- Bobby Lyle
Bobby Lyle is a
jazz ,soul jazz , andsmooth jazz pianist. He was raised in Minneapolis, MN in a fabulous four square home near the corner of Park Avenue and 32nd Street. His father, reportedly, was a sports writer for the StarTribune newspaper.He had his first "gig" at 16 and played in the 1960s with Gene and Jerry Hubbard in the Bobby Lyle Trio. They were very popular at the Blue Note on Plymouth Avenue on Minneapolis' North Side, and at the Ebony Lounge on University Avenue in St. Paul. When
Ramsey Lewis left the Trio which he started and made famous, Lyle became the keybord player for Young Holt Unlimited. In1976 he was hired bySly and the Family Stone . He went on to work withAl Jarreau for two years and conducted forAnita Baker . From1977 to present he has put out fifteen albums with Hands on the most recent.Discography
External links
* [http://www.bobbylyle.com/bobbyblank.swf Bobby Lyle's Homepage] Retrieved 23 September 2006
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:ltduak5k5m3l~T2 All Music] Retrieved 23 September 2006
* [http://www.jazzmonthly.com/artist_hp/lyle_bobby/reviews/lyle_reviews.html Jazz monthly review] Retrieved 23 September 2006
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