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Charlie Robison is a sixth generation Texan, who grew up on his families ranch in the small town of Bandera (pop. 941). When he was just five years old, he and brother Bruce went down to the local supermarket, and he bought his first records; Creedance Clearwater Revival, and Jimi Hendrix. Then at seven, he remembers another pivotal event. "I was watching Dean Martin on television," Charlie recalls. "He was wearing a beautiful tuxedo, holding a drink, surrounded by girls. I knew my family worked extremely hard for almost no money. When I saw Dean Martin, I thought, 'That's the way to do it!'"
In talking about music, he explains, "I never 'got into' country," he says, "I didn't have to. It was always around me. It was part of me- listening to Willie Nelson, Doug Sahm, Linda Ronstadt, and going to see singers like Johnny Bush three or four times a week in juke joints and honky-tonks." His mom was a bartender at various watering holes, even managed a club, The Purple Cow, for a while. By the time he hit 15, he and brother Bruce joined a band. Bruce played bass, and their friend played guitar, so Charlie took up the drums. They played at rodeos and high school dances. Later on he switched to guitar and singing, and got steady jobs with working bands and grew used to the spotlight. In 1995, Charlie went solo, and released an indie disc, Bandera which got him raves. After that, he released an album with a major label that took him in a direction that was too commercial for comfort. Now, signed with Sony's Lucky Dog label, he's happy with his artistic freedom. His first release was Life of the Party.
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