Robert Paul Lee (Bobby Lee) Aug 1949 - Mar 2023

gary pierce · Post by **gary pierce** » 8 Mar 2023 8:30 pm

I’m so sorry to hear this sad news and will offer prayers for his family. We talked through pm’s and I could tell he was a great person.

Dave Ziebarth · Post by **Dave Ziebarth** » 8 Mar 2023 8:50 pm

My heartfelt condolences to Bob's family and friends.
Just want to to take a second to say thank you for everything this forum is about - pedal steel education,
making new friends, swapping gear, trading war stories and copedents, and learning new music. I know this forum will continue on - just a tip of the hat to Bob for all he's done.[/list]

Gary Kaye · Post by **Gary Kaye** » 8 Mar 2023 9:01 pm

Deepest condolences to one great person who will be missed and never forgotten! Thank you for everything you have done!

Michael Berry · Post by **Michael Berry** » 8 Mar 2023 9:03 pm

Very sorry to see this. Much gratitude and respect to b0b and deepest condolences to the family. I work in IT and would be happy to lend a hand if needed. I’ve learned more about pedal steel from this forum, thanks to b0b, than from anywhere.
RIP

JERRY THURMOND · Post by **JERRY THURMOND** » 8 Mar 2023 9:13 pm

He has left his mark for the steel guitar,he will be remembered. Thanks for everything Bob.

Joe Cook · Post by **Joe Cook** » 8 Mar 2023 9:20 pm

My respect to bOb and condolences to his family. His work and love of steel guitar was so important to this community. RIP bOb.

Joe Goldmark · Post by **Joe Goldmark** » 8 Mar 2023 9:35 pm

I've kinda known b0b since the '70's. I say kinda because I'm not sure anyone outside his family really knew him. He was a very private person, even though he created this amazing communication center. What a wonderful niche in the Steel Guitar World that he made for himself, and even more for us. His family must be so proud. R.I.P. b0b, ya done good.

Mickey Adams · Post by **Mickey Adams** » 8 Mar 2023 9:54 pm

Prayer in such abundance.. from a very grateful family of musicians.
I was a guest in his home more than once ..

Bruce Heffner · Post by **Bruce Heffner** » 8 Mar 2023 9:55 pm

Thank you bOb for the creation of the forum which united us globally forever. Your work will go on to future generations of pedal steel guitar players and unite, inform and inspire them as it did for us. Thank you so much.

Michael Sawyer · Post by **Michael Sawyer** » 8 Mar 2023 10:08 pm

RIP b0b...and thank you

Jerry Gleason · Post by **Jerry Gleason** » 8 Mar 2023 10:17 pm

Rest in peace, my friend. Thanks for everything.

Rick Campbell · Post by **Rick Campbell** » 8 Mar 2023 10:27 pm

RIP bOb was a good friend to the steel guitar community.

RC

Andy DePaule · Post by **Andy DePaule** » 8 Mar 2023 10:57 pm

Sincere condolences to B0b's family and may he rest in peace.

My friend of 45 years gone....

I got a message yesterday, but was on the way to the Dallas Steel Jamboree and the motel last night didn't have working internet.

I met Bob in 1978 when my friend Chris (RIP) and I were trying to re-build our band in San Francisco after a move from Willits, CA.
We had almost identical S-10 Sho~Buds with 5 pedals &1 knee.
The difference was he could play good stuff on his and I was just getting past the beginning part.
Bob didn't play like everyone else, but he played well and with all his heart.

Bob introduced me to John Sala who also helped me to get better teaching me loads of licks. That was about the same time I'd met Tom Bradshaw. How lucky was that to get to know these three great people at just the right time.

Bob had a gig at the Castel Club on Gery Street. John often sat in and I would back them up on bass whenever I could. Johnny would play guitar and sing sometimes.
There was another fellow who played rhythm guitar and sang, but his name escapes me?

Bob was also the first person I knew well who was into computers before I even knew what someone might want one for.
I remember he had moved to Petaluma, CA and I stopped in for a visit. I don't remember the year, but Bob was using a cassette recorder for the memory some it must have been a long time ago? Maybe it was one of those very early Apples, I'm not sure because it was all a mystery to me back then.

