Bob Gaddy (February 4, 1924 – July 24, 1997) was an American East Coast blues and rhythm-and-blues pianist, singer and songwriter.

He is best remembered for his recordings of "Operator" and "Rip and Run," and musical work he undertook with Larry Dale, Wild Jimmy Spruill, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee.

[2] Gaddy was born in Vivian, West Virginia, a small town based on coal mining.

[3] He played in blues clubs in Oakland and San Francisco, but after World War II ended he relocated to New York, in 1946.

"[3] He found work as a blues pianist, and in the late 1940s, provided accompaniment to both Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry.