Will Robinson

Upon arriving in Nashville, TN, at the start of his songwriting career, Will Robinson was given a staff writer position at Maypop Music (now part of Sony Music), the publishing company of one the largest selling acts in music, the group Alabama. Since leaving there after 8 years Robinson has written for Walt Disney Music (L.A.), EMI Music (Nashville), and Friday Records Music (Nashville). he also has a sizable catalogue at Bug Music.

Over the 20 something years Robinson has been writing he has written or co-written almost 1,000 songs, including eight #1 (Alabama's "There's No Way," "What I'd Say," and You've Got the Touch," among others, three top 5, two top 10, one top 15, and two top 20 songs, spanning 6 genres of music, including artists Willie Nelson, Wynonna, Aaron Neville, Gary Allan, Peter Cetera, Cliff Richards, Yanni Feat. Cloe Ender Thomas, Trace Adkins, The Subdudes, Ronnie Milsap, Anne Murray, Dobie Gray, Plus One, John Berry, Allen Toussaint, Marc Broussard, Sonny Landreth, Mindy McCready, Irma Thomas, Collin Raye, Patty Loveless, The Oak Ridge Boys, Dan Seals, Tanya Tucker, Suzy Bogguss, Lorrie Morgan, T.G. Sheppard, Rick Trevino, Ricky Van Shelton, Marie Osmond, David Kersh, Charley McClain, Tracy Byrd, Tammy Wynette, Jeff Carson, Lee Greenwood, Charlie Pride, Lucero (Mexico), 4 The Cause (Europe), Pedro y Thiago (Brazil), Anointed, Edson and Hudson (Brazil), and Blaine Larson.

Additionally, Robinson has written songs for various Walt Disney Records projects, including the Winnie The Pooh Sing-Along (Pooh, Pooh, The Birthday Bear), A Bug's Life Sing-Along (I Just Wanna Fly), The Little Mermaid Splash Hits (In My Blue Backyard), The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit movie, and the Disney Theme Park Anniversary compilation boxset (On My Way To Your Heart).

Robinson's songs are responsible for over 50 million in sales.

He has served on various music related boards and panels over the years, as well as involving himself in legislative battles in D.C. to protect songwriters' interests. One memorable trip being in the early 90s when he walked the halls with legendary songwriters such as Henry Mancini, Cy Coleman, Sammy Kahn, Lieber and Stoller, Johnny Mandel, Burton Lane, Allen Toussaint, and others.

Interesting Factoid :

Robinson opened up a piano bar in Santa Cruz, Bolivia and ran it for a year, while playing the piano nightly as well. He survived a few Coup D'Etats and then moved to Nashville.