Howard Roberts (2 October 1929 – 28 June 1992) was an influential American jazz guitarist, educator and session musician. Roberts was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and began playing guitar at age 8. By the time he was 15 he was playing professionally locally. In 1950 he moved to Los Angeles. There, with the assistance of Jack Marshall, he began playing with musicians including Bobby Troup, Chico Hamilton and Barney Kessel. In about 1956, Bobby Troup signed him to Verve Records as a solo artist. Around that time he decided to concentrate on recording, both as a solo artist and session musician, a direction he would continue until the early 1970s. Roberts played rhythm guitar, lead guitar, bass and mandolin, both in the studio and for television and movie projects, including: · Lead guitar in the theme from The Twilight Zone. · Guitar on the theme from The Munsters. · Rhythm guitar on the theme

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