Robert Verrill Kuhn (January 5, 1922 â November 28, 2009), professionally known as Bob Keane, and also sometimes known as Bob Keene, was an American musician, producer and the founder and owner of the record label Del-Fi Records. He was the producer and manager of Ritchie Valens and Pinoy star Josephine Roberto, aka Banig.
Keane was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma when he was 87, and died of kidney failure on November 28, 2009.