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

Kenneth Caine · Post by **Kenneth Caine** » 12 Mar 2023 2:02 pm

Thank you B0b, I enjoy the steel guitar because of the service you have done for all of us. Prayers for the family.

Carl Houtz · Post by **Carl Houtz** » 12 Mar 2023 3:36 pm

What else can be said, only he will be missed and remembered by so many.

Rose Sinclair · Post by **Rose Sinclair** » 12 Mar 2023 7:35 pm

Rest in peace, b0b, and thank you for carving out this corner of community for steelers across the world. Deep condolences to the family and much appreciation that you'll be keeping the Forum going.

Terry Winter · Post by **Terry Winter** » 12 Mar 2023 8:07 pm

So hard to say goodbye but Rest in Peace b0b and condolences to family and thanks to the moderators of this Forum.

Bill L. Wilson · Post by **Bill L. Wilson** » 12 Mar 2023 8:09 pm

Met b0b at the Phoenix show when I believe he had just received his new Sierra steel. He truly did love to talk steel guitar, and The Steel Guitar Forum is a resource we all enjoy because of him. Thank you Sir!

Bob Watson · Post by **Bob Watson** » 12 Mar 2023 8:21 pm

My deepest condolences go out to all of b0b's family and friends. His brainchild, The Steel Guitar Forum, has been an incredible source of information and fellowship for steel guitar players all over the world. Words cannot communicate my appreciation for all of the hard work he put into his vision all the while maintaining his own musical projects and maintaining a job and a family life too. His love for life and his love for the steel guitar along with his intellectual input into it's mechanics and tunings was inspirational. May he RIP.

Jerome Vogel · Post by **Jerome Vogel** » 12 Mar 2023 8:55 pm

Sad news that came sooner than I expected. I don't know of another community organized around the love of a musical instrument that has a single online home. We owe that to b0b, who was the right man with the right plan at the right time. Gratitude for his work, and condolences to his family.

Larry Bressington · Post by **Larry Bressington** » 13 Mar 2023 6:13 am

Totally devastated and touched to hear this today, b0b always a wonderful and thoughtful gentleman in every way, God bless old friend.

Jim Fogle · Post by **Jim Fogle** » 13 Mar 2023 9:02 am

https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/stee ... -has-died/

Anne Marie Werbitsky · Post by **Anne Marie Werbitsky** » 13 Mar 2023 1:33 pm

Rest in PEACE b0b. Forever grateful to have a place 'where steel players meet online'.

Paul Mozen · Post by **Paul Mozen** » 13 Mar 2023 3:27 pm

RIP B0b. My deepest condolences to the family.

Bill Flores · Post by **Bill Flores** » 13 Mar 2023 3:37 pm

RIP bOb...condolences to his family.

Samuel Rogers · Post by **Samuel Rogers** » 13 Mar 2023 4:45 pm

My condolences to the family of Bobby Lee.

b0b showed me so much kindness and went above and beyond when I purchased a guitar from him a few years ago. I have big respect and appreciation for him and this forum!

I will be thinking of him every time I play that guitar.

Rip b0b!

Dave Hopping · Post by **Dave Hopping** » 13 Mar 2023 7:39 pm

I'm sorry to say that the only direct interaction I can remember having had with b0b was to buy a few sets of strings a couple of years ago, but I'm very happy to say that the tone he and the other mods have set for the SGF make it my favorite place on the Web. Friendly, informative, humorous, and a place you can dialogue with the guys whose work is all over the radio. He deserves our heartfelt thanks and if certain belief sets are true, he's undoubtedly at this very moment saying "Aw shucks".

Robert Jones · Post by **Robert Jones** » 14 Mar 2023 8:41 am

My deepest condolences to the family. May God wrap you in his arms and protect you all.

Ryan Gimpert · Post by **Ryan Gimpert** » 14 Mar 2023 11:09 am

It's hard to say what has not already been said...but it deserves to be said again how important bOb's contribution to the steel guitar community was.
Without the SGF, myself and so many others getting interested in the instrument would have been completely lost.

