Bob Blue (July 31, 1948 – March 17, 2006), a native of Huntington, NY and a resident of Massachusetts, was a teacher and songwriter. His most well-known song, The Ballad of Erica Levine was occasionally performed by Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary.
Bob was a member of the band "The Nice Jewish Boys" and one of the founders of the Children's Music Network.
He suffered from multiple sclerosis in the last years of his life, and died from it in his home at Amherst, Massachusetts in 2006.
In 2010, Bob Blue's Daughter, Katy Blue, bicycled across the United States (from Vermont to Seattle, Washington) to raise money for the National MS Society