, in a magazine of the school supply industry, that Susser will embark on a library tour. According to the news, he will be visiting children's libraries throughout The United States. It was stated that, "He will be starting in the northeast, in the summer of 2011." Susser said, "I plan to make this, somewhat of an 'ongoing tour', and I will continue to write songs, and record them."
. Billboard Magazine said that "Bobby Susser is unusually prolific and consistently does excellent work." Manhattan School of Music
has stated, "Bobby Susser has the rare ability to return to childhood at will." Early Childhood News says, "Bobby Susser is unlike other children's musical artists in that he writes for them, not for himself."
As a writer
, Bobby Susser wrote:
and lives by the bay
with his wife
, Jan , who is a school teacher. Susser has one married son
, two married daughters, and eight grandchildren. He loves baseball
and watches the New York Yankees
whenever he can.
Award
An award is something given to a person or a group of people to recognize excellence in a certain field; a certificate of excellence. Awards are often signifiedby trophies, titles, certificates, commemorative plaques, medals, badges, pins, or ribbons...
winning, American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, and performer, best known for his young children's music
Children's music
Children's music is used here to refer to music composed and performed for children by adults. In European influenced contexts this means music, usually songs, written specifically for a juvenile audience. The composers are usually adults. Children's music has historically held both entertainment...
. Susser has sold over 5 million children's albums.
Early life
Born in New York CityNew York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, to middle class Jewish American parents, (His father, of German descent, was a factory supervisor, while his mother, of Hungarian descent, was a housewife), in the borough of Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
, Susser grew up in the borough of Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
, and attended Jamaica High School
Jamaica High School (New York City)
Jamaica High School is a four-year public high school in Queens, New York. The school is administered by the New York City Department of Education.-History:...
. He was a baseball pitcher and was honored by New York City as its "Most Valuable Player" within The New York City Baseball Federation League, 1957. During his high school years, he wrote songs for some of his favorite artists, such as Dion
Dion DiMucci
Dion Francis DiMucci , better known as Dion, is an American singer-songwriter whose work has incorporated elements of doo-wop, pop oldies music, rock and R&B styles....
and The Drifters
The Drifters
The Drifters are a long-lived American doo-wop and R&B/soul vocal group with a peak in popularity from 1953 to 1963, though several splinter Drifters continue to perform today. They were originally formed to serve as Clyde McPhatter's backing group in 1953...
. But, at the time, all of his attempts to reach these artists were unsuccessful. Four decades later, in 1998, Ben E. King
Ben E. King
Benjamin Earl King , better known as Ben E. King, is an American soul singer. He is perhaps best known as the singer and co-composer of "Stand by Me", a U.S...
, lead singer of the Drifters, recorded an entire award winning collection of Susser's children's songs titled, "I Have Songs In My Pocket
I Have Songs In My Pocket
I Have Songs in My Pocket was released in 1998 and is the 19th album released by Ben E. King. This album contains young children's songs, written and produced by children's music man, Bobby Susser, known for his young children's series, "Bobby Susser Songs for Children". It was the first team...
". Susser graduated from Queens College, City University of New York
Queens College, City University of New York
Queens College, located in Flushing, Queens, New York City, is one of the senior colleges of the City University of New York. It is also the fifth oldest of the City University's twenty-three institutions of higher learning. The college's seventy seven acre campus is located in the heart of the...
, Magna cum laude, with a BA in communications. He received an MA in communications and early childhood education
Early childhood education
Early childhood education is the formal teaching and care of young children by people other than their family or in settings outside of the home. 'Early childhood' is usually defined as before the age of normal schooling - five years in most nations, though the U.S...
from Teachers College, Columbia University
Teachers College, Columbia University
Teachers College, Columbia University is a graduate school of education located in New York City, New York...
, where he studied with Canadian scholar, and communication theorist
Communication theory
Communication theory is a field of information and mathematics that studies the technical process of information and the human process of human communication.- History :- Origins :...
, Marshall McLuhan
Marshall McLuhan
Herbert Marshall McLuhan, CC was a Canadian educator, philosopher, and scholar—a professor of English literature, a literary critic, a rhetorician, and a communication theorist...
