Bob Baldori (born 1943), also known as "Boogie Bob", is an American

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and

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. He plays the guitar, piano, harmonica and piano. Baldori founded the rock band

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in 1964; the group had a national hit in 1966 with

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's " Who Do You Love?". He has also pursued a solo career, performing in venues all over the country, and recording a 1994 solo

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. He started working with

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in 1966 at

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and subsequently recorded two albums with Berry. He has also worked with and performed with

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, John Hammond,

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and

. In 2005 Baldori begun a two-piano collaboration with pianist

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called ''Seeley and Baldori'', which continued steadily until 2011, at which point pianis
Arthur Migliazza
stepped in to replace Seeley in most live performances.

Boogie Stomp!

In 2012 Baldori released a documentary film called ''Boogie Stomp!'' that tells "the story of boogie woogie, its origins, subsequent history and ongoing development." It also serves as an unofficial biography of boogie woogie pianist

. The film appeared in film festivals around the US and was well received, winning fourteen awards. Baldori's duo project with Arthur Migliazza was originally called ''Boogie Stomp! The Musical'' and enjoyed a one month run at the ''Chain Theatre'', an Off-Broadway theater in Long Island City, NY in May 2014 and a six month run at the Elektra Theater in

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, NYC in 2015/2016. In 2016 the duo officially changed their name to ''The Boogie Kings'' and released their first studio album, ''Disturbing the Peace'', in 2018 on Spirit Records. In addition to recording and performing his own material, Baldori operates his own

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, and has produced and

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over 200 albums. He wrote and starred in the

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''Almost Famous'', with productions in

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and in Michigan. As an entertainment law attorney, Baldori represents many performers including

and

. He lives in

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with his family.

Partial discography

* ''Tulane'' ''(

)'', 1970 (Harmonica) * ''Basic Rock'' (The Woolies, 1971) * ''Live at Lizards'' (The Woolies, 1973) * ''Who Do You Love'' (1994) * ''Boogie Stomp!'' (with

, 2006) *''Disturbing the Peace'' (The Boogie Kings, 2018)

References

Other sources

* "Boogie Bob Baldori and The Woolies" (''Blue Suede News'' magazine, issue 53, Winter 2000/01)
Interview with Baldori
(WKAR Radio, August 10, 2005)
Waiting Forty Years for the Woolies
(Lansing City Pulse, May 16, 2006)
Roll Over Beethoven
(St. Louis Riverfront Times, October 25, 2006)
Short documentary reveals history of boogie-woogie
(Lansing Lowdown, March 28, 2007)

(Rusted Chrome: Southeast Michigan's Bands and Musicians, 1966–72)

External links

Bob Baldori's personal pageBoogie Stomp

Seeley/Baldori music site

Legal site
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