From:   "Dik de Heer" 
Date:  Sat May 4, 2002  2:47 am
Subject:  Born To Be With You : Bobby Mizzell
 
BOBBY "FATS" MIZZELL

Born Robert Mizzell, 4 May 1937, Childersburg, Alabama

Singer / pianist.
Born in Childersburg, Bobby grew up in nearby Sylacauga. He formed
his own band in 1957 and also started his own label, Kim Records, that
same year, releasing boogie rockers like "Birmingham Boogie" and
"Rock & Bop Blues". The year 1959 saw him recording for the Reed
label of Birmingham, for which he did rocking instrumentals like
"Atomic Fallout" and a B. Bumble-styled piano version of "Heart And
Soul", the old Hoagy Carmichael favourite.
In 1960 he moved to Beaumont, where he became a part of the local
recording scene as a session pianist. Among the musicians he played
with are Johnny Preston, Rod Bernard, Jivin' Gene, Hayden Thompson
and Dickey Lee. By 1966 he had moved to California, where he worked in
the motion picture business for many years, restoring old classic films
and also as a film editor. He resumed his recording career in 1986,
reviving his old Kim label in the process. The result was a string of
strong (vocal) boogie rockers, with the excellent James Intveld on
guitar. Production credits alternated between Intveld, Mizzell and Hadda
Brooks (one of Bobby's early influences, along with Camille Howard).
If you've never heard Bobby and you like piano rock 'n' roll, do yourself
a favour and try to find his CD. You're in for a treat.

Highly recommended CD : Beverly Hills Boogie (Kim CD 501).
Released in 1993, with liner notes by Bo Berglind. 26 tracks from
1986-1993, including an overdubbed version of "Birmingham Boogie"
from 1957.