Bobby Caldwell is one of the most popular and richest Pop Singer who was born on August 15, 1951 in New York, United States. A musician whose career spans nearly three decades. who released the single in 1978 “What You Won’t Do for Love.”
The song “What You Won’t Do for Love” was sampled by the rapper Tupac Shakur..
He signed with TK Records in Miami. In 1978, after songs for his first album were recorded, executives told Caldwell they enjoyed the album, but thought it was lacking a hit. Caldwell returned to the studio for two days and wrote “What You Won’t Do for Love”. TK was mainly an R&B label popular among African American listeners. Executives at the label wanted to conceal the fact that Caldwell was white, so they kept his face off the album cover. When he toured with Natalie Cole to support the album, most of the audience was black and many were surprised that Caldwell was white.
Caldwell’s debut album was followed by Cat in the Hat (1980) and Carry On (1982). For the latter album, Caldwell played all the instruments, was the producer and helped with arranging and mixing. In 1983, Caldwell released August Moon only in Japan. It was released in the United States in the 1990s.
He has two children along with wife Mary Caldwell.
