Tim & Bob

Tim and Bob awards and nominations
Award
Awards and nominations
Award	Wins
American Music Awards	2
Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards	5
Blockbuster Ent Awards	2
BMI Awards	14
Dove Awards	0
Grammy Awards	3
Juno Awards	2
MTV Video Music Awards	1
MOBO Awards	0
NAACP Image Awards	0
Radio Music Awards	1
Lady of Soul Awards	2
Soul Train Awards	3
Totals
Wins	36
Nominations	33
	Note ↑ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.;

Tim & Bob
Tim & Bob
	Tim Kelley (left), Bob Robinson (right)
Background information
Also known as	Tim Kelley & Bob Robinson, Funktwons
Origin	Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
Genres	Hip-hop; R&B; pop;
Occupations	Record producers, songwriters
Instruments	Piano, keyboards, acoustic guitar, drums (Tim Kelley); Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, Hammond B3 (Bob Robinson)
Years active	1993–2014 (as a duo); 2014–present (as solo artists)
Labels	DreamWorks; Def Jam; BMG; SoNo;
Members	Tim Kelley; Bob Robinson

Tim & Bob (Tim Kelley and Bob Robinson), also known as Funktwons, were an American songwriting and production duo from Peoria, Illinois. The duo has been credited on the Billboard Hot 100 top ten-singles "Thong Song" by Sisqó, "Slow Down" by Bobby V and "They Don't Know" by Jon B., as well as the top 40-singles "So Into You" by Tamia and "Come See Me" by 112. They discovered the latter act in Atlanta during the late 1990s, and have since worked extensively with acts such as Bobby V, Boyz II Men, Donell Jones and Monica to produce one or more of their albums, respectively. They disbanded in 2014 to separately pursue solo work.

Tim & Bob have won three Grammy Awards from 12 nominations.^[1]^[2]

Biography

Growing up in Peoria, Illinois, Tim was raised on R&B through his father's band. His father was a trumpet player and multi-instrumentalist; as such, Tim learned trumpet, piano, guitar, drums and bass at the age of 10. From elementary school through college, Tim played the trumpet and piano in his school band.

Bob played in his church as an organist and piano player from the age of nine; a such, he brought an understanding of gospel music to the duo. Tim met Bob through a mutual friend at the local mall. The two worked together at Tim's house in the basement, recording music on equipment purchased by Tim's mother. They moved to New Orleans for a year, then went to Chicago and Detroit, where they established a small production company with a studio.^[3]

D.A.R.P. Inc. and other label ventures

1993–1996

In Atlanta, Tim & Bob met Dallas Austin, who signed them to his company D.A.R.P. and stamped them as "Tim & Bob". The duo began working with artists TLC, Boyz II Men, Madonna, 112 (whom they discovered) and Monica (who they developed).^[4] Tim & Bob brought from Detroit their friends Tony Rich and Mario Winans. Tim & Bob won two Grammy Awards, including one in 1995 for Best R&B Album for Boyz II Men's II (1994) and one in 1996 for Best R&B Album for TLC's Diamond certified CrazySexyCool (1994). Tim & Bob produced and wrote five songs on the Boyz II Men LP II , which eventually became the biggest selling album in history by an R&B group. Upon winning consecutive Best R&B Album Grammy awards, the duo worked on songs for the films Def Jam's How to Be a Player, The Players Club, Poetic Justice, Wild Wild West, and Nutty Professor II: The Klumps.^[4]

Tim & Bob were frequently brought in by producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis to work on some of their projects.^[4]

Def Jam DreamWorks and Capitol Records

1997–1999

Tim & Bob relocated to Los Angeles and signed a publishing deal and a label deal through executive and rock guitarist Robbie Robertson with the now defunct DreamWorks Records, soon scoring a Number 1 hit with Jon B. ("They Don't Know"), and a top-5 hit for Tamia ("So into You"). Tim & Bob were also instrumental in getting the rock group Papa Roach signed to DreamWorks^[4] while inking a production deal with Capitol Records. The duo signed Athena Cage from the group Kut Klose and produced a full album of songs, but the project only produced a single for the movie Save The Last Dance.

Thong Song

In 1999, Tim & Bob produced Sisqó's hit "Thong Song". The single was awarded Song of the Year Hip Hop/Rhythmic at the 2000 Radio Music Awards. It peaked at Number 1 on the New Zealand charts, Number 1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, Number 1 Billboard on Rhythmic top 40 and Rhythmic top 40 Airplay and Number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 respectively.

2000–2003

In 2001, Tim & Bob produced Case's "Missing You", which was his only number one song, and Dave Hollister's "Take Care of Home".^[4]

In 2003, Tim & Bob worked with the Isley Brothers album project Body Kiss, and with Earth, Wind And Fire on the song "Hold Me", which was nominated for a Grammy for Best Traditional Vocal by an r&b group. Both projects were nominated for Grammy Awards.

2004–present

Tim & Bob discovered Bobby Valentino and produced his self-titled album which spawned the hit songs "Tell Me" and "Slow Down" in early 2005. The latter song was Number 1 for four consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. In 2006, Tim & Bob signed a publishing deal with Dimensional Music Publishing and began working on Bobby Valentino's second album Special Occasion, on which they produced six tracks.^[5]

Subsequent projects include Jennifer Lopez' Platinum certified album Rebirth ("Cherry Pie" and "I, Love"); Brian McKnight's Ten ("Used to Be My Girl", "Unhappy Without You", "Again", "Can't Leave You Alone"); Donell Jones' Journey of a Gemini ("I'm Gonna Be", "Feelin' You", "Can't Wait", "I'm Gonna Be"); Hilary Duff's Dignity ("I Wish"); Nas, Joe, Musiq Soulchild, Ron Isley, Brandy, Tyrese, Amerie, Mýa, Usher, LeToya, Slim of 112, Busta Rhymes, Jamie Foxx ("Life Is Good");^[6] The Black Eyed Peas, Bobby Valentino's The Rebirth ("Make You the Only One", "3 Is the New 2", "On The Edge", "You're Not Alone", "Give Me Your Heart", and "Your Smile"); Day 26's Forever in a Day ("Think of Me" and "Reminds Me of You"); and their artists Mahagani and Chico.^[4] In 2011, Tim & Bob produced half of Bobby V's project Fly on the Wall and reunited with Boyz II Men to produce four tracks including a remake of "Motown Philly" on their album Twenty.

Key to the city of Peoria, Illinois

The city of Peoria, Illinois declared November 18, 2011, as "Tim & Bob Day" and gave the producers a ceremonial key to the city.

Lottery ticket

Tim & Bob scored the 2010 film Lottery Ticket.

Breakup

Tim & Bob quietly split in 2014. According to Tim Kelley, the decision was mutual, as it was over creative differences in the duo's sound. Kelley said: "Bob is like my brother, I love him man. I think creatively, everything changed. Times have changed now that everybody has access to all of the technology. He started doing stuff that just wasn't sounding like the Tim & Bob sound. I was doing all of the drum patterns and sampling. I'll give you an example, 'Slow Down' by Bobby V is constructed of chopped up samples I put a beat over with Bob playing guitar, which created a style I came up with called 'Asian R&B'. Skip up years later, Bob started doing production on his own without me present which I urged him to, but the sound was more smooth Jazz where as together we were known to be aggressive with the sound, creative drum samples and minimal chord progressions on uptempos. Me and Bob had a conversation and we decided creatively, he wanted to try it on his own."^[7]

After their split, Kelley became President of Urban Music and Head of A&R for record label, SoNo Recording Group, where he signed and produced albums for acts including Brian McKnight, Take 6, Shawn Stockman, Raheem DeVaughn and his long-time collaborator Bobby V.

In 2017, Bob Robinson produced "My Man" for Tamar Braxton.^[8] "My Man" debuted at number 29 on the Adult R&B Songs Billboard chart for the week of May 13, 2017, and peaked at number three in August. It remained on the chart for 22 weeks.^[2] The track also reached number 21 on the Hot R&B Songs Billboard chart for the week of August 26, 2017.^[9] Meanwhile, in 2017, Kelley had credits on Brian McKnight's "When I'm Gone" and Raheem DeVaughn's "Just Right."

