Bobby Rosengarden Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Bobby Rosengarden was born on April 23, 1924 in Elgin, Illinois, USA as Robert Marshall Rosengarden. He is known for his work on The Dick Cavett Show (1968), Tonight! (1953) and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962). He was married to Sharon Lee Rosier. He died on February 27, 2007 in Sarasota, Florida, USA.
He started percussion lessons when he was 4, and later won a music scholarship to the University of Michigan. He played drums in the Army Band during WWII. After the war, he played in nightclubs, developing excellent sight-reading skills. He played with groups led by Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Skitch Henderson, Quincy Jones, and Gerry Mulligan. He backed up Billie Holliday, Carmen McRae, Barbra Streisand, and Tony Bennett.
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He could play bongos, conga, water gong, finger cymbals, musical saw, spoons, and washboard. But his most familiar role was big-band drummer, making musical wisecracks as the band-leader on "The Dick Cavett Show".
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Jimi Hendrix: The Dick Cavett Show
2002
Video documentary musical director - as Bob Rosengarden
The Dick Cavett Show
1980-1983
TV Series musical director - 2 episodes
The Dick Cavett Show
TV Series musical director - 10 episodes, 1969 - 1974 conductor - 2 episodes, 1972