I hope Bob can still somehow look down on all of us members and know how much he has enriched all our lives.
This is indeed a very very sad time.

Bob At The Castle Club with Johnny Johnson and Danny Rose about 1978 or 79.

Dave Van Allen · Post by **Dave Van Allen** » 8 Mar 2023 10:58 pm

b0b guided a disparate group into the digital world of the burgeoning World Wide Web.
The right man with the right skill sets at the right time… is seldom an accident.
Rest In Peace

emil noothout · Post by **emil noothout** » 8 Mar 2023 11:35 pm

The forum has been enormously important for me for more then twenty years, and i want to express my gratitude for what Bob has done. Condolences to the family.

Walter Stettner · Post by **Walter Stettner** » 8 Mar 2023 11:49 pm

I was off for a few days and just read this. I am in shock and still cannot believe it. The Steel Guitar community has changed from isolated islands in the musical world to a tight family and the credit for this change goes almost exclusively to bOb.
Through the years, we all got used to this easy way to communicate that it is impossible to imagine the Steel Guitar World without the Forum and the man who had the vision and made it happen. So many friendships originated here, so many personal ties started here. At Steel Shows we were all looking at the names on the badge, often followed by a smile and the words „I know you from the Forum!“
The legacy that bOb leaves behind is immense and will last as long as there is a Steel Guitar around.
Thanks bOb for everything you did from the bottom of my heart and my heartfelt condolences to the family.
Go rest high on that mountain, bOb!

Walter Stettner
Vienna, Austria

Tyler Nuffer · Post by **Tyler Nuffer** » 8 Mar 2023 11:54 pm

The creation of this forum and community has inspired me immensely and I would not be as far along on my steel guitar journey without this invaluable resource.

Rest in Peace Bobby Lee and thank you.

Ad Kersten · Post by **Ad Kersten** » 9 Mar 2023 1:23 am

This is very sad news... b0b gave us an immensive tool to communicate, help and learn from eachother. Being member of the SGF for 23 years now, I have "met" b0b so many times and with great pleasure.

My sincere condoleance to Jean, Lori and the rest of the family for this great and too early loss.

Jeremy Threlfall · Post by **Jeremy Threlfall** » 9 Mar 2023 2:09 am

Dave Van Allen wrote:b0b guided a disparate group into the digital world of the burgeoning World Wide Web.
The right man with the right skill sets at the right time… is seldom an accident.
Rest In Peace

There's the truth right there. Bob was a man of the ages. His was a solid mission. Thank-you

Geoff Noble · Post by **Geoff Noble** » 9 Mar 2023 2:23 am

RIP b0b

I'm in the UK, I've learned so much from this site, I have a deep sense of gratitude to b0b for having created such a great resource and repository of knowledge on all things steel.

Condolences to his family.

Martin Abend · Post by **Martin Abend** » 9 Mar 2023 2:32 am

Oh man. I would have never picked up the steel if it wasn't for this forum. His contribution to the world of steel guitars can't be overestimated, I think. And on top of that he was a role model of how a moderator should conduct himself. I only exchanged mails with b0b, but he was always super nice. I will really miss him and my thoughts are with his loved ones during this time.

Wayne Brown · Post by **Wayne Brown** » 9 Mar 2023 2:38 am

R.I.P. BoB And thanks for everything you have done to help the steel guitar community.
Wayne

Karen Sarkisian · Post by **Karen Sarkisian** » 9 Mar 2023 3:16 am

I am just seeing this and have few words. This forum changed my life in the most positive way. RIP Bobby and thank you for everything you’ve done for this community.

Per Berner · Post by **Per Berner** » 9 Mar 2023 3:43 am

This is sad news indeed. The forum has been a fantastic source of knowledge for all of us, and b0b made sure we all behaved. We had many discussions when I designed the current forum logo, and he was always a pleasure to deal with. He will be sorely missed and fondly remembered.

Malcolm McMaster · Post by **Malcolm McMaster** » 9 Mar 2023 3:47 am

A huge loss to the steel community, my sincere condolences to the Family and Friends.

The Steel Guitar Forum

Robert Paul Lee (Bobby Lee) Aug 1949 - Mar 2023

b0b

RIP b0b

Rip

My friend of 45 years gone....

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