Died On This Date (April 24, 2013) Bob Brozman / World Renowned Guitarist
themusicsover Bob Brozman
March 8, 1954 – April 24, 2013
Bob Brozman was an accomplished multi-instrumentalist and ethnomusicologist who is primarily known for playing the blues, jazz, ragtime, and the music of various islands. He began releasing albums in the early ’80s and collaborated with musicians all around the world. Brozman was so knowledgeable about and practiced in so many styles of music that he has been called “a walking archive of 20th century American music.” Throughout his career, he recorded with David Grisman, Lacy J. Dalton, and Vassar Clements to name just a few. The most recent of 20+ albums was 2012’s Fire In The Mind. Bob Brozman was 59 when he passed away on April 24, 2013. Cause of death was not immediately released.
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