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Chester, Bob, 1908-1977

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Personal name headingChester, Bob, 1908-1977
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Variant(s)Chester, Robert T., 1908-1977
Birth date1908-03-20
Death date1977-06-14
Place of birthDetroit (Mich.)
Place of deathDetroit (Mich.)
Field of activityJazz Big band music
Profession or occupationComposers Conductors (Music) Saxophonists Motion picture actors and actresses
Special noteFormerly on undifferentiated name record (n88288238)
Found inGarrod, C. Bob Chester and his orchestra, 1987.
Kinkle, R.D. The complete enc. of pop. mus. and jazz, 1900-1950 (Chester, Bob; b. Mar. 20, 1908, Detroit, Mich.; bandleader)
Internet movie database, February 27, 2013 (Bob Chester; b. March 20, 1904, Detroit, Michigan; birth name, Robert T. Chester; d. November, 1975, Detroit, Michigan; composer, conductor, songwriter, actor)
Wikipedia WWW site, March 21, 2013 (Bob Chester; b. March 20, 1908; d. June 14, 1977; an American jazz and pop music bandleader and tenor saxophonist)