Over the years, many Bobs have made the name famous through their music or their contribution to the music industry. We salute them here on the Big Bob List, and welcome you to point out to us any of the many we haven’t gotten to yet.
After looking at the list below, check out the other links below to the pages of other famous Bob’s:
Character, Cartoon & Fictional Bobs
Bob Allen – Barritone Vocalist And Big Band Leader
Robert Ashley – Pioneered Opera-For-Television
Bob Avery – Drummer in 60s band “Music Explosion”
Rob Bachman – Bachman Turner Overdrive
Bobby Balderma – Guitar, Question Mark & The Mysterians
Bob Baldwin – International Recording Artist
Bobby Bandiera – Guitar, Southside Johnny & Asbury Jukes
Bobby Bare – Country Music Singer, Grand Ole Opry Member
Bob C. Benberg – Drummer, Supertramp
Bob Bennett (singer, songwriter)
Bob Berg – Jazz Saxophonist
Bobby “Blue” Bland – R&B Recording Artist
Bobby Bloom – Singer/songwriter, performed “Montego Bay”
Bob Brozman – Blues Slide Guitarist & Instructor
Bob Browning – Nashville Country Vocalist & Gutiar
Bob Burger – Singer, Songwriter (Wrote Several For Styx)
Bob Burns – Drummer, Lynyrd Skynyrd
Bobby Brown – Hip Hop / R&B Singer/Songwriter
Bobby Byrd – Gospel Musician & Songwriter
Bob Casale – Guitar & Vocals, Devo
Bobby Caldwell – Country Singer, Songwriter & Musician
Bob Carlisle – Singer, songwriter
Bobby Colomby – Blood, Sweat & Tears
Robert Conway – Pianist & Music Professor
Bob Cowsill – The Cowsills (famous for “Hair”)
Robert Cray – Popular Blues Artist
Bob Crosby – Leader Of Swing Band, “The Bobcats”
Robert Crumb – Novelty Musician of the 1920’s
Bobby Crush – UK Pianist
Bob Daisley – Bass Guitarist, Black Sabbath
Bobby Darin – Singer, performed hit song “Mack The Knife”
Bobby Day – Doo wop singer from 50s, sang “Rockin Robin”
Robert Deleo – Bass Guitar, Stone Temple Pilots
Bob DiPiero – Country music singer
Robert Dopyera – Co-Founder Of The DOBRO Guitar
Bob Dylan – Legendary rock ballad vocalist
Bob Ezrin – Keyboards, Alice Cooper’s Band
Robert Fripp – Guitarist, King Crimson
Bobby Fuller – Sang “I Fought The Law”
Bob Gaudio – Member Of The Four Seasons
Bob Geldof – The Boomtown Rats
Bobby Goldsboro – Singer/songwriter, performed “Honey”
Robert Goulet – Singer (crooner) and Actor
Rob Grill – Lead Singer, The Grass Roots
Robert Leo “Bobby” Hackett – Big Band Trumpet Player
Bob Haggart – Jazz Band Bassist
Rob Halford – Vocals, Judas Priest
Bobby Hatfield – One Of The Righteous Brothers
Bobby Hebb – Soul Singer, Hit Song “Sunny”
Bob Helme – Storyteller, Singer & Guitarist
Bobby Helmes – Country Artist, “My Special Angel”
Robert Hunter – Keyboard/pipe organ artist from 1930s era
Bobby Isaacs – Gutarist/vocalist for Baltimore band “Tripwire”
Bob James – Jazz Musician
Robert John – Singer, performed “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”
Robert Johnson – Legendary Southern Blues Artist
Bobby Kimball – Lead Vocals, Toto
Robert Lamm – Keyboards, Chicago
Bobby Lawson – Rockabilly Hall Of Fame Inductee
Bobby Lewis – R&B Artist, “Tossin’ and Turnin'”
Bob Long – Pianist Bobby Lord – Country Artist, Grand Ole Opery Member
Robert Lowrey – New Orleans Jazz Guitarist
Robert “Bob” Lucas – Jazz Pianist
Bob Luman – Country Artist, Grand Ole Opery Member
Bobby Mack – Legendary Texas Blues Guitarist
Bob Margolin – Chicago Style Blues Guitar
Bob Marley
Bobby McFerrin – Reggae Artist, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”
Robert Mirabal – Alternative Funk Musician
Bob Mosley – Bass Guitar & Vocals, Moby Grape
Bob Mothersbaugh – Guitar & Vocals, Devo
Robert Nix – Drummer ~ Skynyrd, Atlanta Rhythm Section
Bobby Nunn – Original Bass Vocalist, The Coasters
Bobby Osborne – The Osborne Brothers, Bluegrass Artists
Robert Palmer
Robert Parker
Robert Parris – Composer
Bob Pelander – Keyboards, Michael Stanley Band
Bobby “Boris” Pickett
Robert Plant – Lead Vocals & Guitar, Led Zeppelin
Robert O. Ragland – Composer for “Pearl Harbor”
Bob Ralston – Organist from “The Lawrence Welk Show”
Bobby Ramirez – Jazz Musician
Bob Relf ~ of “Bob And Earl”
Bob Ritchie ~ Better known as “Kid Rock”
Bob Rock – Canadian musician, sound engineer, and producer
Bobby Rock – Professional Drummer & Instructor
Robbie Robertson – The Band (A Double BOB!)
Bobby Rondinelli – drummer for Rainbow, Blue Oyster Cult
Bobby Rydell
Bobby Sanabria – Percussionist, Afro-Cuban Jazz
Bobby Schayer – Drummer for Bad Religion
Robert Schumann – German Composer
Bob Seger
Robert Sheen
Bobby Sherman
Bobby Shew – Big Band Era Trumpet Player
Bobby Simmons – Drummer, Stetsasonic
Bobby Sowell – Rock-a-billy Hall of Fame
Robby Steinhart – Vocals & Violin, Kansas)
Rob Thomas – Lead Singer, Matchbox 20
Bob Timmers – Founder/Curator, Rockabilly Hall of Fame
Robert Trujillo – Bass Guitarist, Metallica
Rob Tyner – Lead Vocals, MC5
Robert Van Winkle – real name of rapper Vanilla Ice
Bobby Vee
Bobby Vinton
Bob Weir – Guitar & Vocals, The Grateful Dead
Bob Welch
The Bob Westfall Band (Madison, Wisconsin)
Robbie Williams – solo singer formerly with Take That
Bob Wills
Robert Winters
Bobby Womack – Singer
Groups:
Bob & The Beachcombers (Minnesota party band)
Barbecue Bob & The Spareribs
Bongos, Bass And Bob – Musical Comedy Trio
Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans
The Bobbettes
The Bobs (a capella ensemble)
Fat Bobs (blues group, Syracuse)