His name was Bob Crawford, but many knew him as “Keyboard Bob.”

Crawford, 73, died on Sunday morning, according to filmmaker Lisa Johnson Mitchell, who directed a documentary about Crawford in 2010.

“He had a heart of gold. His classic phrase was, ‘If nobody's told you I love you today, I do,’” she said.

Keyboard Bob, a fixture of the Deep Ellum community, would carry his keyboard around the neighborhood, jump onstage to play at shows at bars and clubs, ask for a ride from passersby or crack jokes with locals.

Mitchell directed the indie documentary His Name Is Bob about Keyboard Bob’s life and complicated past along with Sebastian Lee. The film won multiple awards, including a Platinum Remi Award at WorldFest for Best Short Documentary. It is available to watch on Amazon Prime and A

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