Bobby Haynes

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Robert "Bobby" Haynes (* 1934 or 1935 in East St. Louis , Illinois ; † July 31, 2018 ) was an American jazz and rhythm & blues musician ( double bass ).

Live and act

Haynes moved to Los Angeles with his family when he was eleven years old. There he attended Jordan and Freemont High Schools, then Los Angeles City College. When he was 18, he played in R&B bands with Percy Mayfield , T-Bone Walker, and Big Joe Turner . He then shifted to modern jazz and worked a. a. with Dexter Gordon , Chico Hamilton , Barney Kessel , Larry Coryell and the Jazz Crusaders , for whom he wrote the title track of their album Jazz Waltz . Haynes has also worked as an accompanist with vocalists such as Lou Rawls , Lena Horne , Della Reese , Dusty Springfield , Nina Simone , Shirley Bassey , Diana Ross and Raquel Welch . Most recently he toured with John Mayall 's Bluesbreakers for six years . As a studio musician he worked a. a. with Ike & Tina Turner's hits River Deep, Mountain High and A Fool in Love , which were created for Phil Spector . For HB Barnum and the Motown studios, he was also involved in the LPs These Boots Were Made for Walking and Supremes-a-Go-Go by Diana Ross & the Supremes . After completing his touring activities, he continued to work as a studio musician and at the local level, as well as for television and advertising. According to Tom Lord , he was involved in 13 recording sessions between 1960 and 1976. In 2006 he released the album Marianne under his own name . His son of the same name was also active as a musician.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Bobby Haynes Obituary. Legacy.com, August 5, 2018, accessed December 6, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed December 6, 2018)
  3. ↑ Obituary Bobby Haynes Jr.
personal data
SURNAME Haynes, Bobby
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Haynes, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American R&B and jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH 1934 or 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH East St. Louis , Illinois
DATE OF DEATH July 31, 2018