Hubbard (July 21, 1953 – March 11, 2018) was an American musician and professional trombonist.
Key credits include developing the "voice" of the teacher, Ms.
Othmar on the Charlie Brown Peanuts cartoon and TV specials..
He also played with Dizzy Gillespie, Perry Como, Art Pepper, Nelson Riddle, Ella Fitzgerald, Natalie Cole, Peggy Lee, Aaron Neville, Buddy Morrow, Tony Bennett and the SF Orchestra, among others.
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He is featured on the Gold and Platinum records for Linda Ronstadt's Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind.
He was a lifetime member of the SF Musicians Union and a music instructorEarly Life
Dean Hubbard was born in Oakland, CA in 1953.
He attended Pacific High School in San Leandro.
He came from a musical family, often hearing his grandfather play the accordion and his sister play the cello and double bass.
Hubbard began playing the trombone in middle school.
Versed in all brass, his fondness for the trombone lasted for a lifetime.
Coincidentally, his wife, Constance Hubbard, had also played trombone as a middle school and high school student, but made a career in school administration.