Robert Blackwell

Robert Alexander "Bumps" Blackwell (Born May 23, 1918 in Seattle, Washington – Died March 9, 1985 in Hacienda Heights, Whittier, California.) was an American bandleader, songwriter, arranger, and record producer, best known for co-writing early hits for [a223473], as well as grooming [a30552], [a17546], [a317859], [a116703], [a295202], [a35022], [a553067], and [a39768] at the start of their music careers. He co-wrote songs such as "Long Tall Sally", "Ready Teddy", "Rip It Up", "Good Golly Miss Molly" and "All Around The World".

Not to be mistaken with [a=Otis Blackwell], who wrote prominent songs that [a27518] performed such as "All Shook Up" and "Don't Be Cruel".