Larry Fabbro (1941 - 2010). Followers of "young" Bob Zimmerman's musical endeavors in Minnesota are aware that Larry played his Silvertone f-hole big body, mahogany finish guitar (w/DeArmond pickup and Gibson amplifier) in support of Bob's stand-up piano & vocals. An early configuration of their band "The Shadow Blasters" played at the Hibbing High School Talent Show (April 1957) and also auditioned for the Hibbing Junior College "College Capers". (Posted by Bob Stacy to EDLIS Café on Facebook) Larry Fabbro remembers school graduation night, 1959. "Bob used to live across the street from my high-school girlfriend, Nancy. Her parents and the Zimmermans were friends, and she and I were invited to a graduation night party at their house. They had all their friends there. I'll never forget that, because Bob's parents were really disappointed." Larry and Nancy waited an hour. Bob never showed up. "There were a variety of after school clubs," adds Larry Fabbro, a retired auto exhibition professional. "I think Bob was in the Latin club..." In 1956, Bob played at a school talent show with a band comprising Larry Fabbro, Chuck Nara and Bill Marinac. Bob, as he does in concert today, played keyboards. The response was mixed. "We all had to go," remembers Dwyer. "We were all assigned seats. He was singing a Little Richard tune - the principal pulled the curtain on him." "I remember the time he played on the stage and the kids kind of laughed at him," says Sharon Kepler. "People play that up a lot. But you have to remember that we were kids and not used to that screaming and pounding on the piano. People claim that's what made him bitter, but I don't think it was. He was never treated differently to any other classmate." The Bridge Interview: Larry Fabbro by Chuck Owston The Bridge No. 19. Summer 2004 EDLIS Café
Lawrence 'Larry' Fabbro Published: Thursday, September 9, 2010 6:08 AM CDT Lawrence "Larry" Fabbro, 69, formerly of Hibbing, died unexpectedly Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010, in Pontiac, Mich. Larry's talent for art and photography was evident in his work in advertising and marketing. He earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical design from the University of Cincinnati and a master's degree in industrial design from Stanford University in California. Hibbing Daily Tribune