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Rob Crosby (born Robert Crosby Hoar; April 25, 1954) is an American country music artist. Between 1990 and 1996, Rob charted eight singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. He has also recorded six studio albums, with his most recent, Catfish Day, being released in 2007. He also co-wrote Eric Paslay's 2014 single "Friday Night", The Common Linnets' 2014 single "Calm After the Storm", Martina McBride's 2003 single "Concrete Angel", Andy Griggs' 2000 single "She's More" and Lee Greenwood's 1990 single "Holdin' a Good Hand" and has written songs for Luke Combs, Lady Antebellum, Carl Perkins, Paul Simon, Brooks & Dunn, Restless Heart, Blackhawk, Darryl Worley, Boy Howdy, Ty Herndon, Don Williams, Ilse DeLange, Trace Adkins, Lee Brice and more.

Rob Crosby
Birth name	Robert Crosby Hoar[1][2][3]
Born	(1954-04-25) April 25, 1954 (age 68)
Origin	Sumter, South Carolina, United States
Genres	Country
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1979–present
Labels	Guru Southern Tracks Arista Nashville River North CSC
Website	robcrosby.com

Biography

Early life

Rob Crosby was born and raised in Sumter, South Carolina, graduating in the Sumter High School class of 1972. He wrote his first song when he was 9 years old,[2] and by the time he started the fifth grade, he had his own band, The Radiations.[2] During High School and college, he performed in South Carolina, and eventually across the Southeast.[4] In 1984, Crosby moved to Nashville with his family and began playing in local clubs.[2]

Songwriter

In 1984, an Atlanta businessman offered Crosby $700 a month for a cut in his future songwriting royalties.[5] After getting a job as a staff writer, country music group Chance took his song "She Told Me Yes" to the top 30 in 1985.[2] Since then, many songs written by Crosby have reached the Billboard top 10, including "Friday Night" by Eric Paslay, "Concrete Angel" by Martina McBride, "She's More" by Andy Griggs and "Holdin' a Good Hand" by Lee Greenwood.[3][6] Crosby's songs have been recorded by Blackhawk, Brooks & Dunn, Ty Herndon, Paul Overstreet, Carl Perkins, Restless Heart, Ricochet, Paul Simon, The Wilkinsons and Darryl Worley, among others.[7][8]

Music career

In the 1970's and 80's, Rob recorded music for independent labels: Guru Records and Southern Tracks Records. After a performance at a songwriter's night, Crosby was signed to Arista Nashville.[2] The label released his debut album, Solid Ground, in 1991. The first three singles, "Love Will Bring Her Around," "She's a Natural" and "Still Burnin' for You," all reached the top 20 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart. But after two commercially unsuccessful albums, Crosby was dropped from Arista in 1993. In 1995, he signed with River North and released his third album, Starting Now. Both singles released from the project peaked outside of the top 60 on Billboard. The same year, he was offered a chance to join the country music band Burnin' Daylight (which featured former members of Southern Pacific and Exile); however, he decided to focus on his solo career instead.[5]

Crosby returned in 2003 on CSC Records with One Light in the Dark, a collection of original songs.[7] He has released two albums since, 2003's Time Is a Gypsy and 2007's Catfish Day.[9]

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details	Peak positions
		US Country [10]
Rob Crosby[11]	Release date: 1979 Label: Guru Records	—
Solid Ground[12]	Release date: January 8, 1991 Label: Arista Nashville	74
Another Time and Place	Release date: July 28, 1992 Label: Arista Nashville	—
Starting Now	Release date: September 26, 1995 Label: River North Records	—
One Light in the Dark	Release date: 2003 Label: CSC	—
Time Is a Gypsy	Release date: 2003 Label: CSC	—
Catfish Day	Release date: 2007 Label: CSC	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions		Album
		US Country	CAN Country
1987	"Heart On The Run"[13]	—	—	—
1988	"This Is The Night"[14]	—	—
1990	"Love Will Bring Her Around"	12	10	Solid Ground
1991	"She's a Natural"	15	10
	"Still Burnin' for You"	20	25
1992	"Working Woman"	28	29
	"She Wrote the Book"	53	73	Another Time and Place
	"In the Blood"	48	53
1995	"The Trouble with Love"	64	—	Starting Now
1996	"Lady's Man"[15]	64	—
	"Fallin' In and Crawlin' Out"[16]	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
1990	"Love Will Bring Her Around"	Jim May
1991	"She's a Natural"	Sylvie Jacquemin
1992	"She Wrote the Book"	Chris Rogers
	"In the Blood"	Michael Merriman
1995	"The Trouble with Love"	Chris Rogers

References

External links

• Official website
• "Rob Crosby Showcase". Local Music Scene South Carolina.

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