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Bob Bryar
Bob Bryar (Robert Cory Bryar, 1979–2024), American drummer, longest-serving drummer of My Chemical Romance 2004–2010, played on The Black Parade and Danger Days, died in Tennessee at 44.
Bob Burns (drummer)
Bob Burns (Robert Lewis Burns Jr., 1950-2015) was the original drummer and co-founder of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd (1964-1974), playing on (Pronounced 'Leh-nerd 'Skin-nerd) and Second Helping before Artimus Pyle replaced him; he suggested the band's name.
Bob Crewe
Bob Crewe (Stanley Robert Crewe) was an American record producer and songwriter famous for hits with The Four Seasons, including "Sherry" and "Big Girls Don't Cry."
Bob Crosby
Bob Crosby (George Robert Crosby, 1913-1993), American swing and Dixieland bandleader and vocalist, younger brother of Bing Crosby, led the Bob Crosby Orchestra and the Bob Cats, recording "South Rampart Street Parade" and "Big Noise from Winnetka."
Bob Daisley
Bob Daisley is an Australian bass guitarist and songwriter who performed with Rainbow and Black Sabbath. He wrote lyrics and played on Ozzy Osbourne's early albums.
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman (1941, Duluth, Minnesota), American singer-songwriter, 2016 Nobel Literature laureate; also known as Blind Boy Grunt, Elston Gunn; key albums Blonde on Blonde, Blood on the Tracks.
Bob Forrest
Bob Forrest (born 1961), also known as frontman of Thelonious Monster and The Bicycle Thief, is an LA singer-songwriter turned chemical dependency counselor on Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew.
Bob Gaudio
Bob Gaudio (born 1942, Bronx, New York) is an American songwriter, keyboardist, and producer, founding member and principal songwriter of the Four Seasons, writer of "Sherry" and "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)," and Broadway composer of Jersey Boys.
Bob Geldof
Bob Geldof (Robert Frederick Xenon Geldof), Irish singer born 1951 in Dublin, frontman of the Boomtown Rats, co-founder of Band Aid and organizer of Live Aid 1985.
Bob Hite
Bob "The Bear" Hite (1943-1981), American blues singer and harmonica player, co-founder and frontman of Canned Heat, famed for his 78 rpm record collection, Woodstock, and Hooker 'n Heat.
Bob James (musician)
Bob James (born December 25, 1939, Marshall, Missouri) is an American jazz keyboardist, composer, arranger, and producer, also known as Robert McElhiney James. Known for CTI's One (1974), "Angela" (Taxi theme), Tappan Zee Records, hip-hop sampling legacy, and co-founding smooth jazz group Fourplay.
Bob Kulick
Bob Kulick (Robert J. Kulick, 1950-2020), American session guitarist and Grammy-winning producer; uncredited Kiss studio player, Lou Reed's Coney Island Baby, Meat Loaf, W.A.S.P., SpongeBob's 'Sweet Victory', Triple H's 'The Game'.
Bob McGrath
Bob McGrath, born Robert Emmett McGrath, was an American singer and actor best known as an original Sesame Street cast member, playing music teacher Bob from 1969 until 2016.
Bob Merrill
Bob Merrill (Henry Robert Merrill Levan, 1921-1998), American songwriter and Broadway composer-lyricist of "Doggie in the Window" and Funny Girl's "People"; composed on a toy xylophone without reading music.
Bob Mould
Bob Mould (born 1960, Malone, New York) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter; Hüsker Dü co-founder (1979), Sugar frontman (Copper Blue, 1992), and solo artist with 15 albums from Workbook (1989) to Here We Go Crazy (2025).
Bob Neuwirth
Bob Neuwirth (Robert John Neuwirth, 1939–2022) was an American singer-songwriter, painter, and producer, Dylan confidant, co-writer of Janis Joplin's "Mercedes Benz," and Rolling Thunder Revue organizer.
Bob Rock
Bob Rock, full name Robert Jens Rock, is a Canadian musician, sound engineer, and record producer born in 1954, known for Metallica's 1991 album and Mötley Crüe's Dr. Feelgood.
Bob Seger
Bob Seger (Robert Clark Seger, born 1945) is an American rock singer and songwriter from the Detroit area, whose 1976 album Night Moves made him a national star.
Bob Sinclar
Bob Sinclar, stage name of Christophe Le Friant (born 1969, Paris), is a French house DJ and producer, Yellow Productions co-founder, known for Love Generation, World Hold On, Gym Tonic, and the 2006 FIFA World Cup anthem.
Bob Vylan
Bob Vylan: London punk-rap duo (Bobby and Bobbie Vylan, stage names), formed 2017, fusing grime, punk, and hip-hop; albums Dread, We Live Here, The Price of Life (UK No. 18), Humble As The Sun; independent on Ghost Theatre; 2025 Glastonbury 'Death to the IDF' controversy.
Bob Weir
Bob Weir (1947–2026) was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter who co-founded the Grateful Dead in 1965 and later led RatDog and Dead & Company.
Bob Welch (musician)
Bob Welch (Robert Lawrence Welch), American singer-guitarist born 1945 (some sources 1946) in Los Angeles; Fleetwood Mac member 1971-1974 on five albums including "Hypnotized"; solo hits "Sentimental Lady" and "Ebony Eyes" from French Kiss (1977); died June 7, 2012 in Nashville; excluded from the band's 1998 Rock Hall induction.
Bob Wills
Bob Wills (James Robert Wills, 1905–1975), the King of Western Swing: Texas-born bandleader and fiddler whose Texas Playboys fused fiddle tunes, jazz, blues, and horns, based in Tulsa and California.
Bobbie Gentry
Bobbie Gentry (Roberta Lee Streeter, born 1942) is an American singer-songwriter from Chickasaw County, Mississippi, famous for the 1967 four-week number-one hit "Ode to Billie Joe," her seven Capitol albums, Las Vegas career, and complete withdrawal from public life after 1982.
Bobbie Nelson
Bobbie Nelson, also Bobbie Lee Nelson, Sister Bobbie, was an American pianist and singer, older sister of Willie Nelson, in his band Willie Nelson and Family from 1973 until 2021; born 1931 Abbott, Texas, died 2022 Austin, aged 91.
Bobby Bare
Bobby Bare (born 1935, Ironton, Ohio) is an American country singer, Grammy winner, and 2013 Country Music Hall of Fame inductee known for "Detroit City," Shel Silverstein collaborations, and Outlaw-era self-production; distinct from his son Bobby Bare Jr.
Bobby Brown
Bobby Brown (Robert Barisford Brown, born 1969, Boston) is an American R&B singer, New Edition member and new jack swing star whose 1988 album Don't Be Cruel sold seven million copies; ex-husband of Whitney Houston.
Bobby Caldwell
Bobby Caldwell (Robert Hunter Caldwell, 1951-2023), American blue-eyed soul singer-songwriter of "What You Won't Do for Love" (1978, No. 9 Hot 100); white singer mistaken for Black; heavily sampled by 2Pac, Biggie, Common; huge in Japan.
Bobby Darin
Bobby Darin, born Walden Robert Cassotto (1936-1973), American singer, songwriter, and actor; hits "Splish Splash," "Mack the Knife," "Beyond the Sea"; two 1959 Grammys, Oscar nomination, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1990.
Bobby DeBarge
Bobby DeBarge (Robert DeBarge Jr., 1956-1995), American falsetto singer, keyboardist, and producer; lead singer of Motown funk band Switch ("There'll Never Be") and older brother/mentor behind the family group DeBarge.