Herb Rooney

Herb Rooney
Rooney (front) as part of The Exciters in 1964
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	Barbara Rooney

Herbert Louis Rooney (born 1940 - February 16, 1991)[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]

References

1. "Herb Rooney". AllMusic. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
2. "Herb Rooney". Discogs. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
3. Warner, Jay (2006). American Singing Groups: A History from 1940 to Today. ISBN 9780634099786.
4. "Melvin Bliss – Reward / Synthetic Substitution". Discogs.
5. ""Synthetic Substitution" ~ Melvin Bliss". GeniusRap.com. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
6. "The Exciters". AllMusic. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
7. Fischler, Marcelle S. (November 13, 2010). "For Cory Rooney, Songwriting Replaced Performing". New York Times. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
8. Kawashima, Dale. "Cory Rooney Writes & Produces Top Hits for Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony & Destiny's Child". Songwriter Universe Magazine. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
9. Clemente, John (2000). Girl group: fabulous females that rocked the world. ISBN 978-0-87341-816-4.