Little Bob Story


Little Bob Story were a French rock group from Le Havre, formed in 1971.

Biography

Little Bob Story were initially made up of Little Bob on vocals, Guy-Georges Gremy, Barbe Noire and Mino Quertier. They were managed by Roberto's brother and occasionally had tours booked by booking agent Christian Brunet who also booked Musicorama at the Olympia.
Little Bob Story, played rock and roll music similar to pub rock, and were one of the few French groups to get some recognition in the United Kingdom. In 1976 they signed with Chiswick Records and took advantage of the explosion of punk rock. They were the only French act included on the New Wave compilation album, which was released in the UK in 1977. They played the Mont-de-Marsan punk festival in both 1976 and 1977 but were unable to replicate their UK success in France and disbanded in virtual anonymity in 1989.
From 1989 onwards, Roberto Piazza has performed under the name Little Bob.

Discography

Studio albums

Little Bob Story
Little Bob
  • 1989 : Rendez-Vous In Angel City
  • 1991 : Alive Or Nothing
  • 1993 : Lost Territories
  • 1997 : Blue Stories
  • 1999 : One Story Volume 1
  • 2000 : One Story Volume 2
  • 2002 : Libero
  • 2003 : Rock On Riff On Roll On Move On, LIVE 2003
  • 2005 : The Gift
  • 2007 : Live In The Dockland
  • 2009 : ''Time To Blast''

    Live albums

  • 1979 : Live
  • 1985 : Wanderers, Followers, Lovers
  • 1991 : Alive Or Nothing
  • 2003 : Rock On Riff On Roll On Move On Live 2003
  • 2007 : ''Live in the Dockland''

    Compilations

  • 1977 : ''Little Bob Story ''

    Singles

  • 1975 : "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"/"I Don't Know"
  • 1975 : "Let Me In"/"Like Rock'n'Roll"
  • 1976 : "I'm Crying"/"I Need Money"/"Baby Don't Cry"
  • 1977 : "All or Nothing"/"Hot'N'Sweaty"
  • 1978 : "Seaside Bar Song"/"Italian Nights"
  • 1979 : "Lucille"/"High Time"
  • 1980 : "Bus Stop"/"Switchblade Julie"
  • 1982 : "Mad Dog"/"Moving Slowly In the Dark"
  • 1984 : "Too Young to Love Me"/"Hurt So Badly"
  • 1986 : "Cover Girl"/"Shooga Shooga"
  • 1987 : "Hush"/"Motorcycle Boy"
  • 1988 : "Crosses On The Hill"/"No More Words"
  • 1988 : "Tell Everybody the Truth"/"Kick Out the Jams"

    Films

  • 2011 : Roberto Piazza plays himself in Le Havre by Aki Kaurismäki
  • 2015 : Rockin' Class Hero, documentary on Little Bob, by Gilbert Carsoux and Laurent Jézéquel. Zaradoc Films Distribution.