Robert "Bobby"
Hutcherson was born in Los Angeles on January 27, 1941. He died of emphysema on
August 15, 2016 in Montara, CA at the age of 75. He was a longtime resident of
San Mateo County.
Bobby heard Milt Jackson playing
the vibraphone when he was 12, and from that time he was hooked. (For those of
you who don't know what a vibraphone is, think of Lionel Hampton.)
Bobby began his musical career in
his teens, playing on the Sunset Strip. His first recordings were with jazz
musician Les McCann in 1960.
During his career, Bobby thoroughly mastered chords and harmony. This mastery allowed him to perform the functions traditionally performed by the piano. It has been said that Bobby was "the greatest vibes player of all time."
Mr. Hutcherson was in a few films during his career, such as They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) and Round Midnight (1986).
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