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Ed Cobb (I) (1938–1999)

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Musician, songwriter and record producer Ed Cobb was born in 1938. Cobb was a member of the pop group, The Four Preps, from 1956 to 1966. Ed either wrote or co-wrote a bunch of songs for an eclectic array of artists; said songs include "Dirty Water" and "Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White" for The Standells... See full bio »

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(age 60) in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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2013 BioShock Infinite (Video Game) (music: "Tainted Love" / lyrics: "Tainted Love")
 
2013 Cuéntame (TV series)
– El sueño cumplido (2013) (writer: "Tainted Love")
 
2012 The Voice (TV series)
– The Battles, Part 1 (2012) (writer: "Tainted Love")
 
2011 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (writer: "S.O.S.")
 
2011 Dancing with the Stars (TV series)
– Round Five (2011) (writer: "Tainted Love")
 
2011 The Block (TV series)
– Elimination: Night 2 (2011) (writer: "SOS" - uncredited)
 
2011 Just Go with It (writer: "Tainted Love", "Tainted Love"/"Is This Love" Mash-Up)
 
2010 The X Factor (TV series)
– Episode #7.9 (2010) (writer: "Tainted Love" - uncredited)
 
2010 Dancing with the Stars (TV series)
– Episode #10.8 (2010) (writer: "Tainted Love" - uncredited)
 
2010 EastEnders (TV series)
– Episode dated 12 May 2010 (2010) (writer: "Tainted Love" - uncredited)
 
2009 Brüno (writer: "Tainted Love")
 
2009 Being Erica (TV series)
– Dr. Tom (2009) (writer: "Tainted Love")
 
2008 True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet (TV movie) (writer: "SOSRescue Me")
 
2008 Generation Kill (TV mini-series)
– Screwby (2008) (writer: "Tainted Love")
 
2008 Banda sonora (TV series)
– Episode #3.11 (2008) (writer: "Tainted Love")
 
2008 Miss Conception (writer: "Tainted Love")
 
2007 Secret Diary of a Call Girl (TV series)
– Episode #1.6 (2007) (writer: "Tainted Love")
 
2007 The Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll (TV series)
– Vegas, Baby (2007) (writer: "Tainted Love")
 
2007 Talk to Me (writer: "Tainted Love")
 
2007 Rudy: The Return of the Racing Pig ("S.O.S." / as Edward C. Cobb)
 
2006 This Is England (writer: "Tainted Love")
 
2006 Bring It On: All or Nothing (video) (writer: "SOS" / as Edward C. Cobb)
 
2006 Torvill & Dean's Dancing on Ice (TV series)
– Episode #1.2 (2006) (writer: "Tainted Love")
 
2005 Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (video) (writer: "Dirty Water")
 
2005 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV series)
– Hollywood Brass (2005) (writer: "Tainted Love" - uncredited)
 
2005 Fever Pitch (writer: "Dirty Water" 1966)
 
2005 Beauty Shop (writer: "Tainted Love" 1964)
 
2004 Imaginary Heroes (writer: "Tainted Love")
 
2004 Little Black Book (writer: "Tainted Love")
 
2004 13 Going on 30 (writer: "Tainted Love")
 
2004 Stateside (writer: "Dirty Water" / as Edward Cobb)
 
2002 American Dreams (TV series)
 
2002 Teachers (TV series)
– Episode #2.10 (2002) (writer: "Tainted Love" - uncredited)
 
2002 Cherish (writer: "Tainted Love" / as Edward Cobb)
 
2001 Not Another Teen Movie (writer: "Tainted Love")
 
2001 The Office (TV series)
– New Girl (2001) (writer: "Tainted Love" - uncredited)
 
2000 Daria (TV series)
– Legends of the Mall (2000) (writer: "Tainted Love")
 
1999 Strange Planet (writer: "Tainted Love" / performer: "Tainted Love")
 
1999 The Secret Life of Girls (writer: "Dirty Water")
 
1999 Edtv (writer: "Dirty Water")
 
1999 200 Cigarettes ("Tainted Love")
 
1997 Private Parts (writer: "Tainted Love")
 
1996 Hustler White (writer: "Tainted Love")
 
1993 Coneheads ("Tainted Love" / as Edward C. Cobb)
 
1991 Pyrates (writer: "Tainted Love")
 
1991 Memorabilia: The Video Singles (video) (writer: "Tainted Love '91")
 
1988 Tiger Warsaw (writer: "Dirty Water")
 
1973 A Name for Evil (lyrics: "Mountain Woman")
 
1966 Breakaway (short) (writer: "Breakaway")
 
1960 The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (TV series)
– A Piano for the Fraternity (1960) (performer: "Winter Wonderland")
 
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1957-1962 The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (TV series)
Ed / Member: The Four Preps / The Four Preps
– The Fraternity Pin (1962) … Ed (as The Four Preps)
– A Piano for the Fraternity (1960) … Member: The Four Preps
– Tutti-Frutti Ice Cream (1957) … The Four Preps (as The Four Preps - Ed)
– Ricky's Big Night (1957) … Ed (as The Four Preps)
 
1959 Gidget
Group Member (uncredited)
 
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1988 Liberace: Behind the Music (TV movie) (executive music consultant: Liberaces works)
 
1967 Riot on Sunset Strip (song producer)
 
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1973 Tom
 
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2003 Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina (documentary)
The Four Preps
 
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(1982) Songwriter: Wrote "Tainted Love", a hit for Soft Cell. See more »

Alternate Names:

Edward C. Cobb | The Four Preps - Ed | The Four Preps
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Member of the 1950s vocal group The Four Preps. See more »