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Bobby Keys

Slaton, United States

Bobby Keys is credited on 2,860 releases across 289 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1969–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,860

Pressings credited

289

Albums

7

Decades active

1,937

In collections

Biography

Robert Henry Keys (December 18, 1943 – December 2, 2014) was an American saxophonist who performed as a member of several horn sections of the 1970s. He appears on albums by the Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Harry Nilsson, Delaney & Bonnie and Friends, George Harrison, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, Joe Ely, and other prominent musicians. Keys played on hundreds of recordings, and was a touring musician from 1956 until his death in 2014.

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Credited work

2,860 releases · 289 albums · active 1969–2026

  • Performance · 4,753
  • Other credits · 109
  • Production · 7

Studios: Olympic Studios · Trident Studios · Island Studios · Sunset Sound

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