Bob Fuller

Inducted: 2023

 

Bob Fuller is recognized as one of the pioneers of bluegrass music in Quebec. In 1965 Bob began hosting the Hillbilly Night sponsored by the Old Time Music Club in Montreal held at the Blue Angel Café and later at the Wheel Club. All the music had to be bluegrass or traditional country and only acoustic instruments (and steel guitar) were allowed. Bob guided the group through those evenings to focus on bluegrass and old time. Those events continue to this day.

Bob was a proficient and prolific guitar and bass player and singer. He was a leader of many bands including Bluegrass Bob and the Bobcats, The Happy Wanderer, and The Cat’s Den lounge band “The Bluegrass Ramblers” that played regularly at the Cat’s Den Lounge, Montreal’s Moose Lodge and numerous other venues.

In 1971 Bob released his LP album “Canadian Country Favorites - Bob Fuller and The Mountain Strings”.

Featured with Bob: Guy Carpenter and other Hillbilly Night regulars.  MMC 1715

The Bluegrass Ramblers band which played with Bob in Montreal 1965 - 66 was:

Mike Higgins - guitar / David Tinkoff - Mandolin / Stanley Druzin - banjo and Bob Fuller - bass

Bob traveled extensively and brought his love of bluegrass to audiences everywhere he went. His knowledge and enthusiasm for traditional Country and Bluegrass music was infectious and he won the genre a great many converts.

 

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