Carson Robison
American musician, singer and songwriter (1890-1957)
Carson Jay Robison ((1890-08-04)August 4, 1890 – (1957-03-24)March 24, 1957) was an American country music singer and songwriter. He was a recording artist from the mid-1920s until his death in 1957. He was also known as Charles Robison and used the pseudonym Carlos B. McAfee for some of his compositions.
Early life
Carson Jay Robison was born in Oswego, Kansas, and raised in nearby Chetopa, Kansas. His father was a champion fiddler; his mother played the piano and sang. Robison grew up on a farm, and was a cowpuncher.
Robison became a professional musician in the American Midwest at the age of 14, most notably as a backing musician for Victor Records's Wendell Hall on the early 1920s music hall circuit. He worked as a singer and whistler at radio station WDAF (Kansas City, Missouri).
Recording career
In 1924, he moved to New York City and was signed to his first recording contract with the Victor Talking Machine Company. Also that year, Robison started a professional collaboration with Vernon Dalhart, one of the era's most notable singers.
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