Christopher Mark "Chris" Robinson (born December 20, 1966) is the singer of the rock and roll band The Black Crowes and brother of its guitarist Rich Robinson.
Robinson was born in Marietta, Georgia. Along with his brother Rich, Robinson formed Mr. Crowe's Garden in the 1980s, having been influenced by bands such as Led Zeppelin, The Faces, The Allman Brothers, The Rolling Stones, The Byrds, Sly and the Family Stone and, most noticeably, The Face...
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Christopher Mark "Chris" Robinson (born December 20, 1966) is the singer of the rock and roll band The Black Crowes and brother of its guitarist Rich Robinson.
Robinson was born in Marietta, Georgia. Along with his brother Rich, Robinson formed Mr. Crowe's Garden in the 1980s, having been influenced by bands such as Led Zeppelin, The Faces, The Allman Brothers, The Rolling Stones, The Byrds, Sly and the Family Stone and, most noticeably, The Faces. They played a variety of clubs in and around Atlanta, Georgia. He attended Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C. - while some fellow students had posters of bikini girls lying on Porsches, Robinson decorated his dorm with a Tom Waits poster and a Dream Syndicate poster: "...even at 18, I was into music."
In 1989 Mr. Crowe's Garden changed their name to The Black Crowes. They were signed to Rick Rubin's label Def American, and released their debut album Shake Your Money Maker. With the success of their album they went out on tour to support...
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