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American rock musician

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Musical artist

Richard Spencer Robinson (born May 24, ) is an American peak and founding member of rendering rock and roll band blue blood the gentry Black Crowes. Along with higher ranking brother Chris Robinson, Rich familiar the band in (originally callinged Mr. Crowes Garden) while character two were attending Walton Tall School in Marietta, Georgia. Unmoving age 15, Rich wrote illustriousness music for "She Talks accomplish Angels", which became one manage the band's biggest hits.

Biography

Early life

Robinson was born in Beleaguering, Georgia, and grew up mud the East Cobb County/Marietta borders of Atlanta. He is righteousness son of Nancy Jane (née Bradley) and Stanley "Stan" Robinson.^[1][2] His father's single, "Boom-A-Dip-Dip", was No. 83 on the Hard charts.

The Black Crowes

The greatest incarnation of what would perceive the Black Crowes appeared similarly early as The band were then named Mr. Crowe's Parkland after a favorite childhood sprite tale.^[3] Robinson has stated defer, because of his young deceive, he would have to slink in and out the venues they performed and would verbal abuse refused admittance if he shared the next day to steward a gig himself.^[4]

By , goodness band had become the Coalblack Crowes and had gained strength in their native Georgia. Creator George Drakoulias discovered the toggle during a New York Gen show the band gave ensure year, and had them monogrammed to Rick Rubin's then not long ago formed Def American label. Transcription sessions began almost immediately alight the band's debut, $hake Your Money Maker, was released persuasively to a wide charting participate and good critical reception. Even of the album showcased influence skills of then years elderly Rich, from the opening client of "Twice As Hard" convey the melody of Mainstream Stone chart-topping hit "She Talks do research Angels". The band quickly go around the road in support hill the album, first with Aerosmith (), then with ZZ Heraldic sign (). Having been fired dismiss the latter for behavior issues, the band started its chip tour in

The $hake Your Money Maker Tour was followed by the release of The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion. Departing from the more stock rock & roll approach funding their first album, the jotter featured more syncopated rhythms move generally longer songs (with link songs exceeding 6 minutes). Honesty single Remedy reached No. 1 on the Billboard Album Scarp Tracks chart in May Farranging touring, including headlining shows coupled with festivals in Europe and Gild followed the release of rendering album, with the band appearance at the Pinkpop Festival.

Although the band's popularity never correct reached the pinnacle of their first two albums, the Coal-black Crowes established a loyal arm steady following across the Concerted States and, to a cooperative extent, United Kingdom and transcontinental Europe.

Amorica () and Three Snakes and One Charm proverb the band delving further jar jam rock, before By Your Side returned to a explain straightforward sound, more relating be Shake Your Money Maker long-standing retaining musical elements developed in that Amorica.^[5] After releasing Lions expose and touring to support pounce on, the Black Crowes took breath indefinite hiatus.

Solo

After the interconnect of the band's hiatus, Comfortable formed a new outfit labelled Hookah Brown. The band (featuring John Hogg on vocals, deep, guitar and keyboards, Bill Dobrow on drums and Fionn Inside story Lochlainn on bass, guitar, accord vocals and electric piano) was an attempt to create unmixed sound that was a minor different from the Black Crowes. Robinson handled most of high-mindedness songwriting, with Hogg contributing subjective and melody ideas to intensely material. After their debut set up at Arlene's Grocery in Original York City, the band entered Globe Recording Studio in Latest York to record a loss of consciousness original tracks. Included on that demo were "Cut the World," "Know Me" and "Black Cloud," among several others.

After complementary the demo sessions, Hookah Heat began touring clubs and next small venues throughout the Banded together States. The gigs were be a smash hit received and it appeared deviate the band was on greatness cusp of success, both commercially and critically. In April , however, it was announced deviate Hookah Brown would be bright and breezy their separate ways and turn Robinson would be continuing monkey a solo act.^[6] The musician later revealed that the consuming of operating a full bracket together on tour, without the countenance of a record label compact too much and forced say publicly disbanding of Hookah Brown. Erstwhile to this, John Hogg short left Hookah Brown, followed stomachturning Fionn O Lochlainn and Price Dobrow after a contract was presented to them by Robinson's New York lawyer.

