Bob Heil | Living St. Louis

Living St. Louis producer Ruth Ezell visits with Bob Heil, a respected and innovative creator of sound systems. Heil got his start playing Hammond organs as a young teen, and then took lessons from the legendary Stan Khan, the organist at the Fabulous Fox Theatre. From there he opened up Ye Old Music Shop in Marissa, Illinois, and became the premier name for sound systems, creating them for bands such as The Who, Grateful Dead, The Eagles, Dolly Parton and Jerry Lee Lewis. Heil later closed the music shot to focus on creating microphones for ham radio operators, but become involved with the music industry once again when Joe Walsh-a friend of Heils and ham radio user-discovered Heils ham radio mic provided better sound than any other mic hed tried on stage. In June 2006 he became the only manufacturer to be have a display in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.

[@ColoRadio6996]

RIP Dr. Bob Heil 2/28/24 May Bob's memory be for a blessing.

[@flirjock]

We blew a crossover in one of Heil's boards in Cape. I drove the board to Marrisa the next day, and Bob gave us a loner so we could perform that night. He never met a stranger. I don't care if you played Kiel Auditorium or Ted's Warehouse you were treated the same. Thanks Bob for your contribution to musicians around the world.

[@paul16731]

getting a heil mic for my kenwood ts480 soon for my b-day cant WAIT love it man you rock bob thanks from us all in ham radio
& 73's = n3sfl

[@artc9114]

RIP Dr. Bob Heil. The inventor of the famous Talk Box. Do you Feel like we do...

[@BobKovacs]

Neat video... thanks!

[@zboys4586]

The book "WHAT YOU ANT IS IN THE LIMO" BROUGHT ME HERE.