Bob Keane

The owner and president of the Del-Fi label, producer Bob Keane was a driving force behind the early rise of rock & roll, launching the careers of acts including Ritchie Valens and the Bobby Fuller Four. After founding the Los Angeles-based Del-Fi in 1957, a year later he discovered Valens, then a student at San Fernando High School. Iniviting the young singer to cut a demo in his basement studio, ...more