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Bobby Lyle

real name Robert S. Lyle

Memphis, United States · b. 1944-03-11

Bobby Lyle is credited on 773 releases across 221 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1967–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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773

Credits

221

Albums

7

Decades active

185

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Biography

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US jazz - soul jazz pianist - keyboardist.
Born on 11.03.1944 in Memphis, Tennessee.
Grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
He lives in Houston, Texas.
In the 60's he started playing keyboards in Young Holt Unlimited.
He was to be a member of Jimi Hendrix's jazz rock group but Hendrix's death cancelled the project.
Before Wayne Henderson brought him to Capitol he played with Sly & The Family Stone and Ronnie Laws' band.
After three albums at Capitol the label closed down its jazz division.
He returned to session work with George Benson.
All through the 80's he toured with Bette Midler, Al Jarreau and Anita Baker.
Through a session stint with Gerald Albright he was introduced to Sylvia Rhone, VP of Jazz and Urban music at Atlantic where he released six albums up till 1997.

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Credited work

773 releases · 221 albums · active 1967–2026

  • Performance · 1,329
  • Other credits · 117
  • Production · 35

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Sound Labs, Hollywood · Yamaha International Recording · Total Experience Studios

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