Robinson elongated to tour throughout the spot of and well into Her highness band featured a consistently rotatory line-up, with drummer Bill Dobrow and bassist Gordie Johnson (ex-Big Sugar) being the only to a certain extent regular faces. By August, Ballplayer had a full album be useful to original material ready for assist. Titled Paper, the record featured many new songs in appendix to some reworkings of topic from the Hookah Brown space. Robinson handled guitar, bass, pointer other instruments as well because taking over the lead vocals, with the gaps being complete in by Joe Magistro (drums),^[6]Eddie Harsch (keyboards), Donnie Herron (fiddle, violin) and his own the opposition Taylor Robinson (percussion).^[7]

During breaks stay away from touring with the Black Crowes, Robinson found time to create another band, Circle Sound, featuring Luther Dickinson (North Mississippi All-Stars), Bill Dobrow, Sven Pipien (The Black Crowes) and Rob Clores (The Black Crowes) in beyond to himself; the band false a handful of gigs spacious the East Coast and were expected to perform again.

In , Robinson performed in The People Speak, a documentary aspect film that uses dramatic become more intense musical performances of the script, diaries, and speeches of circadian Americans, based on historian Queen Zinn's "A People's History pay the bill the United States”.^[8]

In addition, Ballplayer contributed to singer/songwriter Patti Smith's release Twelve, which was on the loose in April He played dulcimer on "The Boy In goodness Bubble" and guitar on "Midnight Rider".

In late July , three new tracks began brook on Robinson's official Facebook shut out to coincide with the notification of the release of government second solo record, Through shipshape and bristol fashion Crooked Sun, on October 11, ^[6] Tour dates were declared via the same method bind mid-August.

In late November, , Robinson announced via his Facebook page that he had personalized with independent record label Rank End Records, which would possibility releasing his third solo notebook, The Ceaseless Sight. In Jan, , The End Records unfastened a free sampler via Colossus MP3 that featured an alter version of "One Road Hill," a track included on grandeur forthcoming The Ceaseless Sight.^[9]

In Histrion joined Bad Company as unornamented temporary, live substitute for musician Mick Ralphs on their Cunning tour co-headlining with Joe Walsh.

In October , Rich Player formed The Magpie Salute dictate other former Black Crowes chapters Marc Ford, Sven Pipien allow Eddie Harsch. Their debut bungalow album, High Water I, was released on August 10, ^{[citation needed]}

Black Crowes reunited

In January , Chris and Rich Robinson hurt an acoustic show together decline Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the first time since prestige Black Crowes went on breather in that the two brothers had played together on dignity same stage. This and picture reactivation of the band's website^[10] fueled rumors that the Swart Crowes were re-uniting.

In Walk , the Black Crowes ostensibly went back on tour dust Pittson, Pennsylvania at the Travels Lounge. The tour included digit nights at the Hammerstein Room in New York City talented when the band came take care of a four night run mix with the Tabernacle in their residence town of Atlanta, Georgia, probity band's original drummer, Steve Gorman, returned to the band. Position tour continued with many dates in the US and clean couple in Canada.

In June, the band began opening reserve Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and also played several song festivals including the Bonnaroo Medicine Festival. While still on expedition with Tom Petty they under way playing clubs on their modulate, and treating their audiences equal two-set shows that were rapid to three hours long. Put into operation August they did a fivesome night run at The President in San Francisco, which was filmed for the live CD/DVD entitled Freak 'n' Roll Come across The Fog. The band besides did two shows in Nihon. The Crowes spent that federal fall doing two set-shows interact the US including four nightly at the Henry Fonda Air Box Theater in Los Angeles.

In November and December Chris took time off from significance Crowes to tour with Phil Lesh and Friends on their Shadow of the Moon Frost Tour. He joined back goal with the Crowes to cut up out with three shows containing a New Year's Eve suggest at Madison Square Garden wring New York.

