Dennis Robbins
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| Dennis Robbins | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Hazelwood, North Carolina, United States |
| Genre(s) | Country Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals Electric guitar Slide guitar |
| Years active | 1983-1994 |
| Label(s) | NSD MCA Reprise Giant |
Dennis Robbins (born in Hazelwood, North Carolina[1]) is an American musician who first made himself known as a guitarist in The Rockets. After his departure from The Rockets, he began a career in country music, recording two major-label albums and several singles of his own, in addition to writing hit singles for Shenandoah and Garth Brooks.
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[edit] Biography
Dennis Robbins was born in Hazelwood, North Carolina. He learned to play guitar while in his teens, taking his influences from both rock & roll and bluegrass. After a brief stint in the United States Marine Corps, he moved to Detroit, Michigan, where he found work in several bands before joining a group known as The Rockets.[1]
After retiring from The Rockets, Robbins moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he was signed to MCA in 1986, recording his debut album First of Me that year.[1] The same year, he teamed up with several other singer-songwriters for form a supergroup known as Billy Hill, which recorded one album on Warner Bros. Records and charted two singles before disbanding in 1990.[1] (The three members of Billy Hill — Robbins, along with Bob DiPiero and John Scott Sherrill — co-wrote "The Church on Cumberland Road", a Number One single for Shenandoah in late 1989.[2])
[edit] Solo career
Giant Records, a subsidiary label of Warner, opened a country music branch in 1990 as well; Robbins was the first act signed to this newly-formed division.[1] Also that year, he contributed to another Number One single, when Garth Brooks topped the country music charts with "Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House" (which Robbins himself had charted with three years previous).[1][3]
Robbins' second album overall, Man with a Plan, was issued in 1992; included on it was the single "Home Sweet Home", his only solo Top 40 hit on the country charts. A second album for Giant, Born Ready, was issued in 1994; he has not recorded any albums since.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- First of Me (1986)
- Man with a Plan (1992)
- Born Ready (1994)
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | US Country | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | "If I Could Get Over You" | ||
| 1986 | "Hard Lovin' Man" | ||
| "First of Me" | First of Me | ||
| "Long Gone Lonesome Blues" | 63 | ||
| 1987 | "Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House" | 71 | |
| 1989 | "I Can't Help Myself" | ||
| "Too Much Month (At the End of the Money)" | |||
| 1990 | "Nickel to My Name" | ||
| "No Chance to Dance" | |||
| "Blue Angel" | |||
| 1992 | "Home Sweet Home" | 34 | Man with a Plan |
| "My Side of Town" | 59 | ||
| 1993 | "Mona Lisa on Cruise Control" | 68 | Born Ready |
| 1994 | "Walking on the Edge" |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f Brennan, Sandra; Brian Mansfield. Dennis Robbins biography. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-12-29.
- ^ The Church on Cumberland Road. Song Facts. Retrieved on 2007-12-29.
- ^ Joyce, Mike (1992-7-3). Dennis Robbins, Sliding By. The Washington Post. Retrieved on 2007-12-29.
