Robert Joseph Skaltsis is an American

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 rock musician.

Skaltsis attended Brockton High School

Brockton High School

Brockton High School, established in 1871, is a high school located in Brockton, Massachusetts and is the largest high school in Massachusetts and New England. Although it is smaller by approximately 200 students than Reading High School, Brockton is one of the largest high schools east of the...

 and Framingham State College

Framingham State College

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, where he excelled in athletics and fine arts.

He was a member of the notable pop groups The Lines (1981–1989), Axminster (1983–1987), Wildside (1988–1994, 2008), and The Nines (1994–2003). Skaltsis also made appearances on several television shows, including the second annual broadcast of the Underground Cafe, and numerous television commercials. Skaltsis is reputed by publications, fellow musicians, and music producers to be one of the music industry's most solid and reliable bass players and a consummate stage performer. Skaltsis retired from music in 2006 after a brief illness Diving for Pearls

Diving for Pearls

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.

In 2008 Skaltsis came out of retirement and attempted to reform the 1980s rock group Wildside with all the original members, including his brother.