Bob Hames
Robert "Bob" Earl Hames (1920–1998) was an American jazz guitarist best known for being a staff guitarist for live productions at WFAA-TV in the early 1950s.[1] Down Beat magazine rated him one of the top ten guitarist in the US.[2]
Compositions
- Lonely Vagabond, Bob Hames & David Chenault (1919–1976) (written 1947) (©1983)
- I didn’t know my heart could fly, by Bob Hames (©1972)
- Happiness is loving you, Bob Hames (©1981)
- Tell me a story, words and music by Bob Hames (written Aug 1972) (©1981)
- Bar whiskey fool, words and music by Bob Hames (written June 1975) (©1981)
- Just a step away, words & music by Bob Hames (written 1979) (©1981)
- Lovers Waltz ("A million Dreams From Now"), Bob Hames, (The Young and the Restless, episode 7512) (©1983)
- Wasted Love, Bob Hames (©1983)
- Have you ever heard (a lonely heart cry)? words and music by Bob Hames (key of C) (©1983)
- My Blue-Eyed Girl, words & music by Bob Hames (1920- ) & Frank J. Milton (1905–1983) (©1983)
- Come Back, My Love, Bob Hames (©1984)
- Whistle britches, lyrics & music by Bob Hames (©1988)
- 'Til the day you passed me by, Bob Hames (©1989)
- After you know it all, words & music by Bob Hames (©1990)
- There goes my heartache, words & music by Bob Hames (©1990)
- Are the kids still cruising Main?, by Bob Hames (©1991)
- I just laughed 'til I cried, lyrics & music by Bob Hames (©1991)
- You are my rainbow, words & music by Bob Hames (©1991)
- Your next stepping stone, words & music by Bob Hames (©1993)
- If you don’t have a heart (please don’t steal mine), lyrics & music by Bob Hames (©1997)
- Jackhammer boogie, words and music by Bob Hames (©1997)
Education & early professional career
| 1937 |
Hames graduated from Wolfe City High School in Texas |
| mid-1940s |
Hames was a member of the Jan Garber Orchestra before enrolling at the University of North Texas |
| 1945 |
Hames enrolled at the University of North Texas College of Music. While there, he played electric guitar in 1945 with the Aces of Collegeland,[3] the forerunner to the One O'Clock Lab Band. He also taught guitar on and off campus. One of his high school students, Jack Petersen, went on to become a well-known jazz educator and jazz guitarist. Hames introduced Petersen to jazz recordings of Karl Kress, Tal Farlow, Chuck Wayne, Herb Ellis (then a student at North Texas), Barney Kessel, Barry Galbraith, Remo Palmieri, Oscar Moore, and Charlie Christian. |
| 1946 |
While a student at North Texas, Hames was one of eight student musicians from North Texas to guest star on Interstate's weekly musical radio show, 3:30, Sunday, April 14, 1946, aired on WFAA. Betty Cooper (vocalist) featured with the Blue Notes, a quartet composed of Lynn McClain, June Heitt, Bonnye Williams, and Elsie Mae Cooper. Bob Hames (electric guitar), Jim Bob Floyd (piano), and Bill Meeks (clarinet) were featured as a trio.[4] |
| 1951 |
Hames received a bachelor of music from the University of North Texas College of Music |
| early 1950s |
Hames also played guitar for several well known bands, including Stan Keller and His Orchestra |
Growing Up
Hames was born January 22, 1920, in Wolfe City, TX
- Father — Joseph Irl Hames
- Mother — Jessie Lynn Hames, née Kiser
He married twice:
- Billye Mildred Goin (married December 31, 1942)
- b. August 24, 1921, Bailey, Texas[5]
- d. Jan. 11, 1972, buried Mount Carmel Cemetery, Wolfe City, TX
- Bob and Billye had a son, Robert Barry Hames (b. Dec. 18, 1945, Denton County, TX), who is a doctor of osteopathic medicine in Fort Worth, TX. He is married to Ellen Mary Hames.
- b. Aug. 30, 1928
- d. March 4, 1993
Bibliography
- ^ Advertisement: WFAA Telethon benefiting the March of Dimes, The Dallas Morning News, February 18, 1954 (Hames is listed as a WFAA-TV personnel member
- ^ Obituary: Bob Hames, The Herald Banner, Greenville, TX, Sep. 8, 1998
- ^ Aces of Collegeland Orchestra Has Started Many on the Road to Stardom, Denton Record-Chronicle, sec. 5, pg. 5, Sep 10, 1945
- ^ Radio: NTSC Students Guest Stars on Showtime, The Dallas Morning News, pg. 9, April 14, 1946
- ^ Fannin County, Texas, Birth Book 11, Certificate 1838
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1920 |
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1998 |
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