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Charlie Robinson retires from singing due to medical complications

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hillcountryag86 said:

A bit off subject. Believe it or not, he was a hell of an athlete in his. A lot of speed and a big running back. Think he won 10 games as a pitcher. His Dad was a coach. Both brothers were good athletes. Charlie recruited to SWT as a RB.

Sounds like a song of his
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hillcountryag86 said:

A bit off subject. Believe it or not, he was a hell of an athlete in his. A lot of speed and a big running back. Think he won 10 games as a pitcher. His Dad was a coach. Both brothers were good athletes. Charlie recruited to SWT as a RB.

His son is a tall kid and is supposed to be a pretty good pitcher. Fish or sophomore at Alamo Hieghts.
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It is a song of his. And it's true. Tremendous athlete
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Sadly, as of today, it sounds like the song is no longer true.
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hillcountryag86 said:

A bit off subject. Believe it or not, he was a hell of an athlete in his. A lot of speed and a big running back. Think he won 10 games as a pitcher. His Dad was a coach. Both brothers were good athletes. Charlie recruited to SWT as a RB.
This is the genesis of the lyrics in "My Hometown"

"Well, I played ball every single fall
I could run just like the wind
Went to college like they asked me too
But they didn't ask my friends
Don't think I seen a single classroom
But I drank a lot of beer
My buddies still love to listen to me when I talk about that year"
All the God's, all the Heavens, all the Hells are within you.
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Last time I saw him was '11 or '12 at Firehouse Saloon in Houston. I thought it was a damn good show at a pretty small venue. Never had a bad show with him, but I was younger and probably 3 sheets to the wind. Always liked his music.



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The Ticket interview Jack Ingram yesterday about the news of Charlie Robison. Jack said he was pretty bummed, and he was trying to talk Charlie into at least keep writing songs, and that he shouldn't give it up. Jack told Charlie he was overreacting, and Charlie basically said that Jack maybe right, and that after some time it's possible that he will get back into song writing.
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Quote:

while on the subject, has anyone ever seen Randy Rogers Band live, where it was a great show?


I've only seen RRB at Floore's, but every time its been a helluva show to big sold out crowd and great sound.

Seeing concerts at rodeos is the worst way to experience an artist.
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I guess I'll give them another try then. I enjoy their music alot, but the live performance issue was killing me. The RRB fiddler has some chops, as does Cory Morrow's guitarist.
Class of '93 - proud Dad of a '22 grad and a '26 student!
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He played the 50th Watermelon Thump and went on about thirty minutes late of headlining Friday night because he demanded a bottle of whiskey before he'd go on stage. Thump directors scrambled and found a family friend who had a bottle at his house down the street. He chugged half the bottle and went on. True story, my aunt was the Thump director who had to deal with him.
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zooguy96 said:

Am I the only person who had no idea who this guy is?


Probably. My guess is you didn't listen to much Texas country music though, so it's not a shock. You missed out on some good music.
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They were the first live Texas country show I saw. It was at City Limits in Stephenville back in '09, I was in high school. They set the bar pretty high as far as live shows go and RRB is far from my favorite Texas county group.
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AggieFabricator said:

He played the 50th Watermelon Thump and went on about thirty minutes late of headlining Friday night because he demanded a bottle of whiskey before he'd go on stage. Thump directors scrambled and found a family friend who had a bottle at his house down the street. He chugged half the bottle and went on. True story, my aunt was the Thump director who had to deal with him.
Seriously, do you dongs want him to be a bad ass singer and a good person?

****ING #METOO

This is also in response to the other limp wristed posts on here

OMG he partied and drank too much

get a ****ing life

My wife and I have seen him atleast 6 times and he is one of our favorite artist

MY kids ****ING LOVE new years day and they have requested it since they were like 2 YO

A Bing A Bang A Bottom its new years day

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From MusicFest circa 2007, backstage passes to the Sugarland Crawfish Festival in 2011, to Red Rocks with Turnpike Troubadours in 2018 and a dozen shows in between...never a bad show.
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THUMP DIRECTORS NEPHEW
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Bitter Old Man said:

Saw him live earlier this year. The guy looked rough, we were talking after the show about how long he would last.

here's a recent pic of him....



