re: RIP Charlie Robison

Charlie Robison, the Texas singer-songwriter whose rootsy anthems made the country charts until he was forced to retire after complications from a medical procedure left him unable to sing, died on Sunday. He was 59.

Robison died at a hospital in San Antonio after suffering cardiac arrest and other complications, according to a family representative.

Robison launched his music career in the late 1980s, playing in local Austin bands like Two Hoots and a Holler before forming his own Millionaire Playboys. In 1996, he released his solo debut, “Bandera,” named for the Texas Hill Country town where his family has had a ranch for generations.

When he was approached by Sony in 1998, Robison signed with its Lucky Dog imprint, which was devoted to rawer country. His 2001 album “Step Right Up” produced his only Top 40 country song, “I Want You Bad."

In 2018, Robison announced that he had permanently lost the ability to sing following a surgical procedure on his throat. "Therefore, with a very heavy heart I am officially retiring from the stage and studio,” he wrote on Facebook.

Robison served as a judge for one year on USA Network's “Nashville Star,” a reality TV show in which contestants lived together while competing for a country music recording contract.

He is survived by his wife, Kristen Robison, and four children and stepchildren. He had three children with his first wife, Emily Strayer, a founding member of the superstar country band The Chicks. They divorced in 2008.

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He died of cardiac arrest I think he had just partied too much honestly.

RIP. Was lucky to see him and REK at Rabbs small stage summer ‘03. Great show.

Down Again

Walter Is an underrated song

Damn, this shook me. I have been thinking about his song Photograph since hearing about his death. This damn video is so poignant. I've seen him numerous times in Gruene and Helotes. Unfortunately, I passed on a chance to see him and his brother Bruce at the Mucky Duck for an acoustic show in Houston a few years back. And as I typed that I looked up the date and realized it was eleven fricking years ago. As I get older, it seems its the things you dont do that are more haunting than the things you do do. RIP Charlie.

Though you won't remember
It'll still make you laugh
When you see us together
In a photograph

Very sad news

Sorry to hear this. RIP