Bobby Notkoff

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Bobby Notkoff (31 December 1940 - 5 October 2018) [1] was a violinist who played with The Rockets [2] in the 1960s and Family Lotus in the 1970s. Notkoff was also part of one of the first supergroups Electric Flag, with Mike Bloomfield and Buddy Miles.

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References

  1. "BOBBY NOTKOFF Obituary". Santa Fe New Mexican. Legacy.com. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  2. Unterberger, Richie. "Biography: The Rockets". Allmusic . Retrieved 1 May 2010.