Floyd Robinson (singer)
{{Short description|American country singer-songwriter (1932–2016)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Floyd Robinson
| image = Floyd Robinson (singer).jpg
| caption = Robinson c. 1950s
| birth_name = Floyd Eugene Robinson
| birth_place = Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1932|8|10|mf=y}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|5|28|1932|8|10|mf=y}}
| death_place = Hendersonville, Tennessee, U.S.
| genre = {{Hlist|Country|rockabilly}}
| years_active = 1954–2016
| label = King, RCA Victor, Dot, Jamie, Groove
}}
Floyd Eugene Robinson (August 10, 1932 – May 28, 2016){{cite news|url= http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tennessean/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=180194354 |title= Floyd Eugene Robinson |date= June 3, 2016|newspaper=The Tennessean |accessdate=April 8, 2015}}{{cite web|url= http://www.musicrow.com/2016/06/lifenotes-popcountry-stylist-floyd-robinson-passes/ |title=LifeNotes: Pop/Country Stylist Floyd Robinson Passes |website= Musicrow.com |date= June 3, 2016 |accessdate=2016-09-27}} was an American singer, born in Nashville, Tennessee, who was briefly successful in the late 1950s.
Career
=Music=
Robinson's music was similar stylistically to that of John D. Loudermilk, and Robinson, like Loudermilk, worked as a songwriter. Among his songwriting contributions was "The Little Space Girl", a hit for his cousin, Jesse Lee Turner.[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1088230|pure_url=yes}} Review of Makin' Love], AllMusic Robinson recorded for King Records (1954), RCA Victor, Dot, Jamie, and Groove over the course of his career, and released a full-length album on RCA. He scored one hit single in the US, "Makin' Love", which reached No. 27 on the Billboard Black Singles chart, and No. 20 on the Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1959. The track reached No. 9 in the UK Singles Chart the same year.{{cite book|first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 465}}
In the US, "Makin' Love" was controversial because of its suggestive sexual content and many radio stations pulled it from the airwaves after only a few weeks.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}
Golden Sandy Records released a compilation album of Robinson's recorded output, including his entire 1959 full-length, on CD in 1994.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/floyd-robinson-mn0000160592|title=Floyd Robinson : Discography|website=AllMusic}}
=Other=
From approximately 1973 to 1977, Robinson recorded and released religious-themed children's albums, as characters Charlie the Hamster, Ricky the Cricket, and Woody Woodchuck.
In the 1990s Robinson self-published two books, the instruction manual Guitar Playing Made Easy (1992), and the novel The Guitar (1994). He owned a used car dealership, but remained active in the music industry.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}
Robinson died on May 28, 2016, in Hendersonville, Tennessee, after a long illness, at age 83.
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Category:American country singer-songwriters
Category:Country musicians from Tennessee