Forum moderation doesn't seem like an easy job, but as another member accurately put it, bOb conducted himself with such kindness and grace. He truly was a role model in that way.

Thanks b0b for everything.

Mike Ester · Post by **Mike Ester** » 14 Mar 2023 11:45 am

Don Downes · Post by **Don Downes** » 14 Mar 2023 4:51 pm

My deepest and sincerest condolences to b0b's family.
Rest in peace, brother, and find that lost chord.

Ricky Newman · Post by **Ricky Newman** » 14 Mar 2023 6:41 pm

I'm absolutely gutted by this news. b0b was an inspiration and a friend. My heartfelt condolences to his family.

Larry Jones · Post by **Larry Jones** » 14 Mar 2023 7:29 pm

REST IN PEACE BOBBY HE WAS ONE OF THE NICE'S PEOPLE I EVER MET.
I STILL HAVE THE SHO BUD CROSSOVER I HE GAVE ME .THEN HE GOT ME A GIG
WHEN HE QUIT HIS BAND. I PLAYED IN IT FOR SIX YEARS I'LL ALWAYS THANK HIM FOR THAT>
THAT'S WHEN I REALLY LEARNED HOW TO PLAY STEEL PLAYING EVERY WEEK LIKE THAT.
HE SENT ME HIS CD'S I JUST LISTENED TO THEM. HE WAS A STEEL PLAYERS STEEL PLAYER.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THEM HE WAS ALSO A GOOD SINGER.HE WAS MY GOOD FRIEND AND
A GENUINE GOOD PERSON. HIS MUSIC WILL LIVE ON.....

Mark Helm · Post by **Mark Helm** » 15 Mar 2023 2:23 am

To b0b's friends and family....

I'm SO, SO sorry for you loss.

Unfortunately, I was in the hospital for an extended stay and when I emerged to find b0b had died, it tore me up.

But of course this was far, far worse for you and your loved ones and b0b's close friends. I can't imagine. Please accept my deepest condolences for your loss.

I've been a Steel Forum member---on and off--for over 15 years (think I first joined in the early 90s... my membership lapsed and I renewed about 5-6 years ago). And I've always donated a few extra bucks whenever fortune smiled upon me. Because I LOVE this space--what b0b created.

And b0b was a real positive presence in my life, especially when I first joined and I wasn't quite aware of the wonderful culture he created (and understandably often enforced).

TBH, when I first joined the Forum, I could be a bit of a jerk. I mean, I wasn't being intentionally offensive, but, say, when a non-member posted a wildly over-priced guitar, I'd often post a snarky comment suggesting they join the real world. And b0b always sent me really nice message reminding me that, a) Not everyone has the same understanding of and appreciation for rare lap steel guitars as we do; and b) That I should just be nice.

I took his advice to heart, both on the Forum and in my "real" life, And, thanks to b0b, things improved.

TBH, I'm deeply grateful b0b had the patience to school me on how to behave in a forum environment. His advice and consul has resulted in so many wonderful relationships that never would have formed were it not for his gentle but wise intervention.

With great fondness for b0b,

Mark

Andrew Goulet · Post by **Andrew Goulet** » 15 Mar 2023 6:11 am

It's so hard to imagine the forum without b0b. He shared his knowledge with me so kindly and generously. Truly a legend in the steel guitar community. Rest in peace, b0b.

Tab Tabscott · Post by **Tab Tabscott** » 15 Mar 2023 6:42 am

I have nothing but the deepest respect and admiration for b0b. You will live in in our heats for as long as I tread the earth.

Tom Keller · Post by **Tom Keller** » 15 Mar 2023 11:22 am

So sorry to hear of Bobs passing.May his legacy live on!

John Sims · Post by **John Sims** » 15 Mar 2023 5:12 pm

b0b, Thank you for the support and the memories. May you rest in peace my friend...

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

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