Bobby Hebb was a songwriter who scored big with his 1966 hit "Sunny" about a smiling girl. It was also recorded by Wilson Pickett, Marvin Gaye and Jose Feliciano.
Mr Hebb died in Nashville, Tennessee on August 3, 2010 at the age of 72. His cause of death was not announced.
The song was written in respone the the murder of Hebb's brother outside of a Nashville nightclub and the assassination of President John F. Kennedy a few days later.
At the height of the song's popularity, he toured with the Beatles. He continued to write songs up until 2007 and had his own publishing company and record label, Hebb Cats.
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