Bob Hames, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Bob Hames

American musician

Date of Birth: 22-Jan-1920

Date of Death: 06-Sep-1998

Profession: jazz guitarist, jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Robert "Bob" Earl Hames (January 22, 1920 – September 6, 1998) was an American jazz guitarist from Texas who had played with the dance orchestras of Jan Garber, Orrin Tucker, and Stan Keller – and, in the early 1950s, was a staff guitarist for live productions at WFAA-TV, a Dallas-Fort Worth broadcaster that, since its inception, was a pioneer of national rank producing live and studio music for regional and syndicated television.
Down Beat magazine rated Hames as one of the top ten guitarists in the US.