Robert Presley is a retired music teacher from North Chicago School District 187, where he taught for 36 years. He received his Bachelor of Music Education from University of Kansas, and Masters of Music Education from the VanderCook College of Music.
In 1979 he started playing professionally (on trumpet) with a North Chicago group called the Magic Band. After the Magic Band, Robert switched to playing keyboards with other area bands (Greg Pitts, CJ and Company, The Last Dance Band) and solo artists.
Robert has performed with Gospel artists including Rev. C.L. Fairchild, Deleon Richards, and Vanessa Bell Armstrong. He has perfomred in Japan, Canada, and 10 beautiful states across the USA.