Read the bio below and try to give details on bobby lakind 's: - instrument - death place - birth name - death date - genre - birth date - name - background - birth place - associated acts - occupation Bio: robert jay '' bobby '' lakind -lrb- november 3 , 1945 -- december 24 , 1992 -rrb- was a conga player , vocalist , songwriter and occasional live backup drummer with the doobie brothers . he was originally a lighting roadie for the band . after observing lakind goofing around on the congas after a concert , the band took notice of his talent and asked him to join as a sideman for studio sessions . lakind was from teaneck , new jersey and graduated from teaneck high school , class of 1963 . he attended the university of kentucky and was a member of sigma nu fraternity , the animal house of uk fraternities during the 60s . also a member of sigma nu fraternity during this time was basketball player and future coach , pat riley . he sessioned with the band from 1976 and joined them onstage as well . he was finally invited to join the band as a full member three years before their 1982 dissolution , though he was not credited as such on record until the farewell tour album in 1983 . when the band reformed in 1988 , he rejoined and was featured on the album '' cycles '' , but prior to recording the follow-up , he was forced into retirement by terminal cancer . his former doobie colleagues from the various line-ups played two concerts to benefit a trust for lakind 's children in 1992 . he died from colon cancer on christmas eve that year .
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- instrument is congas , percussion , drums , vocals- death place is los angeles , california united states- birth name is robert jay lakind- death date is 24 december 1992- genre is rock- birth date is 3 november 1945- name is bobby lakind- background is solo_singer- birth place is new york united states- associated acts is the doobie brothers- occupation is musician , vocalist , songwriter