Robert Paul Lee (Bobby Lee) Aug 1949 - Mar 2023
- gary pierce
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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]
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]
- Michael Berry
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RIP b0b
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
RIP
- JERRY THURMOND
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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.
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Prayer in such abundance.. from a very grateful family of musicians.
I was a guest in his home more than once ..
I was a guest in his home more than once ..
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Rip
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.
Bruce from Arizona these days
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My friend of 45 years gone....
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.
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.
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Magnatone Jeweltone Series Lap Steel, Circa 1950? 6 String with F#minor7th Tuning.
1956 Dewey Kendrick D-8 4&3, Restoration Project.
1973 Sho~Bud Green SD-10 4&5 PSG, Restoration Project.
2017 Mullen SD-10, G2 5&5 Polished Aluminum covering. Custom Build for me. Great Steel.
Clinesmith Joaquin Murphy style Aluminum 8 String Lap Steel Short A6th.
Magnatone Jeweltone Series Lap Steel, Circa 1950? 6 String with F#minor7th Tuning.
1956 Dewey Kendrick D-8 4&3, Restoration Project.
1973 Sho~Bud Green SD-10 4&5 PSG, Restoration Project.
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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
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
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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.
My sincere condoleance to Jean, Lori and the rest of the family for this great and too early loss.
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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.
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.
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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.
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R.I.P. BoB And thanks for everything you have done to help the steel guitar community.
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A huge loss to the steel community, my sincere condolences to the Family and Friends.
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