Bob Heil, the audio industry legend who pioneered the Talk Box – and worked with the likes of Peter Frampton and The Who – has died aged 83. The news was shared via a social media post published by ...

Microphone manufacturer Heil Sound has new top leadership for the first time in its 56-year history. The Illinois-based company said Bob and Sarah Heil have transferred ownership to current ...

Bob Heil is a man whose life has revolved around sound from many different approaches. His professional career has evolved from that of a pipe organist and a pioneer in sound systems for touring ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. On a recent business trip to Nashville, Heil Sound founder and President Bob Heil took time out ...

A private family service will be held in memory of Bob Heil, a metro-east native known for revolutionizing the sound systems used by rock bands in the 1970s and creating a high-powered “talk box” used ...

Revered music industry technician Bob Heil, best known for inventing the Talk Box effect unit, has died at the age of 83. According to the Belleville News-Democrat, Heil passed away after a cancer ...

For concert sound pioneer Bob Heil, the Grateful Dead's "Truckin'" is more than a classic rock favorite. The song, which opened their five-show Fare Thee Well concerts on June 27, tells a personal ...

Bob Heil, who has died aged 83, was an audio engineer with two claims to fame. He was the godfather of the modern sound system used by touring rock bands, beginning with the Grateful Dead; and he ...

Audio pioneer Bob Heil, who released his classic Talk Box in 1973 and set the blueprint for live sound systems in rock music, has died at the age of 83. Born in St Louis, Heil honed his musical ...

A BND series about what makes Belleville, St. Clair County and southwestern Illinois a unique place to live. Send questions and tips to [email protected]. This article was originally published in the ...

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. — The keen ear and technical know-how that put Bob Heil's name in the Rolodexes of rockers Pete Townshend, Joe Walsh and Peter Frampton have landed him in the Rock and Roll Hall ...

Even if you don’t know the song or artist by name, you’d instantly recognize the opening of Peter Frampton’s “Show Me the Way.” The synthesized scat-like singing made famous on one of rock ‘n rolls ...