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Tom Robinson Band (TRB) are a British rock band, established in 1976 by singer, songwriter and bassist Tom Robinson. The band's debut single " 2-4-6-8 Motorway " was a top five hit on the UK Singles Chart in 1977, and their third single, "Up Against the Wall", is seen by some as a classic punk rock single; [2] [3] while their debut album, Power ...
The band re-formed for two shows in 1987, and then again briefly between 1989-90. For more detailed biography see history . index - news - songs - records - photos - press - band - history - rar - stencil - quicktime video
Oct 2, 2015 · Since the final demise of the band that bears his name, Tom Robinson has carved out parallel careers as a solo artist and a radio broadcaster. By contrast, Kustow lives a reclusive lifestyle and no longer plays guitar. He suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), which he blames on the TRB’s break-up.
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That's when the Tom Robinson Band were in their real heyday; a time when TRB were as widely publicized and admired among new music fans as bands like the Jam and the Clash. Forget about the Winter of '79 for a minute; in the summer of 1978 there were two albums for me; the Jam's "This Is The Modern World" and TRB's "Power In The Darkness".
Tom Robinson was born into a middle-class family in Cambridge on 1 June 1950. He attended Friends' School, Saffron Walden, a co-ed privately funded Quaker school, between 1961 and 1967. He played guitar in a trio at school called The Inquisition. Robinson has two brothers, Matthew (a former BBC executive producer) and George, and a sister, Sophy.
Recorded at Wessex Studio © 1978 EMI Records Ltd. Back cover photo (above): Terry O'Neill. Art Direction: Brian Palmer. TRB fist logo by Roger Huddle. For detailed biography see history. TRB 1979 lineup: Danny Kustow gtr/vcl; Ian Parker keys/vcl; Charlie Morgan drums/vcl; Tom Robinson bs/vcl.
Born in Cambridge in 1950, Tom Robinson first became known in the late 1970s as a musician and LGBT activist with the Tom Robinson Band ( TRB) who were early supporters of Rock Against Racism and Amnesty International. In 1977 their Top 5 debut release 2-4-6-8 Motorway became one of the landmark singles of the UK punk era. Other hits included ...
