Hutcherson, Bobby

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
האצ'רסון, בובי
Name (Latin)
Hutcherson, Bobby
Other forms of name
Hutcherson, Robert
Date of birth
1941-01-27
Date of death
2016-08-15
Place of birth
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Field of activity
Jazz
Occupation
Jazz musicians
Vibraphonists
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 85517308
Wikidata: Q888571
Library of congress: n 81149294
Sources of Information
  • New York times WWW site, viewed Aug. 16, 2016(Bobby Hutcherson; b. Robert Hutcherson, Jan. 17, 1941, Los Angeles; grew up in Pasadena; ; d. Monday [Aug. 15, 2016], Montara, Calif., aged 75; one of the most admired and accomplished vibraphonists in jazz)
  • Natural illusions. [Phonodisc] 1972.
  • His Medina [SR] c1980:labels (Bobby Hutcherson) container (b. 1/27/41 in Los Angeles)
  • New Grove dict. of jazz(Hutcherson, Bobby (Robert); b. Jan. 27, 1941, Los Angeles; vibraphonist)
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Wikipedia description:

Robert Hutcherson (January 27, 1941 – August 15, 2016) was an American jazz vibraphone and marimba player. "Little B's Poem", from the 1966 Blue Note album Components, is one of his best-known compositions. Hutcherson influenced younger vibraphonists including Steve Nelson, Joe Locke, and Stefon Harris.

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