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Biography
BLP sources|date=June 2009Expand section|More info on musical career|date=June 2009Infobox musical artist | name = Charlie Robison| image = Charlie Robison.jpg| caption = Charlie Robison in Austin, Texas| image_size = | background = solo_singer| birth_name = Charles Fitzgerald Robison| birth_date = Birth date and age|1964|9|1| origin = Houston, Texas , USA | genre = Country music|Country | occupation = Singer-songwriter | years_active = 1996& ndash;present| label = Viero Lucky Dog Columbia Records|Columbia Dualtone | associated_acts = Jack Ingram Bruce Robison Emily Robison | website = http://www.charlierobison.com Official website Charles Fitzgerald "Charlie" Robison (born September 1, 1964 in Houston, Texas ) is an Texas Country singer/ songwriter , who was raised in Bandera, Texas . His brother, Bruce Robison , and his sister, Robyn Ludwick, are also singer/songwriters.
Career
After an injury in college ended a potential football career, Charlie Robison came to Austin, TX in the late 80's and had stints in the bands Chaparral, Millionaire Playboys, and Two Hoots and a Holler. http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/robison_charlie/bio.jhtml He went solo with his album "Bandera" in 1996. He subsequently signed with Sony and released "Life of the Party" on Sony's subsidiary Lucky Dog Records. The album gave him three of his biggest hits including "My Hometown." His next release was a live disc called "Unleashed Live," which is credited to Charlie, brother Bruce, and Jack Ingram. He then signed with Columbia Records for "Step Right Up" and another live album.
In 2003, Robison was a judge on the first season of the TV singing competition Nashville Star . http://www.usanetwork.com/series/nashvillestar/theshow/characterprofiles/robison/index.html
Unhappy with the expectations & limitations of being a Nashville country artist, he moved to a smaller independent label, Dualtone, for "Good Times" in 2004, followed by extensive touring and newfound control over his career. Accordingly, his sound began to evolve away from mainstream/Nashville country and toward more Southern & hard rock influences.
Five years after the release of Good Times , Robison released Beautiful Day on June 23, 2009 on Dualtone. This is the first CD he has self-produced. Both albums feature several songs written by Nashville singer/songwriter Keith Gattis.
His song "Good Times" was featured in the credits of HBO's original series True Blood in the first season's third episode.
In 2009 he embarked on an East Coast tour with stops in Little Rock, Nashville, Atlanta, Raleigh, New York City, Philadelphia, Chicago, Minneapolis, Iowa City, and Memphis to promote "Beautiful Day." Since then he has played primarily in Texas, with occasional shows in Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Colorado.
He is known for playing classic rock covers during his live shows. Some of these include: "You Shook Me All Night Long" and "Highway to Hell" (AC/DC), "Call me the Breeze" (Lynyrd Skynyrd), "Rocket Man" (Elton John), and several Rolling Stones songs, including "Dead Flowers" and "Honky Tonk Women." He also plays several songs associated with Willie Nelson, including "Whiskey River" and "Stay all Night."
His live band includes: Mark Tokach (lead guitar), Abe Combest (drums), Louis Landry (keyboards/accordion), and Chris Grady (bass). Most of his recordings feature The Enablers: Keith Robinson (drums) and Scott Esbeck (bass). Other notable ex-band members include Kim Deschamps (pedal steel, lep steel, mandolin, guitar from 2000–2009), Kevin Carroll (guitar), Jens Pinkernell (guitar), and Kris Brown (bass). His recordings have also featured special guests Lloyd Maines (who produced Step Right Up and Good Times), Rich Brotherton, Charlie Sexton, and Natalie Maines (harmony vocals on El Cerrito Place).
Family
He married Emily Robison|Emily Erwin of The Dixie Chicks in 1999. They have three children together: Charles Augustus, called "Gus", born November 11, 2002 http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1458659/11122002/dixie_chicks.jhtml and twins Julianna Tex (9:19 pm, 6& nbsp;lb 10 oz) and Henry Benjamin (9:29 pm, 6& nbsp;lb 14 oz), born on April 14, 2005. http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1500730/04252005/dixie_chicks.jhtmlCharlie and Emily divorced on August 6, 2008 after nine years of marriage. http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/music/Dixie_Chick_in_divorce_court.html Dixie Chicks in divorce court
He appeared on Kindred Spirits: A tribute to Johnny Cash , singing "Don't Take Your Guns to Town".
In 2006, Charlie Robison performed "Wildman from Borneo" on the Kinky Friedman tribute "Why the hell not..." The songs of Kinky Friedman .
See also
Music of Austin
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.charlierobison.com Official website
Nashville Star Persondata | NAME = Robison, Charlie | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = September 1, 1964 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Robison, Charlie Category:1964 births Category:Living people Category:American country singers Category:American country singer-songwriters Category:Participants in American reality television series Category:Country musicians from Texas Category:Musicians from Houston, Texas Category:Dualtone Records artists
