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Bobby VanHow does one condense a notable and noteworthy career spanning over five decades into one paragraph? As a professional pianist, keyboardist, vocalist, songwriter, recording artist, entertainer, TV and radio personality, suffice it to say that Bobby Van really has done and seen it all!!! To name only some of the performers, Bobby has worked with, or opened for, or encountered in his worldly ventures: The Calgary Ranch Boys, The Checkers Show Band, The Be-Bops, The Renegades, The Wild Rose All-Stars, Klondike Kate, Diamond Lil, Roy Orbison, Bobby Curtola, The Ink Spots, Cleo Laine, Hazel Proctor, Ray Brown, Ray Charles, Duke Ellington, The Platters, Rollanda Lee, Mart Kenney, The Stardells, The Revelaires, The Shades, The Corvettes, Earl Fatha Hines, Bourbon Street Band Las Vegas, John Coltrane, Liberace, Buddy Rich, Buddy Knox, Johnny Thorson, Mel Crump, Owen Hester, Bing Crosby…Bobby has played in most every venue in most every city, and again to name only a few: Opened the Calgary Tower, the Calgary Convention Centre, the Summit Hotel, Sheraton Downtown, Crossroads, Jubilee Auditorium, Palliser Hotel, Calgary Inn, played in every club, hotel, dining room and concert hall across Canada and throughout North America and beyond, plus Jazz Festivals in Monterey, Victoria, Helena, Chilliwack, Monarch, Great Falls and Kalispell, as well as a European Tour with The Bogart Brothers. Bobby is truly a unique and “one of a kind” musician! |