. In 1961 he received an honorable discharge for serving in the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
.
1960s and 1970s
After producing four singles in 1961 and 1962 with his childhood friend Paul SimonPaul Simon
Paul Frederic Simon is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.Simon is best known for his success, beginning in 1965, as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, with musical partner Art Garfunkel. Simon wrote most of the pair's songs, including three that reached number one on the US singles...
, for the group Tico and The Triumphs, which included Susser's first Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
chart record "Motorcycle," on Amy Records
Amy Records
right|thumb|dj copy of Kinetic Energy 1969 Amy 45Amy Records was a record label formed in 1960 as a subsidiary of Bell Records. Artists who had success on Amy included Al Brown's Tunetoppers with "The Madison" ,a dance tune in 1960, Joey Powers with "Midnight Mary" , Del Shannon's 1964 recordings...
, he concentrated on writing and producing rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
songs. In 1963, he wrote, produced, and sold the master recording of the song "Kiss Me Now", sung by Florence DeVore, to Phil Spector
Phil Spector
Phillip Harvey "Phil" Spector is an American record producer and songwriter, later known for his conviction in the murder of actress Lana Clarkson....
. The record was the first release on Spector's new Philles Records
Philles Records
Philles Records was a record label formed in 1961 by Phil Spector and Lester Sill, the label taking its name from a hybrid of their first names. Initially, the label was distributed by Jamie/Guyden in Philadelphia...
subsidiary label, Phi-Dan Records, and received a great deal of critical praise, and interest within the music industry.
From 1965 through 1973, he continued to write and produce songs for Florence DeVore, as well as for, Sharon Redd
Sharon Redd
Sharon Redd was an American singer from New York. She was the half sister of R&B singer Pennye Ford.-Biography and career:...
, Lily Fields, Mamie Lee, Morgana King
Morgana King
Morgana King is an American singer and actress. She is a noted jazz singer, who is regarded as a "musician's singer." The musical œuvre of her stylized vocal artistry spans a period of more than four decades and has an "appeal that bridges generations, tastes and life styles"."She is, like all...
, Robert John
Robert John
Robert John is an American singer-songwriter.- Biography :He is best remembered for the 1979 hit, "Sad Eyes". This song, which features John's falsetto vocals, reached Number One on the Billboard Hot 100. Earlier, in 1963 he recorded as the lead singer with Bobby & the Consoles...
, and Trini Lopez
Trini Lopez
Trini Lopez is an American singer, guitarist and actor.-Career:Lopez was born in Dallas, Texas, on Ashland Street in the Little Mexico neighborhood. He began his entertainment career in Dallas playing at the Vegas Club, a nightclub owned by Jack Ruby...
. In 1971 he wrote and produced the controversial song "Once You Understand" on Laurie Records
Laurie Records
Laurie Records was a record label started in 1958 by Gene Schwartz and Allan I. Sussel. Sussel was a multi-millionaire whose earlier record company, Jamie Records , had been unsuccessful. As a result, Sussel joined forces with Schwartz to found Laurie Records, this time named after his other...
, sung by his own studio group, Think
Think (band)
Think was a studio group put together by producers and songwriters Lou Stallman and Bobby Susser in 1971. The group released a single, "Once You Understand", on Laurie Records which included a spoken dialogue between male and female teenagers and their parents regarding a youth overdose. The single...
. After being banned from radio stations in several major cities, the anti-drug, novelty song
Novelty song
A novelty song is a comical or nonsensical song, performed principally for its comical effect. Humorous songs, or those containing humorous elements, are not necessarily novelty songs. The term arose in Tin Pan Alley to describe one of the major divisions of popular music. The other two divisions...
sold 1.4 million records in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The song was also a top 5 hit in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, and later was sampled and covered by artists Biz Markie
Biz Markie
Marcel Theo Hall better known by his stage name, Biz Markie, is an American rapper, beatboxer, DJ, comedian, singer, reality television personality, and commercial spokesperson. He is best known for his single "Just a Friend", an American Top 10 hit in 1989...
