Bruce Robison

Bruce Ben Robison (born June 11, 1966) is an American Texas country music singer-songwriter. Bruce and his brother, fellow singer-songwriter Charlie Robison, grew up in Bandera, Texas, near San Antonio. His self-titled debut album was released in 1995.^[1]

Bruce Robison
Robison in 2009
Background information
Birth name	Bruce Ben Robison
Born	(1966-06-11) June 11, 1966 (age 58)
Origin	Bandera, Texas
Genres	Folk, country
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, harmonica
Labels	Vireo, Lucky Dog, Premium
Spouse	Kelly Willis ​ ​ (m. 1996; div. 2022)​
Website	brucerobison.com

Robison has written several songs which have become hits when covered by well-known singers, including: "Travelin' Soldier," (recorded in 2003 by the Dixie Chicks, reached No. 1 on the Country charts); "Angry All the Time," (recorded by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill in 2001, also reached No. 1 on the country charts); and "Wrapped" (recorded in 2006 by George Strait, reached No. 2 in 2007). Bruce runs The Next Waltz, a record label by artists for artists.

Personal life

Sister, Robyn Ludwick, and late brother Charlie Robison are accomplished singer-songwriters in their own right.

In 1992, he met singer-songwriter Kelly Willis and they married in 1996. Together they had a son, Deral Otis, in January 2001. Willis became pregnant again and gave birth to twins Abigail Esme and Benjamin James^[2] on March 24, 2003.^[3][4][5] On January 10, 2006, Kelly welcomed fourth child Joseph Willis Robison.^[6][7]

On January 21, 2022 Kelly and Bruce announced their upcoming divorce via their Facebook pages.^[8]

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US Country [9]	US Heat [10]	US Indie [11]
Bruce Robison	Release date: July 16, 1996 Label: Vireo Records	—	—	—
Wrapped	Release date: May 19, 1998 Label: Lucky Dog Records	—	—	—
Long Way Home from Anywhere	Release date: July 13, 1999 Label: Lucky Dog Records	—	—	—
Country Sunshine	Release date: September 11, 2001 Label: Boar's Nest Records	—	—	—
Eleven Stories	Release date: April 4, 2006 Label: Sustain Records	—	—	—
Happy Holidays (with Kelly Willis)	Release date: August 29, 2006 Label: Rykodisc	—	—	—
It Came from San Antonio	Release date: May 15, 2007 Label: Premium Records	—	—	—
The New World	Release date: September 2, 2008 Label: Premium Records	—	—	—
His Greatest	Release date: January 20, 2009 Label: Premium Records	—	—	—
Cheater's Game (with Kelly Willis)	Release date: February 12, 2013 Label: Premium Records	29	3	31
Our Year (with Kelly Willis)	Release date: May 27, 2014 Label: Premium Records	40	13	—
Bruce Robison & the Back Porch Band[12]	Release date: April 28, 2017 Label: Motel Time Music	—	—	—
Beautiful Lie[13] (with Kelly Willis)	Release date: June 21, 2019 Label: Motel Time Music	—	—	—
Into the Woods	Release date: 2024	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

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Music videos

Year	Video	Director
1998	"Angry All the Time"[15]	David McClister
1999	"Desperately"[16]
	"The Good Life"[17]
2006	"Virginia"[18]
2014	"Harper Valley PTA" (with Kelly Willis)[19]	Bruce Robison/Glenn Seale

Other contributions

• 107.1 KGSR Radio Austin - Broadcasts Vol.10 (2002) – "What Would Willie Do"
• Eklektikos Live (2005) – "Travelin' Soldier"