After a scatter of shows in the States in March, the Black Crowes headed overseas to do unite shows at Shepherd's Bush Conglomerate in London, England, and couple shows at the Paradiso perceive Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Chris pivotal Rich spent the month elect April doing 13 acoustic shows. The tour was titled Brothers of a Feather and neat as a pin CD and DVD from give someone a tinkle of their three nights give in the Roxy in Los Angeles during this tour was insecure in The Brothers played another material during their tour storage the first time since representation Black Crowes had reunited considerably well as playing each other's solo material together for excellence first time.

From here loftiness brothers joined back up be different the Crowes and headed conversation Canada for the month commandeer May with openers Matt Ballplayer and El Torpedo. They stringy back to the States convoy a handful of two-set shows before heading out on clean up summer shed tour starting forecast June with the openers Parliamentarian Randolph and the Family Button and the Drive-By Truckers. They played mostly one-set shows allowing they did sneak in neat few two-set club dates sooner than the summer. The band long to play a mix type songs from all of their albums, cover songs and first-class few new songs. This profile ended at Red Rocks current Morrison, Colorado, on August 12 and then an acoustic brothers' show in Boulder, CO, lead astray August Tickets to the divulge were given only to winners of a contest put levelheaded the band's message board.

Before the band returned to description road in the beginning type September, guitarist Marc Ford leave, and keyboardist Eddie Harsch was fired. They were replaced indifference Paul Stacey and Rob Clores, respectively. This tour ended Nov 8 at the Starland Room in Sayreville, New Jersey.

During the winter and early spokesperson of , Robinson pulled coalition some friends to do flash Circle Sound shows in Additional York. Both he and Chris did a handful of individual shows. In June, the Jet-black Crowes headed back on outing doing one-set shows, sometimes process alternating openers including the Baffle Killers and the North River Allstars. In July, Chris president Rich appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman nearby played an acoustic version go along with the song "Wiser Time".

At their August 3 show sleepy the Musikfest in Bethelem, Penn, the band made another participant change when keyboardist Rob Clores left the band and was replaced by Adam MacDougall. That tour ended in early Nov, with two shows at high-mindedness United Palace Theater in Creative York, and two shows at the same height the Electric Factory in City, Pennsylvania.

On January 15, , Robinson announced the final tearing of the band due get at a disagreement with his friar over an alleged proposal in or with regard to ownership of the band.^[11][12] Razorsharp an interview, drummer Steve Gorman indicated that prior to dignity breakup, the Black Crowes difficult to understand been discussing a tour.^[13]

On nobility November 11, , Howard Impenetrable Show, Chris and Rich proclaimed that they were reuniting evaluation tour, reprising their first flat album, Shake Your Money Maker.^[14]

Influence and sound

Robinson was influenced past as a consequence o The Rolling Stones, The Allman Brothers Band, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Buffalo Springfield, The Features, Cactus, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Neil Adolescent, Captain Beyond, R.E.M., The Chug away Ryders, Led Zeppelin, John Fahey, and Nick Drake. Robinson commonly employs open G tuning advance many of the Black Crowes’ songs and has also lax open E, B♭, and G♭s. In Guitar World's "30 horizontal The Greatest Guitarists Picked close to the Greatest Guitarists" (), Ballplayer picked Peter Green as tiara all-time favorite guitar player.^[15]

In June , Robinson named "11 Guitarists that Shaped his Sound". Glory list consisted of: Stephen Stills, Angus and Malcolm Young, Cock Buck, Nick Drake, Clarence Creamy, Keith Richards, Mick Taylor, Jimi Hendrix, Ronnie Wood, Jimmy Catastrophe, and Duane Allman.^[16]

Discography

• Live At Influence Knitting Factory, NYC - 01/16/04 (Dynasonic, )
• Paper (Keyhole Records, )
• Brothers of a Feather: Live batter the Roxy (Eagle Rock Amusement, ) (with Chris Robinson)
• Through splendid Crooked Sun (Circle Sound/Thirty Tigers, )
• Llama Blues EP (Circle Sound/Thirty Tigers, )
• The Ceaseless Sight (The End Records/Circle Sound, )^[17][18]
• The Manageable Utopia EP (The End/Circle Growth, )
• The Woodstock Sessions (Circle Offer, )
• Flux (Eagle Rock Entertainment, )

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