, Acen, 4 Hero
4 Hero
4hero are an electronic music band from Dollis Hill, northwest London, comprising producers Mark "Marc Mac" Clair & Dennis "Dego" McFarlane. While the band is often cited as "4 Hero" or "4-Hero", the name is presented as "4hero" on their own albums and websites.4hero are known as early pioneers of...
, and De La Soul
De La Soul
De La Soul is an American hip hop trio formed in 1987 on Long Island, New York. The band is best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres...
.
Susser started receiving letters from churches, synagogues, and schools inviting him to play his song and talk with teenagers about its anti-drug message. This gave him a new direction and purpose, and he started to write and produce songs and activities for children, ages 4 through 8. He registered the name, Bobby Susser Songs For Children, and the series began. Titles from the early 1970s include "Learning Basic Awareness Through Music," "Pre-Physical Education Through Music," "Pre-Square Dance," "Let's Act As Consumers," and his series for young pre-readers, Doctor Alphabet
Alphabet
An alphabet is a standard set of letters—basic written symbols or graphemes—each of which represents a phoneme in a spoken language, either as it exists now or as it was in the past. There are other systems, such as logographies, in which each character represents a word, morpheme, or semantic...
. In 1976, Diana Ross
Diana Ross
Diana Ernestine Earle Ross is an American singer, record producer, and actress. Ross was lead singer of the Motown group The Supremes during the 1960s. After leaving the group in 1970, Ross began a solo career that included successful ventures into film and Broadway...
recorded "Kiss Me Now", on her second, self titled album.
1980s and 1990s
During the 1980s, he visited schools with his young children's songsChildren's Songs
Children's Songs is an album by Jazz pianist Chick Corea, released in 1984.Children's Songs mainly consists of short songs with simple themes. There is little development in the pieces, which capture a variety of melodies and moods...
. At that same time he also wrote and produced songs for his own pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
, studio group, The Bobby Susser Generation. But he left that project, and went back to his first love, writing and producing young children's music
Children's music
Children's music is used here to refer to music composed and performed for children by adults. In European influenced contexts this means music, usually songs, written specifically for a juvenile audience. The composers are usually adults. Children's music has historically held both entertainment...
. He continued to appear in schools with songs and activities for his very young, early childhood
Early childhood
For the video game rating with a similar age group see ESRBEarly childhood is a stage in human development. It generally includes toddlerhood and some time afterwards. Play age is an unspecific designation approximately within the scope of early childhood.-Education:Infants and toddlers experience...
audiences. In 1992, he formed a new record company, New Hope Records, in order to administer the distribution, sales, and license rights of his recordings. He wrote and produced songs for thematic albums, and by 1996 they had become some of the most popular young children's songs
Children's Songs
Children's Songs is an album by Jazz pianist Chick Corea, released in 1984.Children's Songs mainly consists of short songs with simple themes. There is little development in the pieces, which capture a variety of melodies and moods...
and recordings ever used in day care
Day care
Child care or day care is care of a child during the day by a person other than the child's legal guardians, typically performed by someone outside the child's immediate family...
centers, schools, churches, synagogues, and homes
House
A house is a building or structure that has the ability to be occupied for dwelling by human beings or other creatures. The term house includes many kinds of different dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to free standing individual structures...
. He created The Bobby Susser Singers, The Bobby Susser Children's Chorus, and a logo caricature of himself, drawn from a photograph, for his series, "Bobby Susser Songs For Children", ages 2 through 8. Michael Green, was often the lead male vocalist, and Deanna Jones, was often the lead female vocalist on several of the early recordings within this series. By 1998, Susser broadened his guest list of vocalists, and began working with a greater variety of adult and children singers who joined him, and made guest appearances on his song series for young children. He continued to make changes in his personnel of singers and players depending upon the song, style, and subject matter, without ever losing his unique and popular, vocal and musical touches that are undoubtedly recognizable in the world of young children's music
Children's music
Children's music is used here to refer to music composed and performed for children by adults. In European influenced contexts this means music, usually songs, written specifically for a juvenile audience. The composers are usually adults. Children's music has historically held both entertainment...
and songs. In the year of 1999, he went back to visit young children's classrooms and lectured on the subject of young children's songs
Children's Songs
Children's Songs is an album by Jazz pianist Chick Corea, released in 1984.Children's Songs mainly consists of short songs with simple themes. There is little development in the pieces, which capture a variety of melodies and moods...
