Robert Leroy "Bob" Mothersbaugh, Junior.,, or "Bob 1", is the lead guitarist and occasional vocalist for and part of the music production company Mutato Muzika.
Background
Robert Leroy Mothersbaugh Junior. was born in Akron, Ohio, to parents Mary Margaret ("Mig") and Robert Mothersbaugh, Senior In high school, he played in the cover band Jitters with his brother Jim Mothersbaugh and Greg Brosch on guitar and Greg Kaiser on bass.
Career
He is the younger brother of lead vocalist Mark Mothersbaugh. He was still in high school when protesters at Kent State University were shot by police. This event had a heavy influence on the band In the late 1960s, Kent State University art students Gerald Casale and Bob Lewis created a series of satirical art pieces in a devolution vein.
They met keyboardist Mark Mothersbaugh around 1970.
Their satire about de-evolution became serious after the Kent State shootings of May 4, 1970. The "Sextet " lineup performed at the 1973 Kent State performing arts festival.
The band continued to perform, generally as a quartet, but with a fluid lineup including Mark"s brothers Bob and Jim Mothersbaugh. The classic line-up included two sets of brothers, Mark and Bob Mothersbaugh and Gerald and Bob Casale, along with Alan Myers.
The band is best known for their Number.
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