Short’s self-taught piano skills were brought to the limelight by the age of nine, when he began performing around his hometown of Danville, Illinois. By age 11, he was playing the Chicago circuit and deemed “The Miniature King of Swing.” Within the next year he was playing shows around the Midwest, starring in Manhattan night clubs, and by 1968, had signed a deal with the Carlyle Hotel, playing his Baldwin piano six nights a week, eight months a year.   Short is survived by his adopted son Ronald Bell and his brother Reginald Short.   Bobby, you will be missed.