About Charlie Robison
Charles Fitzgerald Robison (September 1, 1964 – September 10, 2023) was an American country music singer-songwriter. == Career == After a knee injury at Southwest Texas State University ended a potential football career, Charlie Robison went to Austin, Texas, in the late 1980s and had stints in the bands Chaparral, Millionaire Playboys, and Two Hoots and a Holler. He went solo with his album "Bandera" in 1996. He subsequently signed with Sony and released "Life of the Party" on Sony's subsidiary Lucky Dog Records. The album gave him three of his biggest hits including "My Hometown." His next release was a live disc called "Unleashed Live," which is credited to Charlie, brother Bruce, and Jack Ingram. He then signed with Columbia Records for "Step Right Up" and another live album. In 2003, Robison was a judge on the first season of the TV singing competition Nashville Star. Unhappy with the expectations and limitations of being a Nashville country artist, he moved to a smaller independent label, Dualtone, for Good Times in 2004, followed by extensive touring and newfound control over his career. Accordingly, his sound began to evolve away from mainstream/Nashville country toward more Southern and hard rock influences. Five years after the release of "Good Times," Robison released Beautiful Day on June 23, 2009, on Dualtone.
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