Little Bob
Roberto Piazza (May 10, 1945, Alessandria, Italy) better known by his stage name as Little Bob is a French rock musician with strong blues and rhythm 'n' blues influences. Lemmy from Motörhead features on the album Ringolevio (1987). In 2011, the vocalist Roberto Piazza alias Little Bob plays himself in the movie Le Havre directed by Aki Kaurismäki, in competition at the 2011 edition of Festival de Cannes.
Also recorded as Roberto Piazza
Little Bob

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- Name
- Little Bob
- Birth Name
- Roberto Piazza
- Born
- 10 May 1945
- Birthplace
- Alessandria, Italy
- Occupation
- Singer-songwriter, actor
- Full name
- Roberto Piazza.
- Nationality
- France.
- Fields
- rock music and blues rock.
- Honours
- Officer of Arts and Letters.
- Languages
- French.
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Roberto Piazza (May 10, 1945, Alessandria, Italy) better known by his stage name as Little Bob is a French rock musician with strong blues and rhythm 'n' blues influences. Lemmy from Motörhead features on the album Ringolevio (1987). In 2011, the vocalist Roberto Piazza alias Little Bob plays himself in the movie Le Havre directed by Aki Kaurismäki, in competition at the 2011 edition of Festival de Cannes.
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Little Bob (born 1945) is a French actor, film actor and musician, among other activities. The actor was born Roberto Piazza in Alessandria. Little Bob is a member of Little Bob Story.
Genres include blues rock and rock music. Languages used include French. The actor received Officer of Arts and Letters.
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• Name — Little Bob • Birth Name — Roberto Piazza • Born — 10 May 1945 • Birthplace — Alessandria, Italy • Genre — Rock, blues • Occupation — Singer-songwriter, actor • Instrument — Vocals • Years Active — 1974–present • Label — Chiswick, L&B • Associated Acts — Little Bob Story, Little Bob Blues Bastards • Website — www.littlebob.fr
Studio albums
Studio albums
Little Bob Story • 1976: High Time • 1977: Off The Rails • 1977: Living in the Fast Lane • 1978: Come See Me • 1980: Light of My Town • 1982: Vacant Heart • 1984: Too Young To Love Me • 1985:...Wanderers...Followers...Lovers... • 1987: Ringolevio Little Bob • 1989: Rendez-Vous in Angel City • 1991: Alive or nothing • 1993: Lost Territories • 1997: Blue stories • 2002: Libero • 2005: The Gift • 2009: Time To Blast Little Bob Blues Bastards • 2012: Break Down The Walls • 2015: Howlin • 2018: New Day Coming
Live albums
Live albums
• 1978: Live in London • 2003: Rock On Riff On Roll On Move On – Live 2003 • 2005: Live in the Dockland • 2005: Live in London (reedition)
Compilations
Compilations
• 1977: Little Bob Story • 1991: High Time + Like Rock'n Roll • 1999: One Story Volume 1 • 2000: One Story Volume 2 • 2011: Wild And Deep – Best Of 1989/2009
Featurings
Featurings
• 1999: Tribute to Lee Brilleaux • 2000: Blues against racism • 2002: Roots and new 2002 • 2002: A South Louisiana soul sensation
Identity
Identity
Little Bob is recorded with the occupation film actor. Recorded with the occupation songwriter. Recorded with the occupation musician. Recorded with the occupation singer. Classed in the genre blues rock. Classed in the genre rock music. Recorded as singer, musician, songwriter and actor. Recorded at birth as Roberto Piazza. Identity and origins. He also worked under the name Little Bob. The authorities additionally record the heading Roberto Piazza. His recorded language was French.
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1945
Little Bob was born on 10 May 1945.
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- “Little Bob”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q3256657: Little Bob
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- Little Bob et Christian Eudeline, La Story, Éditions Denoël, coll. X-treme, 2010 , 251 p.
- Stories of Little Bob, histoires pour Roberto. Jean-Bernard Pouy, Frédéric Prilleux, Jean-Noël Levavasseur, Jean-Luc Manet, Stéphane Le Carre, Stéphane Pajot, Sylvie Rouch, Serguei Dounovtez et al., Editions Krakoën. www.krakoen.fr. April 2013.
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