Clarinetists · 1914–2003

Bob Helm

American musician (1914–2003)

Born: 18 July 1914
California
Died: 2003
Country: United States

Biography

Bob Helm was a jazz musician who played clarinet. Bob Helm was born on 18 July 1914 in California and died in 2003. The music is usually filed under jazz.

Robert Marshall Helm (July 18, 1914 – September 1, 2002) was a jazz clarinetist and saxophonist. Helm was born in Fairmead, California and began playing brass instruments when he was young. He later turned to alto saxophone and by the age of 11 was a professional tenor saxophonist who also played several other instruments. He met Lu Watters and Turk Murphy in 1935 and began playing with them. Five years in the army were followed by returns to the same leaders. He recorded an album as a leader in 1954. Helm continued to play into the 1990s and in 1994–95 recorded another album, Hotter than That, for Stomp Off. He died in San Rafael, California, on September 1, 2002.

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Historic 78 rpm records

AIN'T GONNA GIVE LU WATTERS Yerba Buena Jazz Band · LU WATTERS · BOB SCOBEY · TURK… archive.org ↗
Big Bear Stomp Lu Watters Yerba Buena Jazz Band · Lu Watters · Bob Scobey · Turk… · 1946 archive.org ↗
CANAL ST BLUES LU WATTERS Yerba Buena Jazz Band · LU WATTERS · BOB SCOBEY · TURK… · 1946 archive.org ↗
AUNT HAGAR'S BLUES WALTER ROSE · BOB HELM · BILL DART · DICK LAMMI · CLANCY HAYES and… · 1949 archive.org ↗
Roll Jordan Roll Lu Watters Jazz Band · Clancy Hayes · Walter Rose · Bob Helm · Dick… · 1950 archive.org ↗
ALCOHOLIC BLUES LU WATTERS JAZZ BAND · CLANCY HAYES · WALTER ROSE · BOB HELM · DICK… · 1950 archive.org ↗
FRANKIE AND JOHNNY CLANCY HAYES · WALTER ROSE · BOB HELM · DICK LAMMI · BILL DART · PAT… · 1950 archive.org ↗
MY LITTLE BIMBO LU WATTERS JAZZ BAND · CLANCY HAYES · WALTER ROSE · BOB HELM · DICK… · 1950 archive.org ↗