his second wife, Jill; one son with his last wife, Patricia. Roberts died of prostate cancer in Seattle, Washington, on June 28, 1992. Awards and honors In 2007, Howard Roberts and other members of the Wrecking Crew were inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee. Guitars Howard Roberts' main instrument was a Gibson ES-150 purchased from Herb Ellis. He designed a guitar with C.M.I. production designer and clinician Andy Nelson in 1962. Howard Roberts worked with Epiphone and Gibson to create several signature guitars. In 1962, Howard Roberts endorsed Epiphone and later the Epiphone Howard Roberts model was introduced, this guitar being a modified Gibson L-4 based loosely on the design submitted by Roberts and Nelson. It was a 16" wide hollow body guitar with a Gibson humbucking bridge pickup and an oval sound hole in the center of body. In 1969 the model was rebranded as a Gibson. In 1970, Gibson introduced the Howard Roberts Fusion model, an electric semi-hollow guitar. The model evolved into Howard Roberts Fusion II in 1988 and Howard Roberts Fusion III in 1991. Both models are now discontinued. Discography As leader Mr. Roberts Plays Guitar (Verve, 1957) Good Pickin's (Verve, 1959) Color Him Funky (Capitol, 1963) H.R. Is a Dirty Guitar Player (Capitol, 1963) Something's Cookin (Capitol, 1964) Goodies (Capitol, 1965) All-Time Great Instrumental Hits (Capitol, 1966) Whatever's Fair! (Capitol, 1966) The Movin' Man (VSP, 1966) The Velvet Groove (Verve, 1966) Guilty!! (Capitol, 1967) Jaunty-Jolly! (Capitol, 1967) Out of Sight (But "In" Sound) (Capitol, 1968) Spinning Wheel (Capitol, 1969) Antelope Freeway (ABC Impulse!, 1971) Sounds (Capitol, 1974) Equinox Express Elevator (ABC Impulse!, 1975) The Real Howard Roberts (Concord Jazz, 1978) Turning to Spring (Discovery Records, 1981) - Featuring Bill Mays The Magic Band Live at Donte's (V.S.O.P., 1995) The Magic Band II (V.S.O.P., 1998) As sidemanWith David Axelrod Release of an Oath (Reprise, 1968) (Released under the Electric Prunes) Song of Innocence (Capitol, 1968) Songs of Experience (Capitol, 1969)With The Beach Boys Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) (Capitol, 1965)With June Christy Something Cool (Capitol Records, 1954)With Rosemary Clooney Rosie Swings Softly (Verve Records, 1960)With Buddy Collette Everybody's Buddy (Challenge, 1957) Jazz Loves Paris (Specialty, 1958)With Sam Cooke Ain't That Good News (RCA Victor, 1964)With Bobby Darin Winners (Atco, 1964)With Terry Garthwaite Terry (Arista, 1975)With Chico Hamilton Chico Hamilton Trio (Pacific Jazz, 1956)With John Lee Hooker Free Beer and Chicken