Bruce Robison
{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Bruce Robison
| image = Bruce Robison (1).jpg
| caption = Robison in 2009
| birth_name = Bruce Ben Robison
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|6|11}}
| origin = Bandera, Texas
| instrument = Vocals, guitar, harmonica
| label = Vireo, Lucky Dog, Premium
| spouse = {{Marriage|Kelly Willis|1996|2022|end=div}}
| website = {{url|brucerobison.com}}
}}
Bruce Ben Robison (born June 11, 1966) is an American Texas country music singer-songwriter. Bruce and his brother, fellow singer-songwriter Charlie Robison, grew up in Bandera, Texas, near San Antonio. His self-titled debut album was released in 1995.{{cite web|author=William Ruhlmann |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/bruce-robison-mw0000083869 |title=Bruce Robison – Bruce Robison | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=July 14, 2014}}
Robison has written several songs which have become hits when covered by well-known singers, including: "Travelin' Soldier," (recorded in 2003 by the Dixie Chicks, reached No. 1 on the Country charts); "Angry All the Time," (recorded by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill in 2001, also reached No. 1 on the country charts); and "Wrapped" (recorded in 2006 by George Strait, reached No. 2 in 2007). Bruce runs The Next Waltz, a record label by artists for artists.
Personal life
Sister, Robyn Ludwick, and late brother Charlie Robison are accomplished singer-songwriters in their own right.
In 1992, he met singer-songwriter Kelly Willis and they married in 1996. Together they had a son, Deral Otis, in January 2001. Willis became pregnant again and gave birth to twins Abigail Esme and Benjamin James[http://www.commotionpr.com/images/BruceKelly_twins.jpg] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930095738/http://www.commotionpr.com/images/BruceKelly_twins.jpg |date=September 30, 2007 }} on March 24, 2003.{{cite web|url=http://www.rykodisc.com/Catalog/dump/rykoalbums_1266.asp |access-date=April 28, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070617180822/http://www.rykodisc.com/Catalog/dump/rykoalbums_1266.asp |archive-date=June 17, 2007 |title=Rykodisc Catalog - Easy - Kelly Willis }}{{cite web|url=http://dir.salon.com/story/mwt/feature/2003/08/01/rockermoms/index.html |title=Mothers who rock - Salon.com |publisher=Dir.salon.com |date=August 1, 2003 |access-date=July 14, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606191622/http://dir.salon.com/story/mwt/feature/2003/08/01/rockermoms/index.html |archive-date=June 6, 2011 }}[http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1481015/12092003/willis_kelly.jhtml ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907041646/http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1481015/12092003/willis_kelly.jhtml |date=September 7, 2008 }} On January 10, 2006, Kelly welcomed fourth child Joseph Willis Robison.[http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1520547/01112006/robison_bruce.jhtml ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930031459/http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1520547/01112006/robison_bruce.jhtml |date=September 30, 2007 }}{{cite web|author=US |url=http://blogs.myspace.com/kellywillismusic |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708182104/http://blogs.myspace.com/kellywillismusic |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 8, 2012 |title=Kelly Willis | Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's |publisher=Blogs.myspace.com |access-date=March 29, 2012 }}
On January 21, 2022 Kelly and Bruce announced their upcoming divorce via their Facebook pages.{{Facebook|id= 100050585345408/posts/461424962220345/?d=n |name=Bruce Robinson }}
Discography
=Albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Album details ! colspan="3"| Peak chart positions |
|---|
| style="font-size:smaller;"
! style="width:45px;"| US Country ! style="width:45px;"| US Heat ! style="width:45px;"| US Indie |
| scope="row"| Bruce Robison
|
| — | — | — |
| scope="row"| Wrapped
|
| — | — | — |
| scope="row"| Long Way Home from Anywhere
|
| — | — | — |
| scope="row"| Country Sunshine
|
| — | — | — |
| scope="row"| Eleven Stories
|
| — | — | — |
| scope="row"| Happy Holidays (with Kelly Willis) |
| — | — | — |
| scope="row"| It Came from San Antonio
|
| — | — | — |
| scope="row"| The New World
|
| — | — | — |
| scope="row"| His Greatest
|
| — | — | — |
| scope="row"| Cheater's Game (with Kelly Willis) |
| 29 | 3 | 31 |
| scope="row"| Our Year (with Kelly Willis) |
| 40 | 13 | — |
| scope="row"| Bruce Robison & the Back Porch Band{{cite web |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2017-06-09/bruce-robison-and-the-back-porch-band/ |title=Bruce Robison & the Back Porch Band|first= Doug|last= Freeman|date= June 9, 2017 }}
|
| — | — | — |
| scope="row"| Beautiful Lie{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/bruce-robison-kelly-willis-duets-album-beautiful-lie-827951/ |title=Bruce Robison, Kelly Willis Announce New Duets Album 'Beautiful Lie'|first= Stephen L. |last=Betts|magazine=Rolling Stone |date=April 26, 2019 }} (with Kelly Willis) |
| — | — | — |
| scope="row"| Into the Woods
|
| — | — | — |
| colspan="5" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |
=Music videos=
=Other contributions=
- 107.1 KGSR Radio Austin - Broadcasts Vol.10 (2002) – "What Would Willie Do"
- Eklektikos Live (2005) – "Travelin' Soldier"
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official Website}}
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Category:American country singer-songwriters
Category:Singers from Austin, Texas
Category:American country guitarists
Category:American male guitarists
Category:Country musicians from Texas
Category:Singer-songwriters from Texas
Category:Guitarists from Texas
Category:20th-century American guitarists
Category:People from Bandera, Texas