Bobby Jacobs (born 16 February 1965) is a Dutch bassist, songwriter and producer best known as the former bassist for the Dutch

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, from 2002 to December 2016.

Biography

Jacobs was born in

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. He is the second son of famed Dutch musician Ruud Jacobs and therefore the nephew of

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. Jacobs has two brothers, Jeroen and Roeland, and is the stepson of

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, the founding member of Focus. Jacobs was a member of van Leer's side bands Van Leer and Conxi, and Olivia. From 2002 to December 2016, Jacobs was a member of Focus as their bassist as is featured on their studio albums ''

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'' (2002), '' Focus 9 / New Skin'' (2009), '' Focus X'' (2012), and '' Golden Oldies'' (2014). During his tenure with the band, Jacobs also served as their producer and was credited as a writer on "De Ti O De Me", "Sylvia's Stepson", "Aya-Yuppie-Hippy-Yee" and "Hoeratio". He was replaced by Dutch player Udo Pannekeet.

Discography

;with Focus *''

'' (2002) *'' Focus 9 / New Skin'' (2009) *'' Focus X'' (2012) *'' Golden Oldies'' (2014)

References

External links

*Official Focus website a
FocusTheBand.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jacobs, Bobby 1965 births Living people Dutch bass guitarists Progressive rock guitarists Dutch composers People from Hilversum Focus (band) members