Apart from his work as director of York University's Graduate Program in Ethnomusicology & Musicology in Toronto, he has written many liner notes, studies and books on popular music.
Specialized in the Stax Records story, his liner notes on the different boxed sets of The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles has been celebrated. His book, /Soulsville, U.S.A. - The Story of Stax Records/, is considered as the definitive history of the legendary Memphis-based record label.
Rob Bowman's work as an interpreter and documentarian of historical recordings of popular music has been recognized internationally.
A five-time Grammy Award nominee, Rob won a Grammy in 1996 for Best Album Notes for his 47,000 word monograph accompanying the 10-CD boxed set of /The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 3: 1972-1975/, which he co-produced.
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