Devo’s Gerald Casale announced today that his brother Bob Casale, aka Bob 2, died yesterday, from heart failure:
Bob Casale of Devo. Born: July 14th, 1952 . Deceased: February 17th, 2014
As an original member of Devo, Bob Casale was there in the trenches with me from the beginning. He was my level-headed brother, a solid performer and talented audio engineer, always giving more than he got. He was excited about the possibility of Mark Mothersbaugh allowing Devo to play shows again. His sudden death from conditions that lead to heart failure came as a total shock to us all.
Gerald Casale, Devo founder
via Shane King
rust never sleeps….
Godbless, he was a true talent and visionary. The world lost an important one today.
RIP Bob 2 <<< : (
🙁 Sad news. Devo is awesome – I’m so glad I got to see them play a few years ago!
Synthtopia readers would have liked the show I think – they played their old analog synths, one of which went wildly out of tune in the middle of a song.
A sad day.
FWIW, he did a cameo in the Delta “80’s” flight safety video. About 20 seconds in – you’ll know him when you see him.
And – thanks Bob.
That is his brother, Gerry.
He was a mongaloid.
Big respect to family and friends of Bob.
he entertained us in the North of England ,
His work was known on the council estates of Britain , by the twisted
post punk kids.
RIP
Really sad news! We wil miss you Bob2. We are DEVO!
So sad to read about this yesterday, Devo is a huge influence and it’s terrible to see your
musical heroes pass away. Rest in piece Bob and thank you for all the music.