Bob Seeley is known as one of the finest players of the authentic and classic piano boogie woogie, a style born out of African American blues music, and a rare musical art form today. He started classical piano lessons at age 13, studying under Dudley Harwood, Verne Willard, Harold DeReamer, and Rebecca Feinberg at the Detroit Institute of Musical Art, affiliated with the University of Detroit.
All this time, from the start of lessons until present day, he studied early jazz piano, particularly boogie woogie, ragtime and Harlem stride styles of piano playing. A particular influence at an early age was Pat Flowers, the great stride and boogie pianist and Fats Waller protege. Later influences were Meade Lux Lewis, Art Tatum and Eubie Blake, all of whom Seeley knew personally.
Bob Seeley was an accompanist for Sippie Wallace, legendary 1920's blues singer and composer, during her career renaissance in the 1980s.
Bob Seeley plays in night clubs as a full time piano entertainer. He has had many concerts, radio and television dates in the US, Canada, and Europe. He lists among his piano styles Boogie Woogie, Harlem Stride, and Ragtime.