Bob James net worth
Bob James Net Worth: Bob James is an American musician, arranger and producer with a net worth of $15 million. Bob James was born in Marshall, Missouri in December 1939. Bob’s first piano teacher found his pitch perfect. At the age of seven, he studied with Mrs. R.
T. Dafford. In the 1950s he participated in the Missouri State Fair piano competition and won several blue ribbons. He played with Sarah Vaughan from 1965 to 1968 before becoming a studio musician. He helped establish the smooth jazz genre. His debut studio album One was released in 1974. He has released 25 solo albums, several collaborative albums, 13 albums with Fourplay, and many more as accompanist and composer. James’ work is often sampled in other songs, mostly hip-hop. His song “Nautilus” has been sampled by Eric B. & Rakim, Run-DMC, Ghostface Killah, Soul II Soul and Jeru the Damaja. His song “Take Me to Mardi Gras” was written by Paul Simon and sampled by Crash Crew, Run-DMC, LL Cool J, the Beastie Boys, Missy Elliott, will.i.am, Dream, Common and Wu-Don Family. James is a two-time Grammy winner.
