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Bob James

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American jazz keyboardist, arranger, and record producer (born 1939)

United StatesMusiciansBorn 1939 · age 86
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Robert McElhiney James is an American jazz keyboardist, arranger, and record producer. He founded the band Fourplay and wrote "Angela", the theme song for the TV show Taxi. According to VICE, music from his first seven albums has often been sampled and believed to have contributed to the formation of hip hop.

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1987Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance
1981Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance

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Robert McElhiney James is an American jazz keyboardist, arranger, and record producer. He founded the band Fourplay and wrote "Angela", the theme song for the TV show Taxi. According to VICE, music from his first seven albums has often been sampled and believed to have contributed to the formation of hip hop. Among his most well known recordings are "Nautilus", "Westchester Lady", "Tappan Zee", and his version of "Take Me to the Mardi Gras".

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United States
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Musicians
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Singer / Musician
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Born 1939 · age 86
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