{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Ronnie Bright | occupation = Singer | birth_name = Ronald David Bright | birth_date = {{Birth date|1938|10|18|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2015|11|26|1938|10|18}} | death_place = | background = solo_singer | alias = | genre = {{hlist|[[Doo-wop]]|[[Rhythm and blues|R&B]]}} | years_active = 1950s–2015 | label = | past_member_of = {{hlist|[[The Cadillacs]]|[[The Coasters]]|[[The Valentines (doo-wop band)|The Valentines]]|[[The Deep River Boys]]}} | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> }} '''Ronald David Bright''' (October 18, 1938 – November 26, 2015) was an American [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] and [[doo-wop]] singer of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He was born in [[New York City]].
== Biography == Bright was the [[Bass (voice type)|bass]] vocalist for doo-wop groups [[The Valentines (doo-wop band)|the Valentines]], [[the Cadillacs]], [[the Deep River Boys]], and [[the Coasters]]. He did session work for artists such as [[Barry Mann]], [[Jackie Wilson]], [[Peter Gabriel]], and [[Johnny Cymbal]]. His most recognizable vocals are from Johnny Cymbal's 1963 hit song "Mr. Bass Man." He sang with the Valentines (the group was previously called the Dreamers) from 1954 to 1957, briefly with the Cadillacs in 1960, and the Deep River Boys in the late 1960s. In 1965, Bright released a record for [[Coed Records]] as Ronnie and the Schoolmates. He joined the Coasters in April 1968, replacing [[Dub Jones (singer)|Dub Jones]],<ref name="coasters">{{cite book | first1=Carl | last1=Gardner | first2=Veta | last2=Gardner | year=2007 | title=Yakety Yak I Fought Back: My Life with the Coasters | publisher=[[AuthorHouse]] | location=Bloomington, IN | page= 167 | isbn= 978-1-4259-8981-1}}</ref> and left the group in 2009. He died on November 26, 2015, at the age of 77.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2015/11/passings-ronnie-bright-of-cadillacs.html|title = Blogger}}</ref>
== Discography == === Group singles and recordings === * "Summer Love"/"For You" (Bruce) (1954) (unreleased) (The Dreamers) * "Tonight Kathleen"/"Summer Love" (Old Town #1009) (1954) ([[The Valentines (doo-wop band)|The Valentines]]) * "Lily Maebelle"/"Falling for You" (Rama #171) (1955) (The Valentines) * "I Love You Darling"/"Hand Me Down Love" (Rama #181) (1955) (The Valentines) * "Christmas Prayer"/"Kiss Me" (Rama #186) (1955) (The Valentines) * "Why"/"The Woo Woo Train" (Rama #196) (1956) (The Valentines) * "Twenty Minutes Before the Hour"/"I'll Never Let You Go" (Rama #201) (1956) (The Valentines) * "Nature's Creation"/"My Story of Love" (Rama #208) (1956) (The Valentines) * "Don't Say Goodnight"/"I Cried Oh, Oh" (Rama #228) (1957) (The Valentines) * "Tell Me Today"/"It's Love" (Josie #876) (1960) (Speedo & The Cadillacs) * "[[Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)|Who Put the Bomp]]" (ABC Paramount #10237) (1961) ([[Barry Mann]]) * "[[Baby Workout]]" (Brunswick #55239) (1963) ([[Jackie Wilson]]) * "Mr. Bass Man" (Kapp #503) (1963) ([[Johnny Cymbal]]) * "Just Born (To Be Your Baby)"/"Don't Don't Don't Dropout" (Coed #605) (1965) (Ronnie & The Schoolmates) * "Act Right"/"The World Is Changing" (Turntable #504) (1969) ([[The Coasters]]) * "Good Lovin'" (King) (1971) (unreleased) (The Coasters) * "Cool Jerk" (King #6389) (1971) (The Coasters) * "Mustang Sally" (King) (1971) (The Coasters) * "The In Crowd" (King) (1971) (The Coasters) * "On Broadway" (King) (1971) (The Coasters) * "Hush Don't Talk About It"/"The World Keeps On Turning" (Wicked #8103) (1976) (Carl Gardner & The Coasters) * "Check Mr. Popeye" (lead vocals for the Coasters on [[Southside Johnny]]'s album ''This Time Is for Real'' on Epic #34668) (1977) * "[[In Your Eyes (Peter Gabriel song)|In Your Eyes]]" (backing vocals from [[Peter Gabriel]]'s Geffen album ''[[So (album)|So]]'') (1986) * "Just Born (To Be Your Baby)"/"Don't Don't Don't Dropout" (Collectables #1144) (reissue) (Ronnie & the Schoolmates)
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * [https://www.angelfire.com/mn/coasters/ The Coasters Web Site] * [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p184597/credits|pure_url=yes}} All Music Guide] * {{discogs artist}} * [http://www.uncamarvy.com/Valentines/valentines.html Marv Goldberg's R&B Notebooks – The Valentines]
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