John Frederick Robinson , connu professionnellement sous le nom de John « JR » Robinson (né le 29 décembre 1954 à Creston, Iowa ) [ 1] est un batteur américain et un musicien de session . Il est principalement connu pour son travail avec Quincy Jones , notamment l'album multiplatinum Off the Wall de Michael Jackson et le single caritatif We Are the World .
John Robinson a fréquenté le Berklee College of Music à Boston. En outre, il a sorti deux albums solo: Funkshui (2004) et Platinum (2007). Il a été intronisé au Iowa Rock 'n Roll Music Association Hall of Fame en 2005.
John Robinson a joué sur des dizaines de bandes originales de films, dont Grand Canyon , ER , My Cousin Vinny , Jerry Maguire , The Bodyguard , Independence Day , Man of Steel , Space Jam , That Thing You Do! et Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice .
John Robinson anime l'émission de radio "Vinyl Night" sur les ondes de EnterTalk Radio[ 2] .
Discographie
Avec Rufus
Numbers
Masterjam
Party 'Til You're Broke
Camouflage
Seal in Red
Stompin' at the Savoy – Live – (1983 Grammy pour "Ain't Nobody ")
En tant que sideman
Agnetha Fältskog (I Stand Alone )
Anita Baker (Rapture – "No One in the World")
Barbra Streisand ("Timeless" tour)
Boz Scaggs (Other Roads )
Buffy Sainte-Marie (Coincidence and Likely Stories )
Chaka Khan (I Feel for You )
Chicago (Chicago 17 )
Curtis Stigers (Curtis Stigers )
Daft Punk (Random Access Memories )
David Benoit (Shadows)
David Foster (Hit Man: David Foster & Friends )
David Lee Roth ("Just a Gigolo ", "California Girls ")
DeBarge (Rhythm of the Night )
Donna Summer (Donna Summer )
Eric Clapton ("Change the World")
George Benson (Give Me the Night , While the City Sleeps... )
Greg Phillinganes (Pulse )
Herbie Hancock (Magic Windows , Lite Me Up )
John Fogerty (Eye of the Zombie , Centerfield )
Jennifer Love Hewitt (Let's Go Bang )
Karen Carpenter (Karen Carpenter )
Laura Branigan (Self Control )
Lionel Richie (Lionel Richie , Can't Slow Down – "All Night Long (All Night) ”, Dancing on the Ceiling – "Dancing on the Ceiling ", "Say You, Say Me ")
Lisa Stansfield (Seven )
Luis Miguel (20 Años )
Madonna (Like a Prayer – "Express Yourself ")
Michael Jackson (Off the Wall , Bad )
Mike Oldfield (Tubular Bells II ),("Man on the Rocks ")
Natalie Cole (Stardust )
Patrice Rushen (Watch Out )
Patti Austin (Every Home Should Have One – "Baby, Come to Me", Patti Austin , The Real Me )
Peter Cetera ("One Good Woman")
Pointer Sisters (Black & White – "Slow Hand", So Excited! – "I'm So Excited ", Break Out )
Quincy Jones (The Dude , Back on the Block , Q's Jook Joint , From Q With Love )
Rod Stewart (Vagabond Heart – "Rhythm of My Heart")
Sadao Watanabe (Maisha , Birds of Passage )
Seal (Seal )
Steve Winwood (Back in the High Life – "Back in the High Life Again", "The Finer Things", "Higher Love ", Roll with It )
Sergio Mendes (Confetti )
The Brothers Johnson (Light Up the Night – “Stomp!”, Winners , – “The Real Thing”)
USA for Africa (We Are the World – "We Are the World ")
Wilson Phillips (Wilson Phillips with No. 1 singles "Hold On", "Release Me", "You're in Love")
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