Roberts was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and began playing guitar at the age of 8. By the time he was 15 he was playing professionally locally.
In 1950 he moved to Los Angeles. There, with the assistance of Jack Marshall, he began playing with musicians including Bobby Troup, Chico Hamilton and Barney Kessel. In about 1956, Bobby Troup signed him to Verve Records as a solo artist. Around that time he decided to concentrate on recording, both as a solo artist and session musician, a direction he would continue until the early 1970s.
Roberts played rhythm guitar, lead guitar, bass and mandolin, in the studio and for television and movie projects, including lead guitar on the theme from The Twilight Zone, as well as the classic guitar themes in The Munsters, Bonanza, The Brady Bunch, Green Acres, Get Smart, Batman, Beverly Hillbillies, Andy Griffith, Peter Gunn, Johnny Quest, Gidget, Mannix, Lost in Space, Dragnet, Wild Wild West, Mission Impossible, The Odd Couple, and rhythm guitar on the theme from I Dream of Jeannie.
Artists Roberts backed include Georgie Auld, Peggy Lee (Fever), Eddie Cochran (Sittin In The Balcony), Bobby Day (Rockin Robin), Jody Reynolds (Endless Sleep), Shelley Fabares (Johnny Angel), Dean Martin (Houston), The Monkees, Roy Clark, Chet Atkins, and The Electric Prunes.
In 1961, Roberts designed a signature guitar which was originally produced by Epiphone. The guitar was a modified Gibson ES-175 (Epiphone is owned by Gibson and during this period Epiphone guitars were manufactured in the same factory as Gibson guitars in Kalamazoo, Michigan), with a round sound hole and a single pickup. A redesigned version was later produced by Gibson. The Howard Roberts signature was borne by two other models made by Gibson: the Howard Roberts Custom and the Howard Roberts Fusion III.
In 1963, Roberts recorded Color Him Funky and H.R. Is A Dirty Guitar Player, his first two albums after signing with Capitol. Produced by Jack Marshall, they both feature the same quartet with Roberts (guitar), Chuck Berghofer (bass), Earl Palmer (drums) and Paul Bryant alternating with Burkley Kendrix on organ. Both albums were released on a single CD under the title Dirty & Funky on Randy Bachman's label Guitarchives in 1998. In all, he recorded nine albums with Capitol before signing with ABC Records/Impulse! Records.
From the late 1960s, Roberts began to focus on teaching rather than recording. He traveled around the country giving guitar seminars, and wrote several instructional books. For some years he also wrote an acclaimed column called "Jazz Improvisation" for Guitar Player magazine. Roberts developed accelerated learning concepts and techniques, which led to the founding of Playback Music Publishing and the Guitar Institute of Technology. As a co-founder of GIT, now known as the Musicians Institute, Roberts' philosophy remains an integral part of the curriculum.
Roberts died of prostate cancer in Seattle, Washington on June 28, 1992. His wife Patty, also active in musical education, continued in this field after his death.
Howard inspired the opening of Roberts Music Institute in Seattle, Washington, which is currently owned by his son, Jay Roberts.
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Howard Roberts Lyrics
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O is for the only one I see.
V is very, very extraordinary.
E is even more than anyone that you adore can.
Love is all that I can give to you,
Love is more than just a game for two.
Two in love can make it.
Love was made for me and you.
L is for the way you look at me.
O is for the only one I see.
V is very, very extraordinary.
E is even more than anyone that you adore can.
Love is all that I can give to you,
Love is more than just a game for two.
Two in love can make it.
Take my heart and please don't break it,
Love was made for me and you.
(That's almost true)
For me and you.
The song "L-O-V-E" by Howard Roberts is a classic love song that speaks about the essence of love. The lyrics begin with the singer spelling out the letters of the word "love" and assigning a meaning to each alphabet. The letter L represents the way the person looks at their loved one, O stands for the person they see as the only one, V signifies the extraordinary nature of the relationship, and E is an expression of the depth of their adoration for their significant other.
The lyrics then go on to convey that love is not just a mere game between two people, but a feeling that is all-encompassing and all-giving. The singer then expresses a desire to give all their love to their partner and hopes that their partner takes their heart but never breaks it. The song ends on a note of certainty that love was made for the two of them and concludes with the singer acknowledging that it's almost true for him and his partner.
The lyrics of "L-O-V-E" capture the essence of love and convey that love is a feeling that is much more than just a game for two people. Instead, it's about giving and receiving wholeheartedly, never breaking each other's hearts, and being there for one another through thick and thin.
Line by Line Meaning
L is for the way you look at me.
The letter 'L' represents the action of gazing admirably at me.
O is for the only one I see.
The letter 'O' represents you, the only one whom I see.
V is very, very extraordinary.
The letter 'V' represents the experience of being with you, which is incredibly impressive and remarkable.
E is even more than anyone that you adore can.
The letter 'E' represents the degree of affection that I have for you, which is greater than anyone you hold dear could ever imagine.
Love is all that I can give to you,
The only thing that I have to offer you is love.
Love is more than just a game for two.
Love is more than a simple activity shared between two people; it's a deep and meaningful connection.
Two in love can make it.
When two people are in love, they can overcome any obstacle together.
Take my heart and please don't break it,
I am offering you my heart with the hope that you will not hurt or damaged it.
Love was made for me and you.
Our connection was meant to be, and love is the foundation that binds us together.
For me and you.
Everything I have just described is especially true for us, for me and you.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Bert Kaempfert, Milt Gabler
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