Herb Rooney | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Herbert Louis Rooney |
Also known as | Herb Rooney |
Born | 1940 [1] |
Origin | New York City, U.S. [1] |
Died | February 16th, 1991 |
Occupation(s) | Record producer, songwriter, bass singer |
Spouse(s) | Barbara Rooney |
Herbert Louis Rooney (born 1940 – c. early 1990s) [2] was an American record producer who was responsible for writing, producing and singing bass [3] on songs by the Exciters and for writing [4] and producing [5] the sample staple Synthetic Substitution by Melvin Bliss.
Between 1964 and the mid-1980s at time of his death Herb Rooney was married to Barbara Rooney. [6] They married in 1959 and had 3 children. He also had 4 children by lead singer Brenda Reid, one son, Cory Rooney, who played keyboard for Herb and Brenda when touring and 3 daughters [7] and produced for Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Lopez, [8] Marc Anthony, Thalia, Destiny's Child, and many more.
Post-The Exciters saw Rooney running his own cosmetics firm. [6] He died in the early 1990s. [9]