Bob Singleton

Bob Singleton
Name	Robert Dale Singleton
Born	December 30, 1952
Nationality	American
Occupation	Composer • producer
Years Active	Barney 1988-2002
Spouse(s)	Paula Singleton (m. 1976)
Education	University of North Texas (BA)
Children	3
Social media	@bobsingletoncomposer @bobsingletoncomposer @BSingletonMusic @singrpoinc
Website	https://www.singletonproductions.com/
See also	Category

Robert Dale Singleton (born December 30, 1952), commonly known as Bob Singleton, is a Grammy-nominated and multi-platinum album award-winning American producer, composer, and arranger. One of Singleton's most known credits is being the music director for the final episodes of the Barney & The Backyard Gang series, and first three seasons of Barney & Friends.

Bob Singleton in his studio on Park Lane in the Sumet building.

Career

Barney

Barney & The Backyard Gang

For Barney & The Backyard Gang, the crew at ColorDynamics, the place where the series was filmed, contracted Singleton to contact the musicians. For the first three videos of Barney & The Backyard Gang, Singleton's children's choir did stunt vocals for the on-camera kids. After the first three videos, the original music director Stephen Bates Baltes, moved back to Los Angeles, California. A call was put out for a new music director for Barney & The Backyard Gang and Singleton became the music director for the rest of the series.

Barney & Friends

After Barney & the Backyard Gang ended, the video series was spun into a television series titled Barney & Friends in which Singleton was brought on board. During the first season, Singleton worked on six different episodes at the same time in different phases (such as script development, pre-production and post-production).

After season three of Barney & Friends, he was replaced by Joseph Phillips who took over as music director for the series, but Singleton returned to work on the score for several Barney Home Videos and did the music for the Barney Home Video previews from 1997-2000 and was a songwriter for Barney & Friends until 2002.

Achievements

Barney & Friends

Singleton was nominated for a Grammy for the soundtrack based on the television series, Barney's Favorites, Volume 1.

Credits

Barney

• Barney & The Backyard Gang
• Barney & Friends
• Home videos
• Discography
• Songwriting

• Waiting for Santa (1990, music director)
  
• Barney's Campfire Sing-Along (1990, music director)
  
• Barney Goes to School (1990, music director)
  
• Barney in Concert (1991, music director)
  
• Rock with Barney (1991, music director)

1. Season 1 (1992, music director)
   
2. Season 2 (1993, music director)
   
3. Season 3 (1995, music director)

• Barney's Magical Musical Adventure (1992, music director)
  
• Love to Read, with Barney (1993, music director in new footage)
  
• Barney Live! In New York City (1994, music director)
  
• Bedtime with Barney: Imagination Island (1994, music director)
  
• Barney Safety (1995, music director)
  
• Barney's Talent Show (1996, music director)
  
• Barney's Fun & Games (1996, music director)
  
• Barney's 1-2-3-4 Seasons (1996, music director)
  
• Barney's Musical Scrapbook (1997, music director in new material)
  
• Barney's Good Day, Good Night (1997, music director)
  
• Barney in Outer Space (1998, music director)
  
• My Party with Barney (1998, music director)
  
• What a World We Share (1999, music director)
  
• Barney's Night Before Christmas (1999, music director)
  
• More Barney Songs (1999, music director in the new material)
  
• Barney's Super Singing Circus (2000, music director)
  
• Be My Valentine, Love Barney (2000, original music director, music later re-composed by Joseph Phillips)
  
• Barney's Beach Party (2002, original music director, music later re-composed by Joseph Phillips)

1. Barney's Favorites, Volume 1 (1993, producer)
   
2. Barney's Favorites, Volume 2 (1994, producer)
   
3. Songs in the Key of Purple (1998, producer)

1. "I'm Being Eaten By a T-Rex"
   
2. "S'Mores"
   
3. "Let's All Do A Little Tapping" (co-written by Philip Parker)
   
4. "I Wish There Was School Every Day"
   
5. "The Shape Song"
   
6. "The Weather Riddle Song"
   
7. "Mix a Color"
   
8. "What I Want to Be"
   
9. "Three Bears Rap"
   
10. "Baby Bop's Street Dance"
    
11. "Barney's Dilemma"
    
12. "Where is Family?"
    
13. "The Traffic Light Song"
    
14. "The Friendship Song" (Music only; co-written by Philip Parker)
    
15. "Piñata Song"
    
16. "Ten Little Fingers and Toes" (co-written by Philip Parker)
    
17. "That's What an Island Is" (co-written by Stephen White)
    
18. "Hoe-Down on the Range"
    
19. "Gonna Have a Party"
    
20. "Little Chickadees"
    
21. "Classical Crash"
    
22. "Wash the Car"
    
23. "The Wheels on the Truck"
    
24. "BJ's Dance Thang"
    
25. "The Squirrel on the Flying Trapeze"
    
26. "We're Writing A Letter to Santa" (lyrics by Mark S. Bernthal)
    
27. "Patter of the Rain" (co-written by Stephen White)
    
28. "The Sharing Hen" (co-written by Michael Anthony Steele)

Personal Life

Barney

When Singleton was nominated for a Grammy in honor of the album Barney's Favorites, Volume 1, Singleton was interviewed by a local radio station. Callers of the station complained about the music Singleton produced for Barney & Friends and its predecessor Barney & The Backyard Gang, which eventually lead to death threats of Singleton's life. Singleton had unlisted his phone number out of fear due to the many threats he would receive via phone calls and emails.

Trivia

• "S'Mores" is one of Singleton's favorite songs he wrote.
• Singleton appeared in the documentary I Love You, You Hate Me.
• According to Singleton (via Barney History Fans), around 1994, Jenna and Barbara Bush, daughters of former George W. Bush, auditioned to be in the Bob Singleton Kids Chorus for Barney & Friends. The entire Bush family was under Secret Service due to George H. W. Bush being the 41st president. Secret Service arrived to the audition of Jenna and Barbara, however they didn't make the cut to be in Singleton's chorus to which Singleton and Larry Haron, Singleton's assistant, were looking for.
• In 1994, Singleton co-wrote a song titled "When You Kiss Me, It Doesn't Make Me Sick" alongside Stephen White, which was meant for the film Barney's Great Adventure but was eventually scrapped.

Videos

Interviews

Purple Roads Episode Thirty Two - Bob Singleton "Barney & Friends Music Director"