.
2000s
From 2002 through 2004, he wrote, recorded, and added four new collections to his young children's series (I Need You and You Need Me, Respect and Confidence, Early Learning Sing-Along, and My Day/In Motion and Play), and received the Parents' Choice Award for the first three. In June 2008, Susser released the collection of original young children's songs All Roads Leads To Home. One review stated, "All Roads Lead To Home is a very solid choice to use with preschoolers, and its additional song, '70 (Bringin' It Home To You)', for all ages, makes for a wider family appeal" and another said, "All Roads Lead To Home" is headed for the group of classic and standard young children's recordings."In February 2009, Susser's children's series surpassed 5 million CD sales. In September 2009, Susser released AMERICA: An Album For All Ages. By December, the new album received Dr.Toy's Best Audio-Video-CD Product Award for 2009, and was cited as "An American Treasure Of Songs."
2010s
On April 22, 2010, AMERICA: An Album For All Ages, was designated a 2010 Parents' Choice Award winner.In January 2011, it was announced, in a magazine of the school supply industry, that Susser will embark on a library tour. According to the news, he will be visiting children's libraries throughout The United States. It was stated that, "He will be starting in the northeast, in the summer of 2011." Susser said, "I plan to make this, somewhat of an 'ongoing tour', and I will continue to write songs, and record them."
Other contributions and accolades
He has also written, produced, performed, and contributed the official theme song "Bikewell Bear And St. Jude," for St. Jude Children's Research HospitalSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, founded in 1962, is a leading pediatric treatment and research facility focused on children's catastrophic diseases. It is located in Memphis, Tennessee. It is a nonprofit medical corporation chartered as a 501 tax-exempt organization under IRS regulations.In...
. Billboard Magazine said that "Bobby Susser is unusually prolific and consistently does excellent work." Manhattan School of Music
Manhattan School of Music
The Manhattan School of Music is a major music conservatory located on the Upper West Side of New York City. The school offers degrees on the bachelors, masters, and doctoral levels in the areas of classical and jazz performance and composition...
has stated, "Bobby Susser has the rare ability to return to childhood at will." Early Childhood News says, "Bobby Susser is unlike other children's musical artists in that he writes for them, not for himself."
As a writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, Bobby Susser wrote:
- The educational papers, "Implications of Rearing and Educating Children," 1975 and 1976; (Columbia University PressColumbia University PressColumbia University Press is a university press based in New York City, and affiliated with Columbia University. It is currently directed by James D. Jordan and publishes titles in the humanities and sciences, including the fields of literary and cultural studies, history, social work, sociology,...
) - "The LollipopLollipopA lollipop, pop, lolly, sucker, or sticky-pop is a type of confectionery consisting mainly of hardened, flavored sucrose with corn syrup mounted on a stick and intended for sucking or licking. They are available in many flavors and shapes.- Types :Lollipops are available in a number of colors and...
Music TheoryMusic theoryMusic theory is the study of how music works. It examines the language and notation of music. It seeks to identify patterns and structures in composers' techniques across or within genres, styles, or historical periods...
," 2003 (found on his web site and Dr.Toy's web site - see external links) - "Choosing Songs for Children," 2004 (found on his web site and Dr. Toy's web site - see external links)
- Activities, purpose and parent/teacher notes for every title in the series "Bobby Susser Songs for Children."
Personal life
Susser is a long time resident of Long IslandLong Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
and lives by the bay
Bay
A bay is an area of water mostly surrounded by land. Bays generally have calmer waters than the surrounding sea, due to the surrounding land blocking some waves and often reducing winds. Bays also exist as an inlet in a lake or pond. A large bay may be called a gulf, a sea, a sound, or a bight...
with his wife
Wife
A wife is a female partner in a marriage. The rights and obligations of the wife regarding her spouse and others, and her status in the community and in law, varies between cultures and has varied over time.-Origin and etymology:...
, Jan , who is a school teacher. Susser has one married son
Son
A son is a male offspring; a boy or man in relation to his parents. The female analogue is a daughter.-Social issues regarding sons:In pre-industrial societies and some current countries with agriculture-based economies, a higher value was, and still is, assigned to sons rather than daughters,...
