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Bob and Bill


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This is Bobby Johnson and Bill playing together at The Gov in Adelaide.

Bobby was born in Adelaide and became on of best players (bass trombone too!) in Australia working in Sydney for 25-30 years and performed in all the major TV shows including the Midday Show as well as backing many artists on their Australian tours such as Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Debbie Reynolds, Liza Minnelli, Johnny Mathis and others.

Anwyay, Bobby and I became friends when I first came to Adelaide. He had moved back here to write and arrange and album for a friend. In the meantime we became friends and if it was not for him, my Tbones Unlimited would not be as good, and that is a fact! He plays great jazz and great lead. He is really terrific (other that his bad jokes). This picture was a gift from him so I thought I would share it with the whole world.

Bobby also has his own Big Band here in Adelaide and uses it to support, teach and encourage the young jazz musicians coming up. That alone is terrific but the band sounds great too! It is a great link from Uni into the real world of music.

Be sure to look at the index finger on each of the trombone players left hand holding the horn. That is, in fact the proper place and angle for that finger to be. Lloyd Ulyate and some other guys I know played like that too! Ha!


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