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Bobby Gimby
Bobby Gimby, (October 25, 1918 – June 20, 1998) was a Canadian orchestra leader, trumpeter, and singer/songwriter.
==Biography==
He was born Robert Stead Gimby (pronounced Jim-bee) in Cabri, Saskatchewan, a small town of about 300 people, several hours drive from Regina.〔"Ca-na-da's Pied Piper Bobby Gimby Dies." ''Hamilton (Ontario) Spectator'', June 22, 1998, p. A13.〕 Bobby came from a musical family: his father Albert S. Gimby 〔 "Social and Personal." ''Chilliwack (B.C.) Progress'', July 11, 1951, p. 18. 〕 was a fiddle player, his mother played piano, and he had a sister who played guitar.〔"Musician Led Canada in Song in Centennial Year." ''Toronto Globe & Mail'', June 22, 1998, p. A 3.〕 His father ran a hardware store, but after it burned in a fire, the family struggled financially; they decided to leave Saskatchewan to live near relatives in British Columbia. 〔 Judy Williams. "Finding Family Tree was Worthwhile Says Jean." ''Chilliwack (B.C.) Progress'', December 28, 1977, p/ 60. 〕 Ultimately, the Gimby family moved to Chilliwack, B.C., where they lived throughout the 1930s, and where Bobby attended Chilliwack High School. 〔 "Big March Publicizes Carnival." ''Chilliwack (B.C.) Progress'', April 26, 1967, p. 1. 〕 Bobby was already interested in a musical career: in Chilliwack, he was a member of the Town Band, a popular group which played at many local dances. 〔 "Ca-na-da Composer Didn't Forget Chilliwack Connection." ''Chilliwack (B.C.) Progress'', September 15, 1998, p. 7. 〕 In 1941, he joined the touring orchestra of well-known Canadian bandleader Mart Kenney. Bobby played trumpet (the press of that time referred to him as "The Wizard of the Trumpet") 〔 "Kinsman Brings Kenney Here for Fund Dances." ''Winnipeg Tribune'', March 29, 1941, p. 29. 〕 and he went on the road with ''Mart Kenney's Western Gentlemen'', working mainly in Vancouver and western Canada.〔Liam Lacey. "Catchy Song Still Echoes for Ca-na-da- Pied Piper Gimby." ''Toronto Globe & Mail'', July 24, 1987, p. A2.〕 Circa 1944, Bobby Gimby moved to Toronto, Ontario. He founded his own band and became popular playing for teenagers. Thanks to his sponsor, the Simpson's store, he was able to entertain at various teen-oriented venues in Toronto during the mid-1940s.〔"Keen-Teens Have Keen Time at Teen Turnouts." ''Toronto Globe & Mail'', March 23, 1946, p. 5.〕 In the late 1940s, he and his band made several recordings.〔Lotta Dempsey. "New Songs, New Singer, Solid Senders." ''Toronto Globe & Mail'', March 24, 1949, p. 17.〕 In 1945, Gimby became a member of the long-running radio program the Happy Gang.〔Liam Lacey. "Catchy Song Still Echoes for Ca-na-da- Pied Piper Gimby." ''Toronto Globe & Mail'', July 24, 1987, p. A2.〕 He remained with the Gang for thirteen years, until April 1959. 〔 Bob Burgess. "TV and Radio." ''Ottawa (Ontario) Journal'', April 16, 1959, p. 30. 〕 Meanwhile, in 1949, he was given his own program on CBC Radio; his band at that time was called the Rodeo Rascals.〔Hugh Fraser. "Start Smiling Again, Says Canada's Pied Piper." ''Hamilton (Ontario) Spectator'', May 27, 1992, p. D3.〕 In addition to continuing to lead his own orchestra, Gimby later appeared on CBC Television in the late 1950s, and subsequently hosted a show, on CTV, in the mid-1970s. On that show, he focused on big band and pop songs that would appeal to viewers who remembered him from the 1940s and 1950s. 〔 Clarence Metcalfe. "TV Reveals His Real Career." ''Ottawa (Ontario) Journal'', February 1, 1975, p. TV4. 〕
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