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Rob Cosma (June 12 1954-November 2005) was an American musician and singer based out of Cleveland, Ohio with only one album to his name, "Steeltown", which was released in 1997.

Robert Joseph Cosma was born on June 12 1954 in Cleveland, Ohio to Rosemary Cosma (nee Czenkner) and Raymond Cosma. He had a brother, Ray Jr. and two sisters, Mary Rose and Cathy. Cosma was employeed at Federal Express in 1973 and worked their until his death in 2005. In 1997, with the help of "Midtown Recording" of Cleveland, Ohio, Cosma produced, sang played insturments and wrote songs for his one and only rock album, "SteelTown". Rob was on vocals and guitar. The 12 song album included, "Out On The Water", which was dedicated to the families and victims of the TWA Flight 800 diaster. The album was produced by Pete Tokar, who is now with the "CLE Music Group". No known details were made about the release, it was most likely released the same year and there is currently one known copy to exist today. Cosma continued to preform in venues around Cleveland and privately for friends and family. He lived in the Puritas-Longmead neighborhood in Cleveland and was married once for 16 years at the time of his death. On the night of Saturday, November 5 2005, Cosma died at his residence in Cleveland, Ohio of heart failure. He was 51.