Robert Verrill Kuhn (January 5, 1922 – November 28, 2009), professionally known as Bob Keane, and also sometimes known as Bob Keene, was an American
musician
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,
producer and the founder and owner of the
record label
"Big Three" music labels
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Del-Fi Records. He was the producer and manager of
Ritchie Valens and
Pinoy star
Josephine Roberto, aka Banig.
Death
Keane was diagnosed with
non-Hodgkin's lymphoma when he was 87, and died of
kidney failure
Kidney failure, also known as renal failure or end-stage renal disease (ESRD), is a medical condition in which the kidneys can no longer adequately filter waste products from the blood, functioning at less than 15% of normal levels. Kidney fa ...
on November 28, 2009.
Del-Fi Records Founder Bob Keane, 87, Dies
, ''Los Angeles Times
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'', November 30, 2009.
See also
*Keen Records
Keen Records was an American independent record label, founded by John and Alex Siamas in 1957 in Los Angeles. John Siamas was a successful businessman in the aerospace industry, and, as a music aficionado, started Keen as a side business. They ...
References
External links
Del-Fi's Keane Opens Door
Colin Devenish, ''Rolling Stone'', on line, article dated September 28, 2004.
* Bob Keaneat Allmusic
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Article on Keane's labels
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1922 births
2009 deaths
Musicians from Manhattan Beach, California
Record producers from California
American clarinetists
Deaths from kidney failure
20th-century American musicians
Ritchie Valens