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Also known as Robert Henry, Bobby, Timmons

American pianist (1935-1974)

Person · Open Library

Works
1

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1935-12-19
Active to
1974-03-01
hard bopjazzsoul jazz

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
157,734
Total plays
987,701

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Robert Henry "Bobby" Timmons (Philadelphia, December 19, 1935 - New York City, March 1, 1974) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He is best known for his role as sideman in Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (1958 - 1959) and as the composer of a.o. "Moanin'", "Dat Dere", and "This Here", typical of his distinctive gospel soul-jazz style. Timmons was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of a minister. Both of his parents, plus several aunts and uncles, played the piano. <a href="ht

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Robert
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Philadelphia
Place of death
New York City
Occupation
songwriter
Languages spoken
English language
Genre
jazz
Instrument
piano
Record label
Riverside
Official website
www.bobbytimmons.net
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name in native language
Bobby Timmons
date of birth
1935-12-19
date of death
1974-03-01
cause of death
liver cirrhosis
manner of death
natural causes
birth name
Robert Henry Timmons
start of work period
1954-00-00
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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Bobby Timmons, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana