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| - Founded: b. 1952 Headquarters: Akron, OH / Los Angeles, CA Website Link(s): [ Mutato Muzik
- Robert Edward Casale Jr. was born on July 14, 1952 in Kent, Ohio. The younger brother of Gerald V. Casale, Robert grew up in Akron, Ohio and was trained as a medical radiation technologist, but eventually left that job to become a key founding member of the New Wave band Devo. Casale not only played guitar, bass guitar, and/or keyboards on every last album by Devo, but also co-wrote several songs as well. In addition, Robert also worked on various albums, films, and television shows as a music mixer, score arranger, music producer, and music production engineer. Casale died of heart failure at age 61 on February 17, 2014. He was survived by wife Lisa, son Alex, and daughter Samantha.
- Robert Edward Casale Jr. AKA Bob 2 (Born July 14, 1952 in Kent, Ohio - died Feb 17, 2014) was a key member of the group Devo, and a younger brother to Devo co-creator Gerald Casale. He played guitar, keyboards and bass guitar, and co-wrote some tracks. Guest Book Appreciation: Bob Casale of Devo, an essential cog in the machine By Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times Pop Music Critic, February 19, 2014
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| - Founded: b. 1952 Headquarters: Akron, OH / Los Angeles, CA Website Link(s): [ Mutato Muzik
- Robert Edward Casale Jr. was born on July 14, 1952 in Kent, Ohio. The younger brother of Gerald V. Casale, Robert grew up in Akron, Ohio and was trained as a medical radiation technologist, but eventually left that job to become a key founding member of the New Wave band Devo. Casale not only played guitar, bass guitar, and/or keyboards on every last album by Devo, but also co-wrote several songs as well. In addition, Robert also worked on various albums, films, and television shows as a music mixer, score arranger, music producer, and music production engineer. Casale died of heart failure at age 61 on February 17, 2014. He was survived by wife Lisa, son Alex, and daughter Samantha.
- Robert Edward Casale Jr. AKA Bob 2 (Born July 14, 1952 in Kent, Ohio - died Feb 17, 2014) was a key member of the group Devo, and a younger brother to Devo co-creator Gerald Casale. He played guitar, keyboards and bass guitar, and co-wrote some tracks. Casale was trained as a medical radiation technologist, but left the job to join Devo. He first married at 19, but divorced soon after Devo made it big. He was a part of Mutato Muzika and an audio engineer, mixer and producer. In live shows, Bob 2 played both rhythm/lead guitar and keyboards. Bob 2 was credited as "Bob2" on most Devo albums. He rarely sang, though his voice was occasionally heard as a background singer. For his work outside of Devo he is most often credited as "Robert Casale". He died at the age of 61 of heart failure as "a result of medical procedures". a b c In a statement, Gerald Casale says that "He was excited about the possibility of Mark Mothersbaugh allowing Devo to play shows again. His sudden death from conditions that lead to heart failure came as a total shock to us all". Bob was in the hospital due to stomach ailments, and during testing, his blood pressure dropped too low to be stabilized. Guest Book Appreciation: Bob Casale of Devo, an essential cog in the machine By Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times Pop Music Critic, February 19, 2014
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