Search - Artist/Band: Bobby Troup

• Name: Bobby Troup
• Birthday: 10/18/1918
• Birth Place: Harrisburg, PA
• Died: 02/07/1999
• Decades Active: 1950,1960
• Genre: Jazz
• Styles: Swing, Traditional Pop, Standards, Vocal Jazz, Tin Pan Alley Pop, West Coast Jazz
• Moods: Elegant, Romantic, Sophisticated, Refined/Mannered, Sentimental, Smooth

Title	Release
Tell Me You're Home: Featuring Route 66 W	05/29/2007
Sings Troup, Mercer & More	06/12/2006
Kicks on 66 W	11/14/1995
The Feeling of Jazz W	11/01/1994
Stars of Jazz W	07/23/1959
In a Class Beyond Compare	1958
Bobby Swings Tenderly W	1957
Sings Johnny Mercer WA	1957
The Distinctive Style of Bobby Troup WA	1955

Bobby Troup is not strictly a jazz performer but he has made several important contributions to the music. As a composer he has written "Daddy," "Snooty Little Cutie," "Baby, Baby All the Time," and the major hit "Route 66." Troup has long been a fine pianist (having a regular jazz trio in the 1950s), a personable singer (although some of his early records were overly mannered), and an actor, and during 1956-1958 he moderated a legendary television series (Stars of Jazz) that featured a who's who of jazz players. He also produced some best-selling records for his wife, Julie London. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide