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Biography
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Bob Bates
Real name: Robert Bates
American Jazz bassist.Born 1 September 1923 in Pocatello, Idaho.
Died 13 September 1981 in San Francisco
Brother of Norman Bates (2) and Jim Bates (4). Dave Brubeck would always say "If you needed a bass player for a gig in San Francisco one phone number would work….call the Bates family."