Chris Robinson

He is the son of Nancy Jane (née Bradley) and Stanley "Stan" Robinson, who had a minor Billboard charted record in 1959 called "Boom-A-Dip-Dip" and who died in September 2013.

Christopher Mark Robinson (born December 20, 1966) is an American musician.

Along with his brother Rich, Robinson formed Mr. Crowe's Garden in the 1980s, having been heavily influenced by The Faces and The Rolling Stones.

They played a variety of clubs in and around Atlanta.

Robinson attended Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

As a teenager, Robinson decorated his dorm room with a Tom Waits poster and a Dream Syndicate poster: "...even at 18, I was into music."

He founded the rock band The Black Crowes, then known as Mr. Crowe's Garden, with his brother Rich Robinson in 1984.

Chris is the lead singer of The Black Crowes, and he and his brother are the only continuous members of the Crowes.

In 1989, Mr. Crowe's Garden changed their name to The Black Crowes.

They were signed to Rick Rubin's label Def American and released their debut album Shake Your Money Maker.

With the success of their album they went out on tour to support it.

They played one date supporting ZZ Top.

During this tour Chris was criticized for talking to the audience about his opposition to corporate sponsorship.

This led to ZZ Top firing The Black Crowes from the tour.

In May 1991, Chris Robinson spat at or on a female customer at a 7-Eleven convenience store.

Robinson was arrested for assault and disturbing the peace, and pleaded no contest six months later.

In the media, Robinson would openly discuss his use of cannabis.

Over the next nine years The Black Crowes went through many lineup changes and released six studio albums.

In 1997, The Black Crowes headlined the second Furthur Festival, which had been spawned in the summer of 1996 by the remaining members of the Grateful Dead following Jerry Garcia's death in August 1995.

In early 2002, it was announced that drummer Steve Gorman would be leaving the band and that The Black Crowes would be taking a break.

His first solo recording, "The Red Road", appeared on the soundtrack to the 2002 film The Banger Sisters, confirming the singer's turn into softer material.

A full-length debut, New Earth Mud, appeared in October and garnered positive critical reviews.

Written and produced with Paul Stacey and featuring collaborations with ex-Crowes Marc Ford and Eddie Harsch, the album allowed Robinson to hit the road as a headlining act.

The band itself became known as New Earth Mud and earned a reputation for playing lengthy, jam-oriented sets across the United States.

New Earth Mud toured well into 2003, both headlining and sharing the bill with such acts as Elvis Costello, Gov't Mule and The String Cheese Incident.

Robinson headed into the studio after the tour concluded, again with Paul Stacey as co-songwriter and producer.

The result was This Magnificent Distance, released in June 2004.

The album was a bigger commercial success than its predecessor and showcased more of a "full band" sound.

Robinson parted ways with Paul Stacey and the rest of his band in early 2004, the reason for which remains unknown.

In a very cryptic post on his official message board, Robinson said farewell to his original line-up and welcomed a new one, which featured ex-Crowes member Audley Freed on guitar and George Reiff on bass.

The band toured in support of This Magnificent Distance through the Summer of 2004.

Another tour was planned for the fall of 2004 but was abruptly and inexplicably scrapped.

Robinson instead remained out of the public eye aside from three appearances with Phil Lesh and Friends at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco (December 2004).

Robinson did not perform publicly again until his February 2005 performance with his brother Rich at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas (a private event for people who work in the field of consumer electronics).

He then joined Phil Lesh again for the Mardi Gras Spectacular concerts in San Francisco at the end of February, which also featured members of Railroad Earth, Particle and Galactic as well as former members of the Jerry Garcia Band.

In early 2005, it was announced that The Black Crowes would be reuniting for a run at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom.

This lineup included former members Sven Pipien and Marc Ford.

He is the vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the Chris Robinson Brotherhood, which was formed in 2011 while the Black Crowes were on hiatus.

Robinson is noted for his high tenor vocal range and bluesy vocal runs.

Robinson was born in Marietta, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta.