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Willard Robison

Willard Robison is credited on 2,078 releases across 566 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,078

Pressings credited

566

Albums

8

Decades active

245

In collections

Biography

Willard Robison (September 18, 1894 – June 24, 1968) was an American vocalist, pianist, and composer of popular songs, born in Shelbina, Missouri. His songs reflect a rural, melancholy theme steeped in Americana and their warm style has drawn comparison to Hoagy Carmichael. Many of his compositions, notably "A Cottage for Sale", "Round My Old Deserted Farm", "Don't Smoke in Bed", "'Taint So, Honey, 'Taint So" and "Old Folks", have become standards and have been recorded countless times by jazz and pop artists including Peggy Lee, Nina Simone, Nat King Cole, Billy Eckstine, Bing Crosby and Mildred Bailey. "A Cottage for Sale" alone has been recorded over 100 times.

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Credited work

2,078 releases · 566 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 2,184
  • Other credits · 30
  • Engineering · 1

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Town Hall, New York · Rainbow Studio

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