Austin Roberts (born George Austin Robertson Jr.; September 19, 1945)[1] is an American singer and songwriter. His most successful recording was 1975's "Rocky"; a transatlantic Top 40hit single. He also wrote several songs that featured in episodes of Scooby-Doo Where Are You! and performed the theme for season 2 of the show.
Roberts was born on September 19, 1945, in Newport News, Virginia. As the lead singer of Arkade, he had two Billboard Hot 100 hits in 1970-71, including the easy listening crossover, "The Morning of Our Lives", which became the Bridal Fair theme, later a Top 15 Adult Contemporary hit, and "Sing Out the Love (In My Heart)", which reached No. 99 on the Hot 100.[citation needed]
In 1972 he sang the hit "Something's Wrong With Me", written by Danny Janssen and Bobby Hart, which reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1972.[2] "Keep on Singing", later a No. 15 single for Helen Reddy in April 1974, was another hit for Roberts, reaching No. 50 on the Hot 100 in March 1973.[2]
"Rocky" brought his greatest success, reaching No. 9 on the Hot 100 in October 1975.[2] The track also reached No. 22 in the UK in November 1975, which to date is Roberts' only chart appearance in the UK.[3]
He also won a German award (for "Mission of Love"), four Canadian awards (for "He Would Be Sixteen" by Michelle Wright, as well as the 1993 CCMA Single of the Year), a CMA Award, an ACM Award, a Music City News Award, two NSAI Awards, and numerous ASCAP and SESAC Awards for airplay. Roberts has also been nominated for an additional CMA Award and ACM Award.
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^Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 465. ISBN1-904994-10-5.
^ abcdKent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 253. ISBN0-646-11917-6.
^ abc"Austin Roberts - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
^"Austin Roberts | Artist". Official Charts. 1975-10-25. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Austin Roberts singer news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Austin Roberts born George Austin Robertson Jr September 19 1945 1 is an American singer and songwriter His most successful recording was 1975 s Rocky a transatlantic Top 40 hit single He also wrote several songs that featured in episodes of Scooby Doo Where Are You and performed the theme for season 2 of the show Austin RobertsBackground informationBirth nameGeorge Austin Robertson Jr Born 1945 09 19 September 19 1945 age 78 Newport News VirginiaGenresPop soft rockOccupation s Singer songwriterYears active1968 presentLabelsPhilips ABC Dunhill Chelsea Private Stock Newpax MCA Songbird Contents 1 Career 2 Awards 3 Discography 3 1 Albums 3 2 Soundtrack 3 3 Singles 4 ReferencesCareer editRoberts was born on September 19 1945 in Newport News Virginia As the lead singer of Arkade he had two Billboard Hot 100 hits in 1970 71 including the easy listening crossover The Morning of Our Lives which became the Bridal Fair theme later a Top 15 Adult Contemporary hit and Sing Out the Love In My Heart which reached No 99 on the Hot 100 citation needed Roberts performed the theme song to the second season of the animated series Scooby Doo Where Are You as well as the season 2 chase songs many of which he also composed In 1972 he sang the hit Something s Wrong With Me written by Danny Janssen and Bobby Hart which reached No 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1972 2 Keep on Singing later a No 15 single for Helen Reddy in April 1974 was another hit for Roberts reaching No 50 on the Hot 100 in March 1973 2 Rocky brought his greatest success reaching No 9 on the Hot 100 in October 1975 2 The track also reached No 22 in the UK in November 1975 which to date is Roberts only chart appearance in the UK 3 Awards editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources Austin Roberts singer news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Roberts has been nominated for four Grammy Awards two of which he won I O U by Lee Greenwood and Chance of a Lifetime by Take 6 He also won a German award for Mission of Love four Canadian awards for He Would Be Sixteen by Michelle Wright as well as the 1993 CCMA Single of the Year a CMA Award an ACM Award a Music City News Award two NSAI Awards and numerous ASCAP and SESAC Awards for airplay Roberts has also been nominated for an additional CMA Award and ACM Award Discography editAlbums edit 1972 Austin Roberts Chelsea AUS No 64 4 1973 The Last Thing On My Mind Chelsea 1975 Rocky Private Stock 1976 Eight Days A Personal Journey Austin Roberts amp Advent Newpax 1981 Paint My Life MCA Songbird Soundtrack edit Scooby Doo s Snack Tracks The Ultimate Collection Singles edit 1968 Ricky Ticky Ta Ta Ta Philips 1968 Mary and Me Philips 1969 Baltimore Philips 1970 Runaway Just a Little Philips 1970 Pretty Mary Sunlight Philips 1970 One Night Ann Philips 1970 Sing Out the Love In My Heart lead vocalist for Arkade ABC Dunhill U S No 99 1971 Life Is for Living ABC Dunhill 1971 The Morning of Our Lives lead vocalist for Arkade ABC Dunhill U S No 60 1971 Where You Lead lead vocalist for Arkade ABC Dunhill 1972 Like a Rosebud Horizon featuring Austin Roberts Virgo 1972 Every Day in My Life with Linda Horizon featuring Austin Roberts Virgo 1972 Something s Wrong with Me Chelsea U S No 12 5 AUS No 40 4 1972 Keep On Singing Chelsea U S No 50 5 AUS 46 4 1973 One Word Chelsea 1973 The Last Thing on My Mind Chelsea 1974 Something to Believe In Chelsea 1974 I d Rather Be with You Chelsea 1975 Rocky Private Stock U S No 9 5 UK No 22 6 AUS No 25 4 1975 Children of the Rain Private Stock 1976 Just to Make You Mine Private Stock 1976 This Time I m in It for Love Private Stock 1978 Don t Stop Me Baby I m On Fire Arista 1980 In the Garden MCA Songbird References edit AllMusic Record Reviews Streaming Songs Genres amp Bands AllMusic Retrieved 2016 08 08 a b c Allmusic Austin Roberts gt Charts amp Awards gt Billboard Singles Roberts David 2006 British Hit Singles amp Albums 19th ed London Guinness World Records Limited p 465 ISBN 1 904994 10 5 a b c d Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 illustrated ed St Ives N S W Australian Chart Book p 253 ISBN 0 646 11917 6 a b c Austin Roberts Chart history Billboard Retrieved 2014 02 09 Austin Roberts Artist Official Charts 1975 10 25 Retrieved 2014 02 09 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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