Bob Helm, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bob Helm

American musician

Date of Birth: 18-Jul-1914

Place of Birth: California, United States

Date of Death: 01-Jan-2003

Profession: clarinetist, saxophonist, jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Bob Helm (July 18, 1914 in Fairmead, California – 2003) was a jazz clarinetist who is known for playing with Lu Watters and Turk Murphy. Helm is noted for being a member of the Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band in the 1940s.
He is most associated with Dixieland music.
He led at least one band, which was Bob Helm's Riverside Roustabouts.
He recorded relatively little from 1957 to 1988, but started making something of a return in the 1990s.
In 1998, he led his first album since 1954.