Ed Cobb

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Ed Cobb (? - 1999) was a musician and producer, most notably during the 1950s and 1960s. Cobb was a member of the pop group The Four Preps from its discovery in 1956 until he left the group in 1966, three years before it disbanded.

After his performing career ended, Cobb became a music producer and sound engineer, becoming involved with acts such as The Standells, the Lettermen, Fleetwood Mac, Steely Dan, and Pink Floyd. Ed Cobb also wrote songs for many of his acts, most famously "Dirty Water" for The Standells, "Every Little Bit Hurts", originally for Brenda Holloway, and "Tainted Love" for Gloria Jones (which was later covered by Soft Cell, among others).

Through his producing and engineering career, Cobb earned 32 Gold and Platinum records, and three Grammy Award nominations.

In his private life, Cobb was a champion horse breeder, and, for a short while, served as president of the Idaho Racing Commission.

Cobb died of leukemia in 1999 in Honolulu, Hawaii.