Bob Keane obituary

Record producer with a star-studded portfolioBob Keane, who has died aged 87, was one of the pioneering Los Angeles record men and a maverick talent scout, record producer and label owner. The soul singer Sam Cooke scored his first pop hit on a Keane label, and Ritchie Valens and the Bobby Fuller Four were both discovered by him. Other artists who benefited from working with Keane include Arthur Lee, Barry White, Frank Zappa and Glen Campbell.He was born Robert Kuhn in Manhattan Beach, Californ...

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