Bob Alcivar (born July 8, 1938, in

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, conductor and keyboard player. He is the father of

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keyboard player Jim Alcivar ( Montrose,

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Discography

Film

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One From the Heart ''One from the Heart'' is a 1982 American musical romantic drama film co-written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Starring Frederic Forrest, Teri Garr, Raúl Juliá, Nastassja Kinski, Lainie Kazan, and Harry Dean Stanton, the film fo ...

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The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas ''The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas'' is a musical with a book by Texas author Larry L. King and Peter Masterson and music and lyrics by Carol Hall. It is based on a story by King that was inspired by the real-life Chicken Ranch in La Grang ...

'' (arranger, 1982) *'' Hysterical'' (1983) *''That Secret Sunday'' (TV) (1986) *''Blind Witness'' (TV) (1999) *''Naked Lie'' V(1989) *''Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer'' V(1989) *''Sparks: The Price of Passion'' V(1990) *''Deadly Medicine'' V(1991)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Alcivar, Bob 1938 births Living people Musicians from Chicago 20th-century American keyboardists Record producers from Illinois The New Christy Minstrels members