One of the main “live” characters on the children’s TV series, Sesame Street, was Bob McGrath. McGrath is seen here in one of his earliest appearances on “Sing Along With Mitch”, which aired from 1961-1964. Mitchell William Miller (born July 4, 1911) is an American musician, singer, conductor, record producer, A&R man and record company executive. He was one of the most influential figures in American popular music during the 1950s and early 1960s, both as the head of Artists & Repertoire at Columbia Records and as a best-selling recording artist.

Robert Emmet “Bob” McGrath (born June 13, 1932) is an American singer and actor best known for playing the human character “Bob” on Sesame Street. He was born in Ottawa, Illinois.

Along with Susan, played by Loretta Long, Bob has been one of the two longest lasting human characters on the series. A Noggin segment proclaimed “the four decades of Bob” when promoting Sesame Street on that network.

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