 Bobby Gimby appearing as The Pied Piper during Canada's Centennial celebrations in 1967. Image by Harper Stevens, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Bobby GimbyBobby Gimby Bobby Gimby Canadian musician Robert Stead Gimby, OC (October 25, 1918 – June 20, 1998) was a Canadian orchestra leader, trumpeter, and singer-songwriter. Quick facts Background information, Born ... Bobby Gimby Bobby Gimby as The Pied Piper Background information Born (1918-10-25)October 25, 1918 Cabri, Saskatchewan, Canada Died June 20, 1998(1998-06-20) (aged 79) North Bay, Ontario, Canada Genres Pop Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter, bandleader Instrument Trumpet Close Biography Gimby (pronounced Jim-bee) was born in Cabri, Saskatchewan, a small town of about 300 people.[1] He came from a musical family: his father Albert S. Gimby [2] played fiddle, his mother played piano, and his sister played guitar.[3] His father ran a hardware store, but after it burned in a fire the… (Source: Wikipedia)
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