Musician. An acclaimed saxophonist, he worked with a wide range of artists but will be best remembered for his contributions to several Rolling Stones' albums. Robert Henry Keys was born ironically on the same day as his longtime collaborator Keith Richards. His grandfather had given him a harmonica while Bobby was in his early youth and during his high school years, he had switched to the baritone sax. As luck would have it, his great-aunt lived across the street from a then-unknown musician named Buddy Holly. Keys became acquainted with Holly and achieved experience during Holly's early career as a member of the Crickets at the age of fifteen. During the 1960s, he played sessions for Dion on his 1961 hit "The Wanderer" and for Elvis Presley on "Return To Sender" (1962). He became associated with the group Bonnie and Delaney and Friends by the late 1960s and worked with Eric Clapton and Joe Cocker. Clapton recommended Keys to George Harrison for his album "All Things Must Pass" (1970) and during this period, Mick Jagger recruited him for their album "Sticky Fingers" (1971). Keys had previously worked with the Rolling Stones on the song "Live With Me" from their album "Let it Bleed" (1969). His solo effort on the hit "Brown Sugar" (1971) is regarded by many as being one of the most definitive in rock and roll history. He went on to contribute to the albums "Exile On Main Street" (1972), "Goats Head Soup" (1973) and "Emotional Rescue" (1980). He worked on the John Lennon albums "Some Time in New York City" (1972) and "Walls and Bridges" (1974). Among the many additional artists Keys worked with include Carly Simon, Harry Nilsson and Warren Zevon. Keys toured with the Rolling Stones during 2014, but withdrew due to illness in October of that year. He had been suffering from cirrhosis at the time of his death.