Discography

Awards and nominations

American Music Awards

The American Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony created by Dick Clark in 1973.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1996	Boyz ll Men	Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Won
	Boyz ll Men	Favorite Pop/Rock Album	Nominated
	TLC	Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Nominated
2001	Sisqo	Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Nominated
2015	Chris Brown	Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Nominated
2015	Pitch Perfect 2	Favorite Soundtrack	Won

Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards

The Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards are sponsored by Billboard magazine and is held annually in December.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1998	Jon B.	Hot R&B Single of the Year	Won
1998	Jon B.	Hot R&B Single Sales	Won
2000	Sisqo	R&B/Hip Hop Single of the Year	Won
2001	Case	R&B/Hip Hop Single of the Year	Won
2005	Bobby V	R&B/Hip Hop Single of the Year	Won

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1995	Boyz ll Men "II"	Favorite CD	Won
1995	Boyz ll Men "II"	Favorite R&B CD	Won
2001	Joe "My Name Is Joe"	Favorite Male Artist R&B CD	Won

Broadcast Music Inc. Awards

Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) is one of three United States performing rights organizations that holds a series of annual awards shows.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1993	Get It Up	TLC	Won
1994	Vibin	Boyz ll Men	Won
1996	Come See Me	112	Won
1996	Just Be Good To Me	Deborah Cox	Won
1998	They Don't Know	Jon B.	Won
1998	So into You	Tamia	Won
2000	Thong Song	Sisqo	Won
2001	Take Care of Home	Dave Hollister	Won
2002	Missing You	Case	Won
2003	Into You	Fabolous	Won
2005	Slow Down	Bobby V	Won
2005	Tell Me	Bobby V	Won
2006	Used To Be My Girl	Brian McKnight	Won
2007	I'm Gonna Be	Donell Jones	Won

Dove Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2007	Revealed	Deitrick Haddon	Nominated

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1994	II	Best R&B Album	Won
1995	"CrazySexyCool"	Best R&B Album	Won
1998	"Tamia"	Best R&B Album	Nominated
2000	"My Name is Joe"	Best R&B Album	Nominated
2001	"Thong Song"	Best R&B Song	Nominated
	"Thong Song"	Best Male R&B Vocal Performance	Nominated
	"Unleash The Dragon"	Best R&B Album	Nominated
2002	"Missing You"	Best Male R&B Vocal Performance	Nominated
2003	"Body Kiss"	Best R&B Album	Nominated
2003	"Hold Me"	Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance	Nominated
2014	"Three Kings"	Best R&B Album	Nominated
2015	"X"	Best Urban Contemporary Album	Nominated
2017	"This Is Acting"	Best Pop Vocal Album	Nominated

Juno Awards

The Juno Awards is a Canadian awards ceremony presented annually by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1996	Deborah Cox	Best R&B/Soul Recording	Won
1999	Tamia	Best R&B/Soul Recording	Won

MTV Video Music Awards

The MTV Video Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony established in 1984 by MTV.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2000	Thong Song	Best Hip Hop Video	Won
		Best Dance Video	Nominated
		Best Viewer's Choice	Nominated
2000	Thong Song (Remix Feat. Foxy Brown)	Best Video From A Film	Nominated

Music of Black Origin Awards

The Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards, established in 1995 by Kanya King MBE and Andy Ruffell, are held annually in the UK to recognise artists of any race or nationality performing black music.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1998	They Don't Know	Jon B.	Nominated
1998	They Don't Know	R&B Single Sales	Nominated
2000	Thong Song	Best Video	Nominated

NAACP Image Awards

The NAACP Image Awards is an award presented annually by the American National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding people of color in film, television, music, and literature.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2001	Joe/ My Name Is Joe	Outstanding Music Album	Nominated
2002	Tyrese/ 2000 Watts	Outstanding Hip Hop Artist	Nominated

Radio Music Awards

The Radio Music Awards was an annual U.S. award show that honors the year's most successful songs on mainstream radio.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2000	Thong Song	Hip Hop/ Rhythmic Song of the Year	Won

Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards

The Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards, first airing in 1995, celebrated top achievements by female performers.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1996	CrazySexyCool	Best R&B/Soul Album of The Year	Won
1998	Destiny's Child	Best R&B/Soul Album of The Year	Won

Soul Train Music Awards

The Soul Train Music Awards is an annual award show which previously aired in national television syndication that honors the best in Black music and entertainment.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1995	ll	Best R&B/Soul Album	Won
1997	CrazySexyCool	Best R&B/Soul Album	Won
1998	They Don't Know	Best Male Single	Nominated
2000	J.E. Heartbreak	Best R&B Album Group, Band or Duo	Won
2001	Part lll	Best R&B/Soul Album	Nominated
2001	Unleash The Dragon	Favorite Male R&B/Soul Album	Nominated
2003	Body Kiss	Best R&B Album	Nominated
2003	Body Kiss	Best R&B/Soul Album – Group, Band or Duo	Nominated
2006	Slow Down	Best R&B Soul Single	Nominated
2015	Black Rose	Album Of The Year	Nominated
2015	X	Album Of The Year	Nominated

Equipment Used

NeKo LX (Gen3)^[10]
Akai Pro MPC Series / MPC X^[11]

References

↑ "Tim & Bob". About TIM AND BOB. Archived from the original on February 10, 2009. Retrieved October 2, 2008.
1 2 "Search Results". Billboard.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ "Tim and Bob". BMI Music World. August 31, 2000. Retrieved October 1, 2008.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Tim & Bob". Open Labs. Archived from the original on July 6, 2008. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
↑ "Tim & Bob SIGN Publishing Deal". Dimensional Music Publishing. June 21, 2006. Retrieved October 3, 2008.
↑ "Tim & Bob". myspace music. Retrieved January 9, 2009.
↑ "Tim Kelley Interview: Tim & Bob Production Origins, Finding 112, Work With Bobby V, New Label". youknowigotsoul.com. You Know I Got Soul. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
↑ Blanford, Roxanne (March 21, 2000). ""Tamar" – Allmusic review". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 7, 2017.
↑ "Billboard R&B Songs Chart August 26, 2017". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017.
↑ "Tim & Bob". Open Labs. Archived from the original on July 6, 2008. Retrieved January 9, 2008.
↑ "AkaiPro StandaloneChallenge: Tim Kelley". AkaiPro. May 31, 2017. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2018.

External links

Tim & Bob on Myspace
(in French) French group dedicated to Tim & Bob on SoulRnB.com Archived July 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[10] Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

[About_TIM_AND_BOB-1] "Tim & Bob". About TIM AND BOB. Archived from the original on February 10, 2009. Retrieved October 2, 2008.

[Source17-2] 1 2 "Search Results". Billboard.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[BMI_Music_World-3] "Tim and Bob". BMI Music World. August 31, 2000. Retrieved October 1, 2008.

[Open_Labs-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Tim & Bob". Open Labs. Archived from the original on July 6, 2008. Retrieved October 17, 2014.

[Dimensional_Music_Publishing-5] "Tim & Bob SIGN Publishing Deal". Dimensional Music Publishing. June 21, 2006. Retrieved October 3, 2008.

[myspace_music-6] "Tim & Bob". myspace music. Retrieved January 9, 2009.

[7] "Tim Kelley Interview: Tim & Bob Production Origins, Finding 112, Work With Bobby V, New Label". youknowigotsoul.com. You Know I Got Soul. Retrieved April 14, 2019.

[8] Blanford, Roxanne (March 21, 2000). ""Tamar" – Allmusic review". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 7, 2017.

[SourceHotness-9] "Billboard R&B Songs Chart August 26, 2017". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017.

[autogenerated1-11] "Tim & Bob". Open Labs. Archived from the original on July 6, 2008. Retrieved January 9, 2008.

[AkaiPro_StandaloneChallenge:_Tim_Kelley-12] "AkaiPro StandaloneChallenge: Tim Kelley". AkaiPro. May 31, 2017. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2018.

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