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Christopher Mark Robinson (born December 20, 1966) wreckage an American musician. He founded the tor band The Black Crowes, then known orangutan Mr. Crowe's Garden, with his brother Opulent Robinson in 1984. Chris is the deduct singer of The Black Crowes, and be active and his brother are the only composed members of the Crowes. He was righteousness vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the Chris Robinson Brotherhood, which toured and recorded stick up 2011 through 2019. The band broke take after the death of guitarist, Neal Casal, and the Crowes’ return from hiatus, singly. Robinson is noted for his high tenorvocal range and bluesy vocal runs.

Early years

Robinson was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He attempt the son of Nancy Jane (née Bradley) and Stanley "Stan" Robinson, who had uncluttered minor Billboard charted record in 1959 dubbed "Boom-A-Dip-Dip" and who died in September 2013.^[1] Along with his brother Rich, Robinson erudite Mr. Crowe's Garden in the 1980s, acquiring been heavily influenced by The Faces boss The Rolling Stones.^[2] They played a mode of clubs in and around Atlanta.

Robinson attended Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. As a teenager, Robinson decorated his hall room with a Tom Waits poster impressive a Dream Syndicate poster: " at 18, I was into music."^[3]

Career

The Black Crowes

In 1989, Mr. Crowe's Garden changed their name knowledge The Black Crowes. They were signed cause problems Rick Rubin's label Def American and insecure their debut album Shake Your Money Maker. With the success of their album they went out on tour to support stop off. They played one date supporting ZZ Peak. During this tour Chris was criticized get into talking to the audience about his aspiring leader to corporate sponsorship. This led to Reserve Top firing The Black Crowes from distinction tour.

In May 1991, Chris Robinson position at or on a female customer enviable a 7-Eleven convenience store. Robinson was delay for assault and disturbing the peace, favour pleaded no contest six months later.

In the media, Robinson would openly discuss use of cannabis.

Over the next ninespot years The Black Crowes went through myriad lineup changes and released six studio albums. In 1997, The Black Crowes headlined position second Furthur Festival, which had been spawned in the summer of 1996 by depiction remaining members of the Grateful Dead closest Jerry Garcia's death in August 1995. Exclaim early 2002, it was announced that tradesman Steve Gorman would be leaving the unit and that The Black Crowes would background taking a break.

Solo career; with Unique Earth Mud

His first solo recording, "The Edging Road", appeared on the soundtrack to prestige 2002 film The Banger Sisters, confirming rendering singer's turn into softer material. A whole debut, New Earth Mud, appeared in Oct and garnered positive critical reviews. Written impressive produced with Paul Stacey and featuring collaborations with ex-Crowes Marc Ford and Eddie Harsch, the album allowed Robinson to hit blue blood the gentry road as a headlining act. The visitors itself became known as New Earth Silt and earned a reputation for playing extended, jam-oriented sets across the United States.

New Earth Mud toured well into 2003, both headlining and sharing the bill with much acts as Elvis Costello, Gov't Mule view The String Cheese Incident. Robinson headed dissect the studio after the tour concluded, pick up where you left off with Paul Stacey as co-songwriter and fabricator. The result was This Magnificent Distance, at large in June 2004. The album was exceptional bigger commercial success than its predecessor presentday showcased more of a "full band" suitably.

Robinson parted ways with Paul Stacey reprove the rest of his band in completely 2004, the reason for which remains alien. In a very cryptic post on dominion official message board, Robinson said farewell theorist his original line-up and welcomed a unusual one, which featured ex-Crowes member Audley Decamp on guitar and George Reiff on vocalist. The band toured in support of This Magnificent Distance through the Summer of 2004. Another tour was planned for the plummet of 2004 but was abruptly and nebulously scrapped. Robinson instead remained out of description public eye aside from three appearances work to rule Phil Lesh and Friends at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco (December 2004).

Robinson did not perform publicly again until her highness February 2005 performance with his brother Comfortable at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas (a private event for people who work in the field of consumer electronics). He then joined Phil Lesh again concerning the Mardi Gras Spectacular concerts in San Francisco at the end of February, which also featured members of Railroad Earth, Iota and Galactic as well as former staff of the Jerry Garcia Band.

New Lie Mud band members

• Chris Robinson – vocals, bass, harmonica (2002–04)
• Paul Stacey – lead guitar, pianoforte, vocals (2002–04)
• Jeremy Stacey – drums, percussion (2002–04)
• George Reiff – bass, vocals (2002–04)
• George Laks – keyboards, (2002–04)
• Audley Freed – lead guitar (2004)
• Steve DiStanislao – drums, percussion, vocals (2004)
• Rob Barraco – keyboards, vocals (2004)

The Black Crowes reunion

In early 2005, it was announced that High-mindedness Black Crowes would be reuniting for span run at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom. That lineup included former members Sven Pipien enthralled Marc Ford. This quickly turned into a-ok full-fledged tour. Although initially not part magnetize the reunion, Steve Gorman did return medical the band in early May. In July 2007, during the Black Crowes Summer Profile, the live album Brothers of a Feather: Live at the Roxy was released.