, two married daughters, and eight grandchildren. He loves baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
and watches the New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
whenever he can.
Most popular children's albums
- We Are Better Together (Produced And Written, 1994)
- The Album For All Seasons (Produced And Written, 1995)
- Wiggle Wiggle and Other Exercises (Produced And Written, 1996). Often referred to as "the benchmark collection of young children's exercise songs."
- AnimalAnimalAnimals are a major group of multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa. Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their life. Most animals are motile, meaning they can move spontaneously and...
s At The ZooAt The Zoo"At the Zoo" was one of Simon's and Garfunkel's single releases in 1967.The song is one of Paul Simon's many tributes to his hometown of New York City. The narrative tells the story of a trip to the Central Park Zoo; when the singer reaches the zoo, he anthropomorphizes the animals in various...
(Produced And Written, 1997) - I Have Songs In My PocketI Have Songs In My PocketI Have Songs in My Pocket was released in 1998 and is the 19th album released by Ben E. King. This album contains young children's songs, written and produced by children's music man, Bobby Susser, known for his young children's series, "Bobby Susser Songs for Children". It was the first team...
(Produced And Written, 1998) - I Need You And You Need Me (Produced And Written, 2002)
- Respect And Confidence (Produced And Written, 2002)
- Early Learning Sing-Along (Produced And Written, 2003)
- My Day/In Motion And Play (Produced And Written, 2004)
- All RoadsAll RoadsAll Roads is a 2001 interactive fiction game by Jon Ingold that placed first at the 2001 Interactive Fiction Competition. It also won the XYZZY Awards for Best Game, Best Setting and Best Story and was nominated for Best Individual Puzzle and Best Writing....
Lead To Home (Produced And Written, 2008). Includes the song, "70 (Bringin' It Home To You)." - AMERICA: An Album For All Ages (Produced And Written, 2009). Includes the singles, "America", and "Dancing In The USA."
Other albums
- Encounter (Produced And Written, 1971)
- Learning Basic Awareness Through Music (Produced And Written, 1972)
- Pre-Physical Education Through Music (Produced And Written, 1972)
- Pre-Square Dance Music (Produced And Written, 1972)
- Let's Act (Produced And Written, 1972)
- Pre-Driver's Education Through Music (Produced And Written, 1973)
- Learning Responsibility Through Music (Produced And Written, 1973)
- Let's Act As Consumers (Produced And Written, 1973)
- Motivating Thought Processes Through Music (Produced And Written, 1973)
- Doctor AlphabetAlphabetAn alphabet is a standard set of letters—basic written symbols or graphemes—each of which represents a phoneme in a spoken language, either as it exists now or as it was in the past. There are other systems, such as logographies, in which each character represents a word, morpheme, or semantic...
(Produced And Written, 1974) - Growing Up With A Song (Produced And Written, 1992)
- Songs For Your Day (Produced And Written, 1992)
- Everybody Needs Somebody (Produced And Written, 1993)
Singles
- I Don't Believe Them, Tico And The Triumphs (Produced, 1961)
- MotorcycleMotorcycleA motorcycle is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.Motorcycles are one of the most...
, Tico And The Triumphs (Produced, 1961) - WildflowerWildflowerA wildflower is a flower that grows wild, meaning it was not intentionally seeded or planted. Yet "wildflower" meadows of a few mixed species are sold in seed packets. The term "wildflower" has been made vague by commercial seedsmen who are interested in selling more flowers or seeds more...
, Tico And The Triumphs (Produced, 1962) - Express Train, Tico And The Triumphs (Produced, 1962)
- Cry Lil Boy, Cry, Tico And The Triumphs (Produced, 1962)
- Get Up And Do The Wobble, Tico And The Triumphs (Produced 1962)
- Kiss Me Now, Florence DeVore (Produced And Written, 1965)
- We're Not Old Enough, Florence DeVore (Produced And Written, 1965)
- The Guy Next Door, Florence DeVore (Produced And Written, 1966)
- That Tangerine, The Troys (Written, 1966)
- Up To Now, Trini LopezTrini LopezTrini Lopez is an American singer, guitarist and actor.-Career:Lopez was born in Dallas, Texas, on Ashland Street in the Little Mexico neighborhood. He began his entertainment career in Dallas playing at the Vegas Club, a nightclub owned by Jack Ruby...
