Singer Bobby Caldwell (1951 - 2023) - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Zoneboy · 03-15-2023, 03:55 PM

https://www.tmz.com/2023/03/15/bobby...t-do-for-love/

Singer Bobby Caldwell, known for his smooth blue-eyed soul voice, is dead after battling illness for several years ... TMZ has confirmed.

Bobby, whose biggest hit is the classic "What You Won't Do for Love," died in his sleep Tuesday night at home in New Jersey, according to his rep.

The singer/songwriter hadn't been able to walk for about 5 years as he coped with painful bouts of neuropathy and a torn tendon in his ankle. Last year his team revealed Bobby had a bad reaction to a prescribed antibiotic in 2017 -- they say it caused his Achilles tendon to rupture, which led to the neuropathy.

Caldwell dropped his signature hit in 1978 ... when it reached the top 10 on Billboard, and made his self-titled debut album go double platinum.

If you're of a certain age, you know every line of 'Do for Love,' and the song is so enduring you hear someone sing it practically every season on "American Idol" and "The Voice."

It's also been covered by countless artists -- including Boyz II Men, Snoh Aalegra and Michael Bolton -- and Tupac Shakur heavily sampled it for his song, "Do For Love."

Bobby also wrote songs for the likes of Neil Diamond, Al Jarreau, Roberta Flack and Boz Scaggs. He even penned the 1986 #1 hit, "The Next Time I Fall" for Amy Grant and Peter Cetera.

Hawkee · 03-16-2023, 02:43 AM

Bobby Caldwell also sang the Christmas song Baby It's Cold Outside with Vanessa Williams and that was where I first heard Baby It's Cold Outside and Bobby and Vanessa Williams do a great duet and the song is just so romantic to spend a quiet Christmas with your crush. Wasn't What You Won't Do For Love sampled on Tatyana Ali's first ever hit Boy You Knock Me Out too? Because that's the first time I learned about Bobby Caldwell and I never knew he was that famous in R&B music
Bestie

03-16-2023, 02:43 AM	#2
Hawkee Michael Fassbender Fanatic Moderator Forum Star Join Date: Jan 17, 2016 Location: California Posts: 10,771	Bobby Caldwell also sang the Christmas song Baby It's Cold Outside with Vanessa Williams and that was where I first heard Baby It's Cold Outside and Bobby and Vanessa Williams do a great duet and the song is just so romantic to spend a quiet Christmas with your crush. Wasn't What You Won't Do For Love sampled on Tatyana Ali's first ever hit Boy You Knock Me Out too? Because that's the first time I learned about Bobby Caldwell and I never knew he was that famous in R&B music Bestie
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03-15-2023, 03:55 PM	#1
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,349	Singer Bobby Caldwell (1951 - 2023) https://www.tmz.com/2023/03/15/bobby...t-do-for-love/ Singer Bobby Caldwell, known for his smooth blue-eyed soul voice, is dead after battling illness for several years ... TMZ has confirmed. Bobby, whose biggest hit is the classic "What You Won't Do for Love," died in his sleep Tuesday night at home in New Jersey, according to his rep. The singer/songwriter hadn't been able to walk for about 5 years as he coped with painful bouts of neuropathy and a torn tendon in his ankle. Last year his team revealed Bobby had a bad reaction to a prescribed antibiotic in 2017 -- they say it caused his Achilles tendon to rupture, which led to the neuropathy. Caldwell dropped his signature hit in 1978 ... when it reached the top 10 on Billboard, and made his self-titled debut album go double platinum. If you're of a certain age, you know every line of 'Do for Love,' and the song is so enduring you hear someone sing it practically every season on "American Idol" and "The Voice." It's also been covered by countless artists -- including Boyz II Men, Snoh Aalegra and Michael Bolton -- and Tupac Shakur heavily sampled it for his song, "Do For Love." Bobby also wrote songs for the likes of Neil Diamond, Al Jarreau, Roberta Flack and Boz Scaggs. He even penned the 1986 #1 hit, "The Next Time I Fall" for Amy Grant and Peter Cetera.