Earl Robinson

Earl Robinson

voc, p, 1910-1991 US, Seattle
Singer / Composer / Songwriter of World and Folk
A.k.a. Earl Hawley Robinson

Earl Hawley Robinson (July 2, 1910 – July 20, 1991) was a singer-songwriter and composer from Seattle, Washington. Robinson is remembered for his music, including the songs "Joe Hill", "Black and White", and the cantata "Ballad for Americans," which expressed his left-leaning political views. He was a member of the Communist Party in the 1930s. In addition, he wrote many popular songs and music for Hollywood films.The jazz clarinettist Perry Robinson is his son.

Instruments

Vocals
Piano
Guitar

Genres

World
Folk
Classical
Soundtrack
Pop

Plays With

Tony Kraber

George Hewison

Popular Tracks

Lincoln, The Man of the People on The Lonesome Train by Earl Robinson & Burl Ives

The Lonesome Train - Part 6 (Lincoln in Springfield) on The Lonesome Train by Earl Robinson & Burl Ives

The Gettysburg Address on The Lonesome Train by Earl Robinson & Burl Ives

Black and White on A Walk in the Sun and Other Songs and Ballads by Earl Robinson

The Lonesome Train - Part 1 (Silence in Washington Town) on The Lonesome Train by Earl Robinson & Burl Ives

Mail Myself to You - Recorded Live on A Tribute To Woody Guthrie by Various Artists

Joe Hill on Don't Mourn-Organize!: Songs of Labor Songwriter Joe Hill by Various Artists

Joe Hill on Power To The People - Protest Songs by Various Artists

The Lonesome Train - Part 2 (Down in Alabama) on The Lonesome Train by Earl Robinson & Burl Ives

The Lonesome Train - Part 3 (A Strange Crowd, A Quiet Crowd) on The Lonesome Train by Earl Robinson & Burl Ives

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Band Members

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
Songs Of The Working People: From The American Revolution To The Civil War	Earl Robinson	1987	Album
Alive And Well	Earl Robinson	1986	Album
Ein Porträt	Earl Robinson	1974	Album
Strange, Unusual Evening: "A Santa Barbara Story"	Earl Robinson	1970	Album
Das Andere Amerika	Paul Robeson Und Earl Robinson	1966	Album
Earl Robinson Sings	Earl Robinson	1963	Album
Joe Hill / Black And White	Earl Robinson	1960	Single
A Walk In The Sun - And Other Songs And Ballads	Earl Robinson	1957	Album
The Old Chisholm Trail / Americana	Tony Kraber, Earl Robinson	1955	Album
Sandhog	Earl Robinson, Waldo Salt	1954	Album
The Lonesome Train (A Musical Legend)	Earl Robinson, Millard Lampell, Lyn Murray Orchestra, The Jeffry Alexander Chorus	1944	Album
The House I Live In / A Man's A Man For A' That	Earl Robinson	1944	Album
Moving In, Part V/Song of the Free Men	Earl Robinson, Millard Lampell		Album
Songs For Americans	Earl Robinson		Album
Free and Equal Blues	Earl Robinson		Album
Jefferson And Liberty / Sweet Betsy From Pike / The Dirty Miner	Earl Robinson		Album
That Girl	Earl Robinson		Album
Drill Ye Tarriers, Drill / The Frozen Logger	Earl Robinson		Album

External Links

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Acknowledgements

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