Bunny Sigler (born Walter
Sigler, 27 March 1941,
Philadelphia
, Pennsylvania
) is a pop and R&B songwriter and record
producer who has done extensive work with the team of Kenny Gamble and Leon
Huff, and who was instrumental in creating the "Philly Sound" in the early 1970s. He is
nicknamed "Mr. Emotion."
Sigler has worked with most of the
artists
associated with the Philadelphia stable including
The O'Jays,
The Roots,
Jackie Moore,
Harold Melvin & the Blue
Notes,
Barbara Mason,
Billy Paul,
Lou Rawls,
Patti LaBelle and
Stephanie Mills. He also co-wrote "The
Ruler's Back", the opening song on the widely respected and
critically acclaimed
album The Blueprint by
Jay-Z.
Originally a performer, Sigler first
recorded for the V-Tone
Records
label in 1959. He has also
recorded for the Decca, Parkway, Gamble, Philadelphia International
and Gold Mind labels. Gold Mind, headed by Philly
guitarist/writer/producer/arranger Norman Harris was a subsidiary
of Salsoul Records. In 1967, he had a hit record on Parkway: a
cover of "Let the Good Times Roll/Feel So Good," which peaked at
#22 in August.
Walter Sigler sang the "23rd Psalm" at the ceremony awarding the
Congressional Gold Medal to the Tuskegee Airmen on March 29, 2007,
at the United States Capitol.
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On October 18, 2008, Sigler sang the United States National Anthem
before the
Kelly Pavlik vs.
Bernard Hopkins boxing match.