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Herbert Robert “Bob” Thiele

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Herbert Robert “Bob” Thiele

Birth
Sheepshead Bay, Kings County, New York, USA
Death
30 Jan 1996 (aged 73)
Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA
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Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Music Executive. Record producer who started his own label at age 17, married to Teresa Brewer, and best known for his work with Erroll Garner, Henry Mancini, Eydie Gormé and Steve Lawrence, Pearl Bailey, Lawrence Welk, Pat Boone, the Mills Brothers, and beat novelist Jack Kerouac. In 1968, he produced Louis Armstrong's last album, "Louis Armstrong and Friends", which included the optimistic song "What a Wonderful World" - cowritten by Thiele.
Music Executive. Record producer who started his own label at age 17, married to Teresa Brewer, and best known for his work with Erroll Garner, Henry Mancini, Eydie Gormé and Steve Lawrence, Pearl Bailey, Lawrence Welk, Pat Boone, the Mills Brothers, and beat novelist Jack Kerouac. In 1968, he produced Louis Armstrong's last album, "Louis Armstrong and Friends", which included the optimistic song "What a Wonderful World" - cowritten by Thiele.

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  • Added: Jan 29, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19981/herbert_robert-thiele: accessed ), memorial page for Herbert Robert “Bob” Thiele (27 Jul 1922–30 Jan 1996), Find a Grave Memorial ID 19981, citing The Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.