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Topic: RIP Bob Brozman |
Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 25 Apr 2013 9:42 am |
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I've just received confirmation that Bob Brozman died yesterday, April 24th, 2013. No details yet.
Bob was a tremendous force in the musical world. His book on National Guitars is an indispensible resource for any resonator guitarist. His support and guidance helped make National Resophonic Guitars the company it is today.
He was an influential figure in the Hawaiian music world, both by reissuing vintage Hawaiian recordings by Tau Moe and many others, and with his collaborations with Cyril Pahinui and Ledward Kaapana among many.
He was a world traveller and constant performer who recorded with artists from India, Japan, Okinawa, Africa, and Hawaii and many other parts of the world.
He was a gentleman and a scholar, as my father used to say. I only got to meet him a few times, but I always enjoyed those times.
My condolences go out to his wife Haley and his family and friends world wide.
Edited to provide correct date of death.
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Posted 25 Apr 2013 10:29 am
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Wow, this is shocking, sad news. Bob was a music historian, educator, author, promoter, performer... and his contributions will be remembered for many years to come. Rest in Peace, Bob Brozman
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 25 Apr 2013 10:40 am
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| Terribly sad news. I am stunned. He will be missed around the world. Condolences to all who knew him. Especially his family. Gonna pull out my tri-cone and play some of the pre-WWII hot Hawaiian style he inspired me to learn. RIP, Bob. |
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Mike Anderson
From:
British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 25 Apr 2013 10:45 am
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This is such sad news. He was one of the musicians who inspired me to take up steel.  |
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Bill McCloskey
From:
Nanuet, NY
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Posted 25 Apr 2013 10:46 am
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| I think the date is April 24th, not the 25th. His wikipedia entry is wrong. |
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Stephen Abruzzo
From:
Philly, PA
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Posted 25 Apr 2013 11:02 am
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Very sad news......a fabulously talented player who could really make the "strings sing", great at setting up rhythms, etc.
I have some of his early CDs......and I never knew there were so many different types of guitars.
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Terry VunCannon
From:
Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 25 Apr 2013 11:36 am
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Ulrich Sinn
From:
California, USA
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Posted 25 Apr 2013 12:52 pm
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I bought on a whim "The Devil's Slide" in 1990 without an idea what to expect.
"Tone Poems III" with Mike Auldridge and David Grisman made me want to learn playing dobro.
What a loss! |
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Allen Hutchison
From:
Kilcoy, Qld, Australia
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Posted 25 Apr 2013 1:58 pm
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Very sad news indeed, my sympathy to his family.
I'll always treasure seeing him in concert a couple of times, speaking with him & obtaining his autograph on his National guitars reference book.
Thanks for the music Bob & rest in peace. |
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Rick Stratton
From:
Tujunga, California, USA
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Posted 25 Apr 2013 2:06 pm
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Extremely sad.
Just saw him in the National booth at Namm a few months ago.
Fantastic player & historian.
Drat! |
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John Mulligan
From:
Ontario, Canada
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Posted 25 Apr 2013 2:10 pm
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| Too young, but such great contributions. Thanks for everything, Bob! |
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David Matzenik
From:
Cairns, on the Coral Sea
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Posted 25 Apr 2013 2:28 pm
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Bob's guitar playing had a big influence on me. I feel like I have lost a close friend. Vale BB
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Rockne Riddlebarger
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Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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David Knutson
From:
Cowichan Valley, Canada
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Posted 25 Apr 2013 9:17 pm
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Many years ago, at a picnic in Austin, TX., I had the great pleasure of jamming with Bob, and Cindy Cashdollar, all of us on squarenecks. At one point I asked Bob, "Where do you find all those notes?" and he answered, "They're all in there." To this day I don't know if he meant "In the guitar" or in his amazing musical mind.
Now I'm picturing him jamming with all those Dopyera boys. Not a bad reward.
RIP Bob.
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Ben Elder
From:
La Crescenta, California, USA
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Posted 26 Apr 2013 12:43 pm Devastating
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Bob received--and deservedly--what I think is the greatest compliment in the history of music, and from no less than Libba Cotten:
"That is the playin'-est man!"
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George Rout
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St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 26 Apr 2013 6:49 pm
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Good Heavems, sad news at its worst. Bob was at George Lake's home not too many months ago. This really rattles my cage.
On behalf of my wife Faye, our thoughts and prayers go out to Bob's family.
Geo
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Bill McCloskey
From:
Nanuet, NY
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Posted 28 Apr 2013 10:32 am
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Sad to report that apparently Bob took his own life: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/apr/28/bob-brozman
Apparently repercussions from an 1980 auto accident left him increasingly unable to play over the last year and half.
Sad to hear that this great talent felt there was other way out. |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 28 Apr 2013 10:59 am
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Heartbreaking. Goddammit.
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 28 Apr 2013 11:06 am
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| So sad! After Barney Kessel's stroke robbed him of the ability to play he found meaning in teaching, listening to music and mentoring young players. If this is accurate, so very sorry if Bob didn't have the opportunity to get mental health support to better understand what he meant to many and how he could still contribute before taking such a drastic step. |
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Jerome Hawkes
From:
Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 28 Apr 2013 11:18 am
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I just had a gut feeling that was the situation. Among Bob's many metaphors was "if you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space". He was so intense that I feel he lived to literally by that creed. There is probably more to it - you could have given him a cardboard box and he would play more music than most on a guitar. So much knowledge gone in that man...
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