Bobby Conn

Bobby Conn is the stage name of Jeffrey Stafford, an American Chicago-associated singer-songwriter and performer known for theatrical, glam-tinged rock. Reviews highlight Rise Up! (Atavistic Records, 1998) and King for a Day (2007) and praise his genre-mixing, falsetto delivery and live showmanship.

Reviews and credits note Jim O'Rourke's production involvement on Rise Up! and that John McEntire produced subsequent albums; Conn is associated with the Chicago music scene and with theatrical, glam-influenced rock.

Two DeBaser reviews (Rise Up! and King for a Day) present Bobby Conn as a theatrical, glam-influenced provocateur. Reviewers praise his genre-mixing, falsetto delivery and live showmanship, and note notable production contributions (Jim O'Rourke; later work with John McEntire). Overall reception: favorable.

For:Fans of glam/art rock, theatrical live acts, Chicago indie scene, listeners who like genre-mixing and ironic, political pop.