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'''Kent Marshall Robbins''' (April 23, 1947 – December 27, 1997) was an American [[country music]] [[songwriter]].
'''Kent Marshall Robbins''' (April 23, 1947 – December 27, 1997) was an American [[country music]] [[songwriter]].


Robbins was born in [[Mayfield, Kentucky]]. He began writing for [[Charley Pride]]'s Pi-Gem music in 1974. Between then and his death, he wrote songs for several other country music artists. Among his compositions was "Love Is Alive" by [[The Judds]], for which he received a [[Grammy Award]] nomination in 1985. Robbins also founded a publishing company in 1981 with songwriter [[Buzz Cason]].<ref name="found">{{cite web|url=http://www.nashvillesongwritersfoundation.com/fame/robbins.html |title=Kent Robbins |accessdate=2008-06-27 |work=Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070908161056/http://www.nashvillesongwritersfoundation.com/fame/robbins.html |archivedate=September 8, 2007 }}</ref>
Robbins was born in [[Mayfield, Kentucky]]. He began writing for [[Charley Pride]]'s Pi-Gem music in 1974. Between then and his death, he wrote songs for several other country music artists. Among his compositions was "Love Is Alive" by [[The Judds]], for which he received a [[Grammy Award]] nomination in 1985. Robbins also founded a publishing company in 1981 with songwriter [[Buzz Cason]].<ref name="found">{{cite web|url=http://www.nashvillesongwritersfoundation.com/fame/robbins.html |title=Kent Robbins |access-date=2008-06-27 |work=Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070908161056/http://www.nashvillesongwritersfoundation.com/fame/robbins.html |archive-date=September 8, 2007 }}</ref>


Robbins died in an [[automobile accident]] outside [[Clanton, Alabama]] in 1997. One year after his death, he was inducted into the [[Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame]].<ref name="found"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rg0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA44&lpg=PA44&dq=%22trace+adkins%22+%22every+light+in+the+house%22&source=bl&ots=rX2tEz_kHm&sig=tX2IdgOpQ6XfZH6CB8Nrr_6yjzw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=NGKAUJn3PKT10gHBwIHQAg&ved=0CEYQ6AEwBjgK#v=onepage&q=%22trace%20adkins%22%20%22every%20light%20in%20the%20house%22&f=false |title=Lifelines - Deaths |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=1998-01-17}}</ref>
Robbins died in an [[automobile accident]] outside [[Clanton, Alabama]] in 1997. One year after his death, he was inducted into the [[Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame]].<ref name="found"/><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rg0EAAAAMBAJ&q=%22trace+adkins%22+%22every+light+in+the+house%22&pg=PA44 |title=Lifelines - Deaths |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=1998-01-17}}</ref>


==Songwriting credits==
==Songwriting credits==
Singles written or co-written by Robbins:
Songs written or co-written by Robbins:


*[[Barbara Mandrell]] "[[The Beginning Of The End]]"
*[[Barbara Mandrell]] – "The Beginning Of The End", "We Are the One"
*[[Trace Adkins]] – "[[Every Light in the House]]"
*[[Trace Adkins]] – "[[Every Light in the House]]"
*[[Gary Allan]] – "[[Her Man]]," "[[It Would Be You (song)|It Would Be You]]", "I'll Take Today"
*[[Gary Allan]] – "[[Her Man (song)|Her Man]]", "[[It Would Be You (song)|It Would Be You]]", "I'll Take Today"
*[[John Anderson (musician)|John Anderson]] – "[[She Just Started Liking Cheatin' Songs]]," "[[Straight Tequila Night]]," "[[I Wish I Could Have Been There]]"
*[[John Anderson (musician)|John Anderson]] – "[[She Just Started Liking Cheatin' Songs]]", "[[Straight Tequila Night]]", "[[I Wish I Could Have Been There]]"
*[[Janie Fricke]] – "[[Easy to Please]]"
*[[Janie Fricke]] – "[[Easy to Please]]"
*[[Michael Johnson (singer)|Michael Johnson]] – "[[Gotta Learn to Love Without You]]"
*[[Michael Johnson (singer)|Michael Johnson]] – "[[Gotta Learn to Love Without You]]"
*[[The Judds]] – "[[Love Is Alive]]," "[[Young Love (Strong Love)]]", "Mr. Pain"
*[[The Judds]] – "[[Love Is Alive (The Judds song)|Love Is Alive]]", "[[Young Love (Strong Love)]]", "Mr. Pain"
*[[Kathy Mattea]] – "Maybe She's Human"
*[[Kathy Mattea]] – "Maybe She's Human"
*[[Ronnie Milsap]] – "[[(I'm A) Stand by My Woman Man]]"
*[[Ronnie Milsap]] – "[[(I'm A) Stand by My Woman Man]]"
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*[[Willie Nelson]] – "Spirit"
*[[Charley Pride]] – "[[When I Stop Leavin' (I'll Be Gone)]]," "[[You're My Jamaica]]," "[[I Don't Think She's in Love Anymore]]"
*[[Charley Pride]] – "[[When I Stop Leavin' (I'll Be Gone)]]", "[[You're My Jamaica]]", "[[I Don't Think She's in Love Anymore]]"
*[[George Strait]] – "[[Write This Down (song)|Write This Down]]"
*[[George Strait]] – "[[Write This Down (song)|Write This Down]]"
*[[Tanya Tucker]] – "[[I'll Come Back as Another Woman]]"
*[[Tanya Tucker]] – "[[I'll Come Back as Another Woman]]"
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*[[Don Williams]] – "[[One Good Well]]"
*[[Don Williams]] – "[[One Good Well]]"
*[[Trisha Yearwood]] – "[[I Wanna Go Too Far]]"
*[[Trisha Yearwood]] – "[[I Wanna Go Too Far]]"
*[[Shania Twain]] - "God Ain't Gonna Getcha for That", "When He Leaves You"
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*Willie Nelson - "Spirit"


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Road incident deaths in Alabama]]
[[Category:Road incident deaths in Alabama]]
[[Category:Songwriters from Kentucky]]
[[Category:Songwriters from Kentucky]]
[[Category:20th-century American musicians]]
[[Category:20th-century American male musicians]]
[[Category:20th-century American songwriters]]

Latest revision as of 07:01, 9 February 2024

Kent M. Robbins
Birth nameKent Marshall Robbins[1]
Born(1947-04-23)April 23, 1947
OriginMayfield, Kentucky, United States
DiedDecember 27, 1997(1997-12-27) (aged 50)
GenresCountry
OccupationSongwriter
Years active1974–1997

Kent Marshall Robbins (April 23, 1947 – December 27, 1997) was an American country music songwriter.

Robbins was born in Mayfield, Kentucky. He began writing for Charley Pride's Pi-Gem music in 1974. Between then and his death, he wrote songs for several other country music artists. Among his compositions was "Love Is Alive" by The Judds, for which he received a Grammy Award nomination in 1985. Robbins also founded a publishing company in 1981 with songwriter Buzz Cason.[1]

Robbins died in an automobile accident outside Clanton, Alabama in 1997. One year after his death, he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.[1][2]

Songwriting credits

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Songs written or co-written by Robbins:

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Kent Robbins". Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on September 8, 2007. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
  2. ^ "Lifelines - Deaths". Billboard. 1998-01-17.
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