Bob havens biography

American big band and jazz musician (born 1930)

Musical artist

Robert Havens (born May 3, 1930)^[1] is an American big band and jazz musician who appeared on The Lawrence Welk Show from 1960 to 1982.

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His instrument is the trombone.^[2]

Early life

Born to a musical family in Quincy, Illinois,^[1] he began studying violin and trombone at age seven and played both instruments throughout his school years.^[1] He landed his first professional job with a local dance band at age 12.

By the age of 16, Havens was awarded a scholarship to attend a summer program at the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Interlochen, Michigan. He held the first trombone chair in the school's 250-piece concert band. He later held the first trombone chair in the Quincy Symphony while also playing in many popular dance groups in Illinois.

Career

After serving in the Illinois National Guard as a bandsman during the Korean War, he left Qui