Saturday, March 19, 2011
Raven Hi-Fi
214 William Street
Fredericksburg, VA
Social Hour: 6:30pm
Music: 7:30pm
$20 at the door; beverages and snacks will be served. Please bring a snack to share for the refreshment table.
INFORMATION ABOUT ROBBIN THOMPSON:
Robbin Thompson has been a Richmond resident since 1969. He is the Vice President and co-founder of "In Your Ear Music and Recording Corp" . . . a company that composes and produces music for commercials and films. They also open up the space for some really great concerts; check them out here: http://www.jaminc.org/UpcomingEvents/BillEvansTheBanjoinAmericaApril14th/tabid/492/Default.aspx
Robbin's musical career spans more than 40 years and still counting.
Following stints with the Tasmanians and Mercy Flight, Robbin was the lead singer in the Bruce Springsteen band "Steel Mill." He has won the American Song Festival twice, and has recorded more than a dozen albums. Thompson, along with friend Steve Bassett, authored the song "Sweet Virginia Breeze," which is considered by many to be the unofficial state song of Virginia. He has also written and recorded songs with Eagles bassist Timothy B. Schmit (who also sings harmonies on many of Robbin's recordings).
Check out the Brucebase for some cool gig information and photos of Robbin with Steel Mill. http://brucebase.wikispaces.com/
Thompson has shared the stage with many recording artists, including Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, Crosby, Stills, & Nash, Bruce Springsteen, and Bruce Hornsby, to name just a few.
His film scoring credits include the title song to the cult classic GLEAMING THE CUBE, starring CHRISTIAN SLATER . . . and Robbin was the co-writer and vocalist on the song "I WON'T QUIT" in the film THE FIGHTING TEMPTATIONS starring CUBA GOODING JR. and BEYONCE KNOWLES.
Due to Robbin's involvement with Bruce Springsteen, he is proud to have a song on the EMI/CAPITOL release entitled ONE STEP UP/TWO STEPS BACK - The Songs of Bruce Springsteen. This two-cd set includes artists such as David Bowie, John Hiatt, Ritchie Havens, Ben E. King, The Smithereens, The Bodeans and others.
Robbin's first LP (for the Nemporer label) was released in 1976 and the most recent in 2009.
After many years of touring, Thompson now reserves much of his spare time for his family and his second love, sailing the Chesapeake Bay on his beautiful sailboat. His concert schedule is limited mostly to concerts he knows "will be enjoyable."
Won't you join us at a concert that is guaranteed to be a great time?
Contact info: Ruth at RAGwoman1@aol.com or 540.846.2380
Many thanks to East Beach Photography/Lee Rosenberg for this video!
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