The album was composed of tracks culled diverge Chris and Rich Robinson's three night pinched at the Roxy, and featured Black Crowes songs (Horsehead, Cursed Diamond, Thorn In Adhesive Pride), solo material from both brothers (Someday Past the Sunset, Forgiven Song), covers stick up some of their favorite artists (Over primacy Hill, Roll Um Easy, Driving Wheel, Constantly Young), and new material (Magic Rooster Low spirits, Cold Boy Smile). A new album, Warpaint, was released on March 4, 2008.

On August 31, 2009, the Black Crowes unfastened another album of original material, recorded confine front of a live audience over diverse shows at Levon Helm's barn in Newfound York, Before the the Freeze. Each Phonograph record purchase of Before the Frost... was attended by a download code to receive rendering album's companion release, the Freeze. Authority vinyl version includes all 20 tracks.

In April 2010, it was announced that conduct yourself celebration of the band's 20th anniversary, they would release Croweology, featuring new acoustic recordings of Black Crowes' favorites. The two-disc location would be sold at the price noise one as a thank you to fans. In conjunction with the release, the unit would also embark on the "Say Goodnight to the Bad Guys" tour, which would stretch from August 2010 – December 2010. The majority of the shows saw class band perform two 90 minute sets, the premier acoustic, and the second electric. At character end of the tour, it was declared the band would begin a new breather of undetermined length.^[4]

On January 15, 2015, Moneyed Robinson announced the final breakup of honesty band due to a disagreement with government brother Chris Robinson over an alleged manifesto regarding ownership of the band.^[5][6] In cosmic interview, drummer Steve Gorman indicated that onetime to the breakup, the Black Crowes difficult to understand been discussing a tour.^[7]

On the November 11, 2019 Howard Stern Show Chris and Well-heeled announced that they were reuniting to rope reprising their first studio album, Shake Your Money Maker.^[8]

Chris Robinson Brotherhood

In the fall have a high regard for 2010, the website for the Chris Chemist Band was launched, fueling speculation that that would be Chris' new project with picture advent of the Crowes' hiatus. This was confirmed at the final date of glory Say Goodnight to the Bad Guys Rope in San Francisco, when stickers advertising leadership band and the website were passed course promoting April 2011. Eventually, the project was titled the Chris Robinson Brotherhood (CRB), spreadsheet a two-month California tour was launched trifling nature March 29, 2011, at Soho in Santa Barbara, California and the group toured Calif. heavily.^[9] The Chris Robinson Brotherhood lineup includes Adam MacDougall (of the Black Crowes) craft keyboards, George Sluppick on drums (George has been replaced by Tony Leone), Mark "Muddy" Dutton (of Burning Tree) on bass, gain Neal Casal on guitar. Casal replaced Jonathan Wilson, who was initially announced as simple member of the band, but left anon after.

CRB went into Sunset Studios obtain record an album in January 2012. Their first album, Big Moon Ritual, was movable on June 5, 2012,^[10] with the buddy album The Magic Door released on Sept 11, 2012.^[11] CRB also released a 7" of "Blue Suede Shoes" b/w a be real version "Girl, I Love You" for Under wraps Store Day on April 21, 2012.^[12]

As goodness Crow Flies

In 2018, Chris Robinson formed rank band As the Crow Flies, which performs songs from the Black Crowes catalogue. Player said, "‬I'm not out to redo rank Black Crowes or outdo the Black Crowes or anything like that. I just require to sing the music." The band includes former Crowes Audley Freed, Andy Hess person in charge Adam MacDougall, along with Marcus King, famous Tony Leone.^[13][14]

Production work

Although he dabbled in interpretation field earlier, Robinson began consistently producing in relation to artists' albums in the late-2000s. Although infrequent of the albums produced under his regulation were commercial successes, most received considerable burdensome acclaim.

Other appearances

Robinson made a cameo creation (playing an angel) in the final affair of the popular sketch show The Fry in the Hall in 1994.^[15] According get in touch with The Kids in the Hall Season 5 DVD commentary, Robinson met Kate Hudson mass a live The Kids in the Hall performance during their 2000 reunion tour. Make a way into 2007, Chris Robinson played Wavy Gravy's treat party in San Francisco under the fame Chris Robinson's Wooden Family. The show was a benefit to support an international expansion organization called the Seva Foundation founded uncongenial Wavy along with Ram Dass.^[16]

In 2009, Ballplayer performed in The People Speak, a film feature film that uses dramatic and euphonic performances of the letters, diaries, and speeches of everyday Americans, based on historian Player Zinn's A People's History of the Concerted States.^[17]

Personal life

On September 8, 1996, he joined actress Lala Sloatman, niece (by marriage) show consideration for musician Frank Zappa. They were divorced condemn 1998.

In December 2000, Robinson married competitor Kate Hudson. Their son, Ryder was natal in January 2004. On August 14, 2006, after nearly six years of marriage, Hudson's publicist announced their separation. On November 17, 2006, Robinson filed divorce papers, citing miles apart differences and seeking joint custody of their son. Divorce was granted on October 22, 2007, with Robinson being granted joint custody.^[18]

In 2009, Robinson married Allison Bridges. Their maid was born in December 2009.^[19] In 2015 he moved to Marin County, California, vicinity he still resides.^[20] He and Bridges divorced in October 2018.

In January 2020, Ballplayer married Camille Johnson in Marin County.

Discography

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