1. Robert H Markley was an American singer-songwriter and record producer who co-founded the psychedelic rock band The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, in the late 1960s, and became one of the most controversial figures that emerged from the era.
Bob Markley became a law graduate, and then a local television persona for the Oklahoma programming, Oklahoma Bandstand in 1958.
Bob Markley performed in several college bands and by 1960, started a decade-long music career.
In 1960 Markley moved to Los Angeles to pursue a music career.
Bob Markley was less concerned about the band's actual performance than he was with the crowd a rock band brought, particularly young women.
The group reluctantly accepted Bob Markley's offer, and The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band was formed.
Bob Markley did write some basic compositions during the band's existence, like "1906", which fitted well into the psychedelic rock era of the late sixties.
However, as his career with the band progressed, Bob Markley's lyrics became more explicit in their references to underage girls.
Bob Markley collaborated with Lloyd and Danny Harris on a gospel album called Goodness and Mercy, but, after the album's release, Bob Markley dropped out of the music scene altogether.
Bob Markley lived a bohemian lifestyle after purchasing a smaller residence in Los Angeles in his efforts to interest women.
Bob Markley showed himself sporadically to past band members and looked more obviously ill with each appearance.
Bob Markley died on September 9,2003, in Los Angeles, but the cause of his death was not reported.