Hargus "Pig" Robbins
| Hargus "Pig" Robbins | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Hargus Melvin Robbins |
| Born | January 18, 1938 |
| Origin | Spring City, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupations | Session musician |
| Instruments | Piano, Keyboards, Organ |
| Years active | 1957-present |
| Labels | Time, Chart, Elektra |
| Associated acts | George Jones |
Hargus Melvin "Pig" Robbins (born January 18, 1938 in Spring City, Tennessee[1]) is an American session keyboard and piano player. Having played on records for artists such as George Jones, Bob Dylan, Ween, Alan Jackson, Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, and Conway Twitty,[2] Robbins is a prominent session instrumentalist in Nashville. He is also blind, having lost his sight at age four due to an accident involving his father's knife.[1]
Robbins learned to play piano at age seven, while attending the Nashville School for the Blind. He played his first session in 1957, with his first major recording being George Jones's "White Lightning".[3] Since then, he has gone on to play piano and keyboards for several country music artists.
Between 1963 and 1979, Robbins also recorded eight studio albums: one on Time Records, three on Chart Records, and four on Elektra Records, as well as an independent live album.[3] He was also awarded Musician of the Year by the Country Music Association in 1976 and 2000.[4]
His 1959 single "Save It", recorded under the name Mel Robbins, was famously covered by The Cramps on their album Bad Music for Bad People.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Album | US Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | A Bit of Country Piano | — |
| 1968 | Play It Again, Hargus | — |
| 1969 | Hargus Robbins | — |
| One More Time | — | |
| 1977 | Country Instrumentalist of the Year | 46 |
| 1978 | A Pig in a Poke | — |
| 1979 | Alive from Austin City Limits | — |
| Unbreakable Hearts | — |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | US Country[4] |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | "Chunky People" | 83 |
| "Unbreakable Hearts" | 92 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Huey, Steve. "Hargus "Pig" Robbins biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p119043. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
- ^ "Profile". Australian Broadcasting Corporation The Backyard Saturday Night Country. http://www.abc.net.au/snc/stories/s208665.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
- ^ a b "Hargus "Pig" Robbins Highlights Country Music Hall of Fame Programs". Cybergrass. 2007-04-19. http://www.cybergrass.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=3187. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc.. pp. 354. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
