Real name: Bob Novak

Novak, 83, died of congestive heart failure July 13 2015 at West Suburban Medical Center, Chicago, according to his friend and musician John Fridono. He had lived for many years in Oak Park.
Novak was born and raised in the Humboldt Park community and attended Wells High School. He got involved in the city's blues scene by taking photos of luminaries of the genre, including Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf and Freddie King, according to fellow musician John Pazdan.