Bobby Keys

Bobby Keys
Keys performing in October 2009
Background information
Born	(1943-12-18)December 18, 1943 Slaton, Texas, U.S.
Died	December 2, 2014(2014-12-02) (aged 70) Franklin, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Rock, jazz
Occupation(s)	Session musician
Instrument(s)	Saxophone
Years active	1956–2014
Formerly of	The Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Delaney & Bonnie, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Warren Zevon, Joe Cocker, Joe Ely, Sheryl Crow, John Lennon, Leon Russell, Plastic Ono Band, Harry Nilsson, Carl Carlton & The Songdogs

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,^[1] Lynyrd Skynyrd, Harry Nilsson, Delaney & Bonnie and Friends, George Harrison, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker and other prominent musicians. Keys played on hundreds of recordings, and was a touring musician from 1956 until his death in 2014.