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Rob Bowman (born 21 June 1956) is a Canadian Grammy Award-winning professor of ethnomusicology and a music writer. Formerly the director of York University 's Graduate Program in Ethnomusicology and Musicology in Toronto, he has written many liner notes, studies and books on popular music.
Associate Professor. E rbowman@yorku.ca. EDUCATION. BA, MFA (York), PhD (Memphis) BIOGRAPHY. Professor Bowman pioneered popular music studies at York University. He lectures, publishes and broadcasts in many areas of popular music, from country, R & B and gospel to reggae, rap and funk.
Dec 10, 2018 · December 10, 2018. BUY TICKETS. Rob Bowman, the veteran Broadway music director who has previously conducted Chicago on Broadway and on tour, has returned to the long-running revival.
Mar 23, 2021 · Bowman recalls that the first time he ever interviewed Couch, the label head famously observed that Malaco “makes black music for Black people.” Bowman knew first-hand the unique dichotomy of...
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Dec 12, 2018 · December 12, 2018. Share. Rob Bowman. York University’s famous “rock ‘n’ roll professor,” Rob Bowman, has been nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Historical Album category as co-producer of the Numero Group’s 2017 two-disc compilation Jackie Shane: Any Other Way. Rob Bowman. This is Bowman’s sixth Grammy nomination and second as producer.
Feb 7, 2019 · 4 min read. Canadian music journalist Rob Bowman, who has been nominated for a Grammy for his archival album on the career of 1960s transgender R&B/soul singer Jackie Shane, pets his dog...
From 1998-2003, he was the music director/conductor for the Broadway production of Chicago. Composer: several scores including Hot Mikado and A Christmas Carol. He has conducted numerous shows on and off Broadway, national tours and in regional theatres throughout the country.
