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Big Bob Dougherty

Big Bob Dougherty has been played on NTS in shows including Jazzman, featured first on 14 March 2014. Songs played include Squeezer.

Robert Isaac "Big Bob" Dougherty (Born: December 27, 1908 Leavenworth, KS. Died: September 27, 1982) was a Jazz / R'n'B tenor, baritone, and alto saxophone player from Leavenworth KS. He formed his first combo in 1933 and struggled to pick up gigs. He joined the Leavenworth police force in 1939 before eventually joining the Navy and being stationed in the Great Lakes, IL, St. Louis, and Honolulu. Returning from the war, he became an active musician around the Kansas City area from the…

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Big Bob Dougherty
Golden Crest1959
Squeezer
Big Bob DoughertyGolden Crest1959
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