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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 19, 2001)
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Mr. Robison Texas country singer Charlie Robison will visit Aggieland this Tuesday By Lizette Resendez woyeankM the battalion anted fo.vijj nessawtim Charlie R°bison has been fol- 1 “^o^fHwing in original country music $ Stand Musts’ footsteps, but first he had to with her'BY dues by performing at no- '■me bars and dance halls. ■ '“We played in a place in San - A&MstudrlAotonio where they served food [and drinks,” Robison said. “So He P.A. would break into the ^fousic and say ‘No. 24, aquested ancr your before m some cnir ears later, the mes ind proud say ■der’s ready.’” Robison has since earned gigs I over Texas, including Gruene ■all, and will play Tuesday at liirricane Harry’s where he will be aid a stuck: |eording songs for his upcoming to be naiEB, e album. Robison includes as a residentMjUggg Station as one of his 'P e ^' |, IC Mvorite places to play and said the fomtXTJ° wd alwa y s g els rowd y- ® ■ “You get some weird [fans] out ■ere, you can’t believe they are ■at interested in what you do,” lobison said. “But without them, ou wouldn’t be able to do what u’re doing, so it all works out.” Robison said he often forgets he a celebrity after visiting his ranch his hometown of Bandera, Texas. I “I still consider myself a very lorraal person,” Robison said. rm; into IS&WK) ‘‘Working on the ranch, it’s real easy to forget that you are a celebrity.” Most would find that hard to believe, considering he is married to Emily Robison of the Dixie Chicks. Robison said that although he and Emily both have busy sched ules, their marriage still thrives. “It gets better every time,” Robison said. “We’re both under standing of how [our job] does take us away from one another, but things couldn’t be better.” Robison said Emily frequently joins him during his tour, and the two will be performing in California in the next few days. Robison also is still able to spend time with his younger broth er, Bruce Robison. Charlie began performing at rodeos and dances at age 13 with his brother in their band. High Voltage. Charlie and Bruce write songs and perform together. The two brothers wrote or co-wrote nine of the 12 songs on Robison’s latest CD, Step Right Up. “I don’t like to co-write that much because I write pretty much from experience, but Bruce and I, coming from a small town, were friends and hung out together since we were little kids,” Robison said. “He’s the only person I would like to write with, it’s great to use another brain that’s similar to yours.” Robison, who is on tour 20 days out of a month, said that when his cur rent tour ends he will begin recording a record in January with his brother. “This year has just been crazy,” Robison said. “I’ve been away from home almost non-stop for almost seven months now.” However, Robison said he enjoys his job and hopes to stay true to his genre of country music. “My goal in life is to be as good a husband and father as I can possibly be,” Robison said. “After that, it’s hopefully that my music stays true to the people who came before me. I’m trying to keep the tradition that Willie (Nelson), Steve Earle and Lyle (Lovett) started alive.” Robison, along with several other Texas country musicians, is in the process of putting together a benefit concert in front of the Alamo called “Texans for New York” to send relief funds to the victims of the terrorist attacks in New York. Fifty artists are expected to per- fomi including Pat Green, Charlie and Bruce Robison, Kelly Willis and the Dixie Chicks. PHOTO COURTESY OF SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT * Brick C a ivi pa i cj n <£*> "r ft. v~ <?: <r.-, tr:. m -r ft. f* : : Gift ideas! - Buy a brick as a holiday or graduation gift. Do not miss out on the lower price for current students. For more information or to print out an order form, please visit our website at http://recsports.tamu.edu/WOC Opinion Editor -k, Sci/Tech Efr i ts Editor st. Sports Editor 3 Producer sst. 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