Biography
During the 1950s pianist Bob Gaddy gained recognition on the New York blues scene both as a session musician and as a featured recording artist, and he continues to work that same circuit today. His serious focus on the piano began after he was drafted in 1943. While stationed on the West Coast he acquired club experience in California, then reached New York in 1946. There he performed locally with Brownie McGhee and guitarist Larry Dale, the former appearing often on Gaddy’s releases for Jackson—starting with the 1952 debut “Bicycle Boogie”—Jax, Dot, Harlem, and, from 1955 onward, Hy Weiss’ Old Town label. Gaddy’s longest association was with Old Town, where he recorded the notable “I Love My Baby,” “Paper Lady,” “Rip and Run,” and additional titles through 1960. Guitarists Joe Ruffin and Wild Jimmy Spruill plus saxist Jimmy Wright served as sidemen on those sessions. No further domestic recordings of consequence have followed, yet Gaddy remains active around New York, as does his longtime associate Larry Dale.
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Singles
