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Rob Crosby is an American Country Music Singer-songwriter . BIOGRAPHY Early life Rob Crosby was born and raised in Sumter, South Carolina . He wrote his first song when he was 9 years old,http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wifyxql5ldae~T1 and by the time he started the fifth grade, he had his own band, The Radiations.http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wifyxql5ldae~T1 In 1974, Crosby moved to Nashville with his family and began playing in local clubs.http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wifyxql5ldae~T1 Songwriter In 1984, an Atlanta businessman offered Crosby $700 a month for a cut in his future songwriting royalties.http://www.oldies.com/artist-biography/Rob-Crosby.html After getting a job as a staff writer, rock group The Chance took his song "She Told Me Yes" to the top 30 in 1985.http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wifyxql5ldae~T1 Since then, many songs written by Crosby have reached the '', Brooks & Dunn , Ty Herndon , Paul Overstreet , Carl Perkins , Restless Heart , Ricochet , Paul Simon , The Wilkinsons and Darryl Worley , among others.http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/robcrosbyhttp://www.nashvillehype.com/archives/meet_songwriter_rob_crosby_000554.htm Music career After a performance at a songwriter's night, Crosby was signed to (which featured former members of Southern Pacific and Exile ); however, he decided to focus on his solo career instead. Burnin' Daylight biography: Oldies.com Crosby returned in 2003 on CSC Records with ''One Light in the Dark'', a collection of original songs.http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/robcrosby He has released two albums since, 2003's ''Time is a Gypsy'' and 2007's ''Catfish Day.''http://robcrosby.com/music.html DISCOGRAPHY Albums
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