(Written, 1967) - Gotta Fit You Into My Life, The Troys (Written, 1967)
- I Can Feel Him Slipping Away, Mamie Lee (Written, 1967)
- Half As MuchHalf as Much"Half as Much" is an American pop standard written by Curley Williams in 1951. It was first recorded by country music singer Hank Williams in 1952 and reached #2 on the Billboard Country Singles chart. The same year, Rosemary Clooney recorded a hit version for Top 40 markets and Alma Cogan in the...
, Sharon ReddSharon ReddSharon Redd was an American singer from New York. She was the half sister of R&B singer Pennye Ford.-Biography and career:...
(Produced, 1968) - Do You Want Me?, Sharon ReddSharon ReddSharon Redd was an American singer from New York. She was the half sister of R&B singer Pennye Ford.-Biography and career:...
(Produced And Written, 1968) - I've Got A Feeling, Sharon ReddSharon ReddSharon Redd was an American singer from New York. She was the half sister of R&B singer Pennye Ford.-Biography and career:...
(Produced And Written, 1968) - Since I Lost You, Sharon ReddSharon ReddSharon Redd was an American singer from New York. She was the half sister of R&B singer Pennye Ford.-Biography and career:...
(Produced And Written, 1968) - Once You Understand, ThinkThink (band)Think was a studio group put together by producers and songwriters Lou Stallman and Bobby Susser in 1971. The group released a single, "Once You Understand", on Laurie Records which included a spoken dialogue between male and female teenagers and their parents regarding a youth overdose. The single...
(Produced And Written, 1971) - It's Not The World, It's The People, ThinkThink (band)Think was a studio group put together by producers and songwriters Lou Stallman and Bobby Susser in 1971. The group released a single, "Once You Understand", on Laurie Records which included a spoken dialogue between male and female teenagers and their parents regarding a youth overdose. The single...
(Produced And Written, 1972) - He Doesn't Love You, Florence DeVore (Produced And Written, 1972)
- He's Got The Money Bags, Florence DeVore (Produced And Written, 1972)
- It Takes A Lot Of Love To Love Me, Florence DeVore (Produced And Written, 1973)
- Look Out, Florence DeVore (Produced And Written, 1973)
- All That I KnowAll That I KnowAll That I Know is an album by the band Jackson Waters.-Track listing:The track listing on the album liner does not match the actual track listing of the album.# "She Don't" – 3:19# "All That I Know" – 4:03...
, The Bobby Susser Generation (Produced And Written, 1982) - On My Mind, The Bobby Susser Generation (Produced And Written, 1984)
- All RoadsAll RoadsAll Roads is a 2001 interactive fiction game by Jon Ingold that placed first at the 2001 Interactive Fiction Competition. It also won the XYZZY Awards for Best Game, Best Setting and Best Story and was nominated for Best Individual Puzzle and Best Writing....
Lead To Home, The Bobby Susser Singers (Produced And Written, 2008) - America, The Bobby Susser Singers (Produced And Written, 2009)
- Dancing In The USA, The Bobby Susser Singers (Produced And Written, 2010)
Awards and recognition
- Parents' Choice AwardParents' Choice AwardThe Parents' Choice Award is an award presented by the non-profit Parents' Choice Foundation to recognize "the very best products for children of different ages and backgrounds, and of varied skill and interest levels." It is considered a "prestigious" award among children's products, and has been...
(5 times) for his ongoing series "Bobby Susser Songs For Children." - Early Childhood News Directors' Choice Award (6 times)
- Dr.Toy/Institute for Childhood Resources 100 Best Children's Products Award (6 times), 10 Best Audio-Video Products Award (5 times), Best Classic Products Award (2 times), 10 Best Socially Responsible Products Award (3 times), Best Children's Vacation Products Award (2 times).
External links
- Official website for Bobby Susser
- http://www.drtoy.com
- http://parents-choice.org/