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Bob Gaddy was born on 4 February, 1924 in Vivian, West Virginia, United States, is an American singer. Discover Bob Gaddy's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?

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Occupation Pianist, singer, songwriter
Age 73 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 4 February, 1924
Birthday 4 February
Birthplace Vivian, West Virginia, United States
Date of death 24 July, 1997
Died Place N/A
Nationality United States

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1924

Bob Gaddy (February 4, 1924 – July 24, 1997) was an American East Coast blues and rhythm-and-blues pianist, singer and songwriter.

He is best remembered for his recordings of "Operator" and "Rip and Run," and musical work he undertook with Larry Dale, Wild Jimmy Spruill, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee.

Gaddy was born in Vivian, West Virginia, a small town based on coal mining.

He learned to play the piano at an early age, playing and singing in his local church.

1940

He found work as a blues pianist, and in the late 1940s, provided accompaniment to both Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry.

He later backed Larry Dale, and befriended Champion Jack Dupree.

Dupree wrote "Operator" for Gaddy, one of his best-selling numbers.

1943

In 1943, he was conscripted and served in the Navy, being stationed in California.

He progressed from learning the blues and, using his gospel background, graduated towards the boogie-woogie playing style.

1946

He played in blues clubs in Oakland and San Francisco, but after World War II ended he relocated to New York, in 1946.

Gaddy later commented, "I came to New York just to visit, because I was on my way to the West Coast. Somehow or other, I just got hooked on it. New York got into my system and I've been stuck here ever since."

1952

Gaddy first record for Jackson Records; his debut single, "Bicycle Boogie", was released in 1952.

1956

He later Recorded for the Jax, Dot and Harlem record labels, before joining Hy Weiss's Old Town Records in 1956.

It was here that Gaddy had his most commercially successful period, particularly with "I Love My Baby", "Paper Lady", and "Rip and Run".

For Gaddy's early recordings, McGhee was often in the recording studio with him; for his Old Town recordings, he used the guitarists Jimmy Spruill and Joe Ruffin and the saxophonist Jimmy Wright.

1960

Gaddy stopped recording around 1960.

However, along with his longtime friend Larry Dale, he remained a mainstay of the ongoing New York blues scene.

1988

In April 1988, Gaddy, Dale and Spruill reunited to play at the Tramps nightclub in New York.

1997

Gaddy died of lung cancer in July 1997, at the age of 73, in the Bronx, New York.

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