RIP Bob Esty: The producer dies at 72
Bob Esty, the songwriter, producer and arranger best known for his hit collaborations with Donna Summer, Cher and Barbra Streisand during the disco era, has died. He was 72.
Esty co-produced and arranged Summer’s disco sensation "Last Dance," which reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1978, won two Grammys and — featured in Esty also handled the arrangements for Summer’s album released in 1977 and produced songs and albums by many other artists during his stint at Casablanca Records, including Cher's 1979 release He also worked with such acts as Jabara, Brooklyn Dreams , Patti Brooks and D.C. LaRue at the label.
Robert Malcolm Esty II was born on April 20, 1947, in Springfield, Massachusetts. Raised in Baltimore, he played the organ in his family’s church when he was barely tall enough for his feet to reach the pedals. As a teen, he won a Mr. Junior Baltimore contest after he continued playing a piano that was sliding off a slanted stage.
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