'Deep Ellum Won't Be the Same': Frank Campagna, John Jay Myers and More Share Memories of Keyboard Bob

'Deep Ellum Won't Be the Same': Frank Campagna, John Jay Myers and More Share Memories of Keyboard Bob

The old phrase “There but for the grace of God go I” has long been used as a quiet reminder to lead with empathy. In Deep Ellum, where the boundary between art and chaos is porous, it’s hard not to apply that same lens to one of the neighborhood’s most recognizable characters, Robert “Bob” Crawford — better known as “Keyboard Bob” or “Deep Ellum Bob.”…

In Memoriam – Bob Crawford, Deep Ellum legend Keyboard Bob has died

By Elizabeth Myong  Arts Access/KERA News His name was Bob Crawford, but many knew him as “Keyboard Bob.” Crawford, 73, died on Sunday morning, according to filmmaker Lisa Johnson Mitchell, who directed a documentary about Crawford in 2010. “He had a heart of gold. His classic phrase was, ‘If nobody’s told you I love you today, I do,’” she said. Keyboard Bob, a fixture of the Deep Ellum community, would carry his keyboard around the neighborhood…