Bobby 'DJ' Guttadaro

[Mah'chew]

I've just picked up a new copy of B-H-Y's Double Salsoul 12 (sa8524) and notice that Bobby is credited with a number of tracks. Anyone have any further info on Bobby? Is there anyone with mixed sets by Bobby that they can share?

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[Al Kent]

Originally posted by Mathius:
I've just picked up a new copy of B-H-Y's Double Salsoul 12 (sa8524) and notice that Bobby is credited with a number of tracks. Anyone have any further info on Bobby? Is there anyone with mixed sets by Bobby that they can share?

Cheers smile.gif Bobby DJ was something to do with setting up Disconet along with Tom Savarese. His best known mix would probably be First Choice 'Double Cross'

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I have a few records that he remixed and I especially like the "Thank God It's Friday" soundtrack. I used the cover for a flyer several years ago and I got a lot of good feedback on it.

Here are a couple of links for you Mathius.

Disco Museum (http://discomuseum.com/BobbyGuttadaro.html)

Disco Step-by-Step (http://www.discostepbystep.com/bobby_dj_guttadaro.htm)

[JR JAM]

He also did a tight remix of 'By the way you dance'-Bunny Sigler.

[Al Kent]

Originally posted by JR JAM:
He also did a tight remix of 'By the way you dance'-Bunny Sigler. My Favorite Bobby DJ mix

[ladyboygrimsby]

Albert Goldman wrote a piece on disco for Penthouse in 1979 which featured Bobby DJ (and Francis Grasso)

[Jamie 3:26]

Originally posted by Al Kent:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JR JAM:
He also did a tight remix of 'By the way you dance'-Bunny Sigler. My Favorite Bobby DJ mix </font>[/QUOTE]I love that one too,but his stripped down version of Double Cross,was one of the dopest remixes.I love that damn beggining intro where he lets the Clav just roll.

[Jolyon]

http://www.discomuseum.com/bobbydjguttadaro.jpg
Found this on the net...

Born: 1948 DIed: Dec. 26, 1989.
Born in Brooklyn in 1948, Guttadaro attended parochial schools and graduated from the Brooklyn College Of Pharmacy. In 1973 the 25 year old had amassed an enormous collection of records and his love of dancing and music led to his first job as D.J. at Fire Island's "Ice Palace." He gave up his pharmacy job for deejaying but retained his license, something he once called his insurance. "If I want to, I can retire and become a pharmacist in Florida" he was quoted as saying. Retirement didn't happen until years later.
In 1977 Bobby, alongside Tom Savarese, helped Mike Willkenson launch "Disconet." His early remixes for the budding disco service are highly sought-after collector's items. That same year he shared "National D.J. Of The Year" honors with Savarese at the Billboard International Disco Forum.
"Some people think all you have to do is throw on a fast record and people will dance to it," said Guttadaro. "That's nonsense. Being a disco disc-jockey is like being an entertainer on stage. You whip the crowd up, you bring them down, and then you whip them up again." Bobby "whipped them up" at the country's top clubs. "The Ice Palace," "Le Jardin," "New York New York" and "Infinity" are just a few of the clubs he ruled.

1978 was a banner year for Bobby "DJ" as he was now known. "The man's got ears...he's the master of the controlled frenzy" that's what industry insiders said of Guttadaro. Marc Paul Simon of Casablanca Records asked Bobby to supervise the soundtrack to "Thank God It's Friday." When he accepted, the record company flew him to California for six months. He read the script, decided what kind of music was necessary for particular parts of the film, and then selected the artists he wished to perform the required songs.
The actual filming of the movie and the recording sessions were done simultaneously. Bobby also helped Simon remix "Last Dance" for the 12" release. That's probably his greatest remix among the countless others he had done. His works can be found on Salsoul, Casablanca and Atlantic Records.
By the end of the disco era Bobby had quietly faded into the background like many other D.J.'s and artists from the era. The horrendus plague that started in the early 1980's would grasp another of our talents from our world. Unfortunately there is no record of Bobby's last years.

[Mah'chew]

Cheers, I forgot that that B-H-Y double is hot!!!

Does anyone have any mixed sets to go along with Roy Thode mixes posted on Victor's site?

I'm feen'in for some of this Fire Island shit for the summer.. :D

[mdpm99]

He also worked at a place called Hollywood.

Technically tight and his presentation of music was excellent.


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