Bobby Keys

Robert Henry "Bobby" Keys (December 18, 1943 – December 2, 2014) was an American saxophone player. He performed with other musicians as a member of several horn sections of the 1970s. He appears on albums by The Rolling Stones,^[1] Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Who, Harry Nilsson, Delaney Bramlett, George Harrison, Eric Clapton and Joe Cocker, amongst other notable musicians. Keys was a touring musician from 1956 until his death in 2014. Keys was born in Slaton, Texas.

Bobby Keys
Keys performing in October 2009
Background information
Born	(1943-12-18)December 18, 1943 Slaton, Texas, United States
Died	December 2, 2014(2014-12-02) (aged 70) Franklin, Tennessee, United States
Genres	Rock, jazz
Occupation(s)	Session musician
Instruments	Saxophone
Years active	1956–2014

Keys had cancer and liver failure. He died at his home in Franklin, Tennessee on December 2, 2014, aged 70.^[2]