Babi Floyd
Credited as Bobby Floyd
Vocalist and songwriter from New York (NY, USA), who was born December 16, 1953 (died June 11, 2013) and raised in the Chicago area (IL, USA). He took a B.A. in English in 1976 from Carleton College, a liberal arts college, and then headed to New York where he was sought out as a studio musician, doing background and step out vocals.
By 1982, Babi had recorded on albums with Nina Simone, Jimmy Cliff, Billy Joel, Frankie Valli, and Ester Phillips; in this ongoing work he has recorded with Bette Midler, the Neville Brothers, Luther Vandross, Robbie Krieger, Keith Richards, and more artists, and has also toured with pop acts, most recently as a member of Keith's X-Pensive Winos.
