John Robinson

American drummer

Born: 29 December 1954
Creston
Country: United States
Active: 1978–

Biography

John Robinson is a jazz musician who plays drum kit. John Robinson was born on 29 December 1954 in Creston. The music is usually filed under rock music.

John Frederick Robinson (born December 29, 1954), known professionally as JR, is an American drummer and session musician who has been called "one of the most recorded drummers in history". He is known for his work with producer Quincy Jones, including Michael Jackson's multi-platinum Off the Wall album and the charity single "We Are the World". JR's drum fill kicks off Jackson's chart topper "Rock with You", and his drum solo opens the Steve Winwood album Back in the High Life (1986) to begin the number 1 song "Higher Love". Rolling Stone listed JR in 2016 at number 81 in their list of the top 100 "Greatest Drummers of All Time". He was awarded one Grammy Award for the Rufus and Chaka Khan single "Ain't Nobody", but has played drums on more than fifty Grammy winning works. JR plays in many different styles. His first fame came with the funk band Rufus, and he recorded dance/funk hits with the Pointer Sisters.

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Also plays on

Albums where John Robinson is credited as a sideman

1981	“The Dude” — Quincy Jones	membranophone
1981	Magic Windows — Herbie Hancock	drums (drum set)
1982	Lite Me Up — Herbie Hancock	drums (drum set)
1984	Emotion — Barbra Streisand	drums (drum set)
1985	Behind the Sun — Eric Clapton	drums (drum set)
1988	Till I Loved You — Barbra Streisand	drums (drum set)
1989	Back on the Block — Quincy Jones	drums (drum set)
1997	Higher Ground — Barbra Streisand	drums (drum set)
1999	A Love Like Ours — Barbra Streisand	drums (drum set)
2001	Christmas Memories — Barbra Streisand	drums (drum set)
2004	Genius Loves Company — Ray Charles	membranophone
2025	The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume 2 — Barbra Streisand	drums (drum set)