Is that David Allen Coe?
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expresswrittenconsent said:

THUMP DIRECTORS NEPHEW
Its the slight less prestigious version of FISH POND MANAGER, but higher than SUMLIN'S POOL BOY.
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Dude, you're wound a little too tight. You may need to rub one out and have a beer.
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nonameag99 said:

AggieFabricator said:

He played the 50th Watermelon Thump and went on about thirty minutes late of headlining Friday night because he demanded a bottle of whiskey before he'd go on stage. Thump directors scrambled and found a family friend who had a bottle at his house down the street. He chugged half the bottle and went on. True story, my aunt was the Thump director who had to deal with him.
Seriously, do you dongs want him to be a bad ass singer and a good person?

****ING #METOO

This is also in response to the other limp wristed posts on here

OMG he partied and drank too much

get a ****ing life

My wife and I have seen him atleast 6 times and he is one of our favorite artist

MY kids ****ING LOVE new years day and they have requested it since they were like 2 YO

A Bing A Bang A Bottom its new years day



Actually wasn't bad mouthing the guy at all, was more adding to his narrative of being a partier. New Years is a great song, but...big city blues would be my favorite off that album.
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Saw a bunch of the big Texas Country guys back in my day at A&M. Never saw Charlie, though. Really wish I had. I still listen to a song of his daily that pops up on my playlist. The man had some great songs.

On a plus note Roger Creager (saw him a few months back at the redneck Country Club) and Robert Earl Keen, just saw him Thursday night) still put on a hell of show.

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Charlie used to live around the corner from us and has since moved to a nearby neighborhood. Every now and then he pops up with a good rant on Nextdoor about speeders or whatever is an issue. Just a curmudgeon like the rest of us and I wish him well in his retirement.
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Frog_ said:

Charlie used to live around the corner from us and has since moved to a nearby neighborhood. Every now and then he pops up with a good rant on Nextdoor about speeders or whatever is an issue. Just a curmudgeon like the rest of us and I wish him well in his retirement.


screenshots, homes.
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nonameag99 said:

AggieFabricator said:

He played the 50th Watermelon Thump and went on about thirty minutes late of headlining Friday night because he demanded a bottle of whiskey before he'd go on stage. Thump directors scrambled and found a family friend who had a bottle at his house down the street. He chugged half the bottle and went on. True story, my aunt was the Thump director who had to deal with him.
Seriously, do you dongs want him to be a bad ass singer and a good person?

****ING #METOO

This is also in response to the other limp wristed posts on here

OMG he partied and drank too much

get a ****ing life

My wife and I have seen him atleast 6 times and he is one of our favorite artist

MY kids ****ING LOVE new years day and they have requested it since they were like 2 YO

A Bing A Bang A Bottom its new years day




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I like this one as well :

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ruddyduck said:

Frog_ said:

Charlie used to live around the corner from us and has since moved to a nearby neighborhood. Every now and then he pops up with a good rant on Nextdoor about speeders or whatever is an issue. Just a curmudgeon like the rest of us and I wish him well in his retirement.


screenshots, homes.


I am in the car sorry for just a link. He gets a lot done by being a squeaky wheel so I have no problem with it, and his help for Rockport and before that tornado victims was amazing.
http://imgur.com/BykW3gZ
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thanks for the effort. something funny to me about a middle-aged musician who has gotten through life with pills and whiskey typing on nextdoor like an old hen.
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Hey man the Stones covered that from Townes.
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Huh?
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Build It said:

Hey man the Stones covered that from Townes.


that is not correct.

townes released that on a cover album.
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ruddyduck said:

Build It said:

Hey man the Stones covered that from Townes.


that is not correct.

townes released that on a cover album.


Dammit I suck. Written by Keith and Mick and realeased on the "Sticky Fingers" Album.

I stand corrected and will do push ups for penance.
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no worries...as a big stones and townes fan they rarely intersect to allow me to dazzle with that useless bit of trivia.
Build It
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Me as well, but for some reason I had convinced myself Townes wrote it. It just sounds like something he would have written.
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no doubt. great song, dark lyrics.
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Have you been to his Facebook before. Turned into a pretty big Lib. He is an unhappy person.
 
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