Bobby Keys

Bobby Keys
Keys performing in October 2009
Background information
Born	(1943-12-18)December 18, 1943 Slaton, Texas, U.S.
Died	December 2, 2014(2014-12-02) (aged 70) Franklin, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Rock jazz
Occupation	Session musician
Instrument	Saxophone
Years active	1956–2014
Formerly of	Delaney & Bonnie Plastic Ono Band

Robert Henry Keys (December 18, 1943 – December 2, 2014) was an American saxophonist who performed as a member of several horn sections of the 1970s. He appears on albums by the Rolling Stones,^[1] Lynyrd Skynyrd, Harry Nilsson, Delaney & Bonnie and Friends, George Harrison, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker and other prominent musicians. Keys played on hundreds of recordings, and was a touring musician from 1956 until his death in 2014.