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Mar 27, 1942 Seattle, Washington, United States Died on 31 Jul 2016 (aged 74) Aries
Bob West Radio Host - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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About Bob West Radio Host
- Bob West (March 27, 1942 – July 31, 2016) was an American ethnomusicologist, radio host, musician, and record producer.
- He became involved in radio in 1966 at KRAB Radio in Seattle.
- Lorenzo Milam, who heard him as a guest on another KRAB show, asked him in 1967 to host a weekly jazz and blues show on KRAB.
- A year later, West made his first field trip to Memphis to record Furry Lewis and Bukka White.
- In 2001 he founded Arcola Records in Seattle to create and distribute CDs of his field recordings.
