Robert Wickens "Robbin" Thompson was an American singer-songwriter based in Richmond, Virginia.
11 Facts About Robbin Thompson
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Robbin Thompson was a member of an early Bruce Springsteen band, Steel Mill, and co-wrote songs with Timothy B Schmit, Phil Vassar and Butch Taylor and Carter Beauford of the Dave Matthews Band.
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Robbin Thompson twice won the American Song Festival and in 1980 had a minor national hit with "Brite Eyes".
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Robbin Thompson wrote songs featured on the soundtracks of Gleaming the Cube and The Fighting Temptations.
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In March 2015, "Sweet Virginia Breeze", which Thompson co-wrote with Steve Bassett, became Virginia's second official state song.
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Robbin Thompson made his debut with Steel Mill on August 29,1970 at the 3rd Annual Nashville Music Festival, sponsored by WMAC.
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In 1976, Robbin Thompson launched his solo career with the release of an eponymous album on Nemperor Records.
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In 1978 Robbin Thompson released Together, a collaboration with another Richmond-based songwriter, Steve Bassett.
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In between Robbin Thompson was involved in a collaboration with fellow songwriters Michael Lille and Lewis McGehee, recording an eponymous album as The Famous Unknowns.
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In early 2008, Robbin Thompson's Move on Down the Line won in The 7th Annual Independent Music Awards for Gospel Song.
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Robbin Thompson was a resident of Richmond, Virginia and died of cancer on October 10,2015, after a long battle with a rare gastrointestinal stromal tumor.