John Robinson (drummer)

John “JR” Robinson (born December 29, 1954 in Creston , Iowa ) is one of the most recorded drummers in the music business.

Beginnings

John began taking piano lessons at the age of five and only got into drums three years later. He had his first band when he was 10 and soon afterwards decided that he wanted to become a professional drummer. He attended Berklee College of Music in Boston and by chance met members of the band " Rufus and Chaka Khan " in 1978 , who soon hired him as the new drummer. Word of his talent spread quickly and in the same year Quincy Jones booked him for the sessions on the Michael Jackson album " Off the Wall "

Recordings (selection)

Among others, John Robinson played the drums in the following world hits:

• USA for Africa - We Are the World
• Lionel Richie - All Night Long / Say You Say Me / Stuck On You / Dancing On The Ceiling
• Pointer Sisters - I'm So Excited / Slow Hand
• David Lee Roth - I'm Just a Gigolo / California Girls
• Steve Winwood - Higher Love / Back in the Highlife
• Madonna - Express Yourself
• Michael Jackson - Off the Wall / Bad / Rock with You / The Way You Make Me Feel / Smooth Criminal / Don´t Stop Til You Get Enough
• Seal - Crazy
• Eric Clapton - Change the World
• George Benson - Give Me The Night
• Dionne Warwick And Friends - That's What Friends Are For
• Rod Stewart - Rhythm Of My Heart
• Whitney Houston - The Greatest Love Of All
• Wilson Phillips - Hold On / Release Me
• DJ BoBo - Get On Up

In 1983 he won a Grammy with Rufus and Chaka Khan for the song “ Ain't Nobody ”. In 2014 Mike Oldfield released his 25th studio album, Man on the Rocks, starring Robinson.

Web links

• official homepage
• John Robinson at Drummerworld
• John Robinson at Myspace
• John JR Robinson Drum Play-Alike - Learn the techniques of the hit drummer