Bobby Susser
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Susser in 2017
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Robert Howard Susser |
| Born | July 18, 1942 |
| Origin | New York City, New York, United States |
| Genres | Children's music, rhythm and blues, novelty songs, pop music |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, record producer, performer |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1962–present |
| Labels | Amy Records, United Artists Records, Veep Records, Laurie Records, Susser Records, New Hope Records, Smithsonian Folkways |
| Website | http://www.bobbysusser.com |
Bobby Susser (born Robert Howard Susser, July 18, 1942), and also known as Bob Susser, is an American songwriter, record producer, and performer, best known for his young children's music. Among some of his several honors, he is the recipient of the "Distinguished Alumni Award" for his life's work, awarded from Teachers College, Columbia University. Susser has sold over 5 million children's albums.
Born in New York City, to middle class Jewish American parents, (His father, of German descent, was a factory supervisor, while his mother, of Hungarian descent, was a housewife), in the borough of Manhattan, Susser grew up in the borough of Queens, and attended Jamaica High School. He was a baseball pitcher and was honored by New York City as its "Most Valuable Player" within The New York City Baseball Federation League, 1957. During his high school years, he wrote songs for some of his favorite artists, such as Dion and The Drifters. But, at the time, all of his attempts to reach these artists were unsuccessful. Four decades later, in 1998, Ben E. King, lead singer of the Drifters, recorded an entire award winning collection of Susser's children's songs titled, "I Have Songs In My Pocket". Susser graduated from Queens College, City University of New York, Magna cum laude, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications. He received a Master's degree in communications in early childhood education from Teachers College, Columbia University, where he studied with Canadian scholar, and communication theorist, Marshall McLuhan. In 1961 he received an honorable discharge for serving in the United States Army.
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