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{{short description|American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist (1914–2002)}}
'''Robert Marshall Helm''' (July 18, 1914  – September 1, 2002) was a [[jazz]] clarinetist and saxophonist.<ref name="Grove">{{Cite Grove |last=Kernfeld |first=Barry |date=2003 |title=Helm, Bob [Robert Marshall] |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J197500 }}</ref>
[[File:French Quarter Festival 1990 - 09.jpg|thumb|Helm at center on saxophone at [[French Quarter Festival]] 1990.]]
Helm was born in [[Fairmead, California]] and began playing brass instruments when he was young.<ref name="Grove" /> He later turned to alto saxophone and by the age of 11 was a professional tenor saxophonist who also played several other instruments.<ref name="Grove" /> He met [[Lu Watters]] and [[Turk Murphy]] in 1935 and began playing with them.<ref name="Grove" /> Five years in the army were followed by returns to the same leaders.<ref name="Grove" />  He recorded an album as a leader in 1954.<ref name="AM">{{cite web |last=Yanow |first=Scott |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bob-helm-mn0000065781/biography |title=Bob Helm Biography |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=August 7, 2022}}</ref> Helm continued to play into the 1990s and in 1994–95 recorded another album, ''Hotter than That'', for [[Stomp Off]].<ref name="Grove" /> He died in [[San Rafael, California]], on September 1, 2002.<ref name="Grove" />

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