Kent Robbins
Songwriter, Composer
1947 – 1997
Who was Kent Robbins?
Kent Marshall Robbins 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.
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.
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- Born
- Apr 23, 1947
Mayfield - Also known as
- Robbins, Kent
- Kent Marshall Robbins
- Kent M. Robbins
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Vanderbilt University
- Died
- Dec 27, 1997
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on July 23, 2013
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