A true pillar of the North Tulsa music community, Bobby Eaton Jr. is a storied bassist, bandleader, and the CEO of Eaton Media Services (KBOB 89.9 FM).

Bobby Eaton Jr. was born and grew up in Tulsa’s Greenwood (aka Black Wall Street) neighborhood. Bobby’s grandfather Joseph ran a grocery store / barber shop that existed during the heyday of Black Wall Street. It was a place for the community to gather and share stories, often around a classic Coca-Cola vending machine. As a child, Bobby discovered his love for performing music, inspired by the thriving music scene and great musicians Greenwood produced, some big names and some underappreciated. When Bobby was 17, he and a friend hopped in a car and drove to Los Angeles, beginning what would be a long and storied career as a professional musician.

Bobby has enjoyed a phenomenal career by doing what he has been gifted with and more importantly what he loves by playing bass guitar and writing music for some of the most celebrated artists in the music industry such as: Memphis Horns, where he wrote and performed on “Get Up and Dance” on RCA Records. He has performed with Johnny Mathis, Peabo Bryson, Sly Stone, Bobby Womack, D. J. Rogers, Ike and Tina Turner, Candy Staton and The Dazz Band which afforded him the opportunities to record in the studios of Capitol Records, Arista, Paramount, Warner Bros, Columbia Records, Total Experience Recording Studio and Bolic Sound Studio. As the bass guitar player for Ms. Natalie Cole (RIP) he performed and traveled with her worldwide for several years. He is the recipient of a Platinum Record for her “Thankful Album” which featured the hit single “Our Love”, “I Love you So” which was a Gold Album and “We’re The Best of Friends” with Peabo Bryson which went Gold (Capitol Records), as well as “Natalie Live”, a Two Record Live Gold Album on Capitol Records. Eventually Bobby moved back to Tulsa and started a low power radio station KBOB 89.9 FM in his grandfather’s house. KBOB is still operating today out of a commercial building on Lansing – a critical hub of Black Wall Street. He is the band leader and plays bass in The Eaton Out Band.

From his early days forming the funk/R&B band The Liberators with Charlie Wilson, to his recent launch of the Eaton Out band, Eaton has continuously bridged the gap between old and new generations of Tulsa musicians. His philanthropic work and dedication to the historic Greenwood District have cemented his legacy as both a gifted musician and a tireless community advocate.