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Donald's Encyclopedia of Popular MusicA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZROBISON, Carson J.(b 4 August 1890, Chetopa KS; d 24 March 1957, Pleasant Valley, NY) US singer, songwriter, early country music star. He sang professionally in the Midwest at age 15; by 1924 was recording for Victor NYC, mainly as a whistler; worked with Vernon Dalhart four years, then with Frank Luther (b Francis Luther Crowe, 4 August 1905, KS; freelance pop, hillbilly records; later composed and recorded children's songs; director of children's radio NYC mid-'40s; recording executive, lecturer, author of Americans And Their Songs). He formed the Buckaroos '32, later Carson Robison Trio, then Pleasant Valley Boys. Co-wrote 'Barnacle Bill The Sailor' '29 with Luther, also 'Way Out West In Kansas', 'My Blue Ridge Mountain Home', 'Carry Me Back To The Lone Prairie', many others; his own recitative 'Life Gets Tee-Jus, Don't It' was a no. 14 pop hit '48. He even dabbled with rock'n'roll: 'Rockin' And Rollin' With Grandmaw' was made in '56 a few months before he died. |