About Bob Roberts
Lived 1879 – 1930 (aged 50). Bob Roberts was an American artist, composer and singing.
Robert S. Roberts (April 27, 1871 – January 21, 1930), sometimes referred to as "Ragtime" Bob Roberts, Among the most successful of his early recordings for Columbia were "Hurrah For Baffin's Bay" and "By The Sycamore Tree", both in 1903.
Roberts also recorded for Edison, Victor, and other companies. He recorded prolifically, recording some songs for several different labels. which he recorded in 1904 for Edison, Columbia, Victor, and Zon-O-Phone Records. According to Jim Walsh, he ran a pool hall there, and in the late 1920s appeared on radio station WCKY in a show called "Adolph and Otto".
He died in 1930.
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Who was Bob Roberts?
American singer
When was Bob Roberts born?
Bob Roberts was born on 27 April 1879 in Cincinnati.
When did Bob Roberts die?
Bob Roberts died on 21 January 1930.
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Bob Roberts was an artist, composer and singing.
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Bob Roberts was American.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Bob Roberts (singer)
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