Hargus "Pig" Robbins
| Hargus "Pig" Robbins | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Hargus Melvin Robbins |
| Born | January 18, 1938 |
| Origin | Spring City, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Session musician |
| Instruments | Piano, Keyboards, Organ |
| Years active | 1957-present |
| Labels | Time, Chart, Elektra |
| Associated acts | George Jones |
Hargus Melvin "Pig" Robbins (born January 18, 1938 in Spring City, Tennessee) is an American session keyboard, and piano player. Having played on records for artists such as Dolly Parton, Connie Smith, Patti Page, Loretta Lynn, Kenny Rogers, George Jones, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Ween, Alan Jackson, Merle Haggard, Roger Miller, David Allan Coe, Moe Bandy, George Hamilton IV, Sturgill Simpson, and Conway Twitty, He played on Roger Miller's Grammy award winning "Dang Me" in 1964. Robbins is a prominent session instrumentalist in Nashville. He is also blind, having lost his sight at age four due to an accident involving his father's knife.
Robbins learned to play piano at age seven, while attending the Nashville School for the Blind. He played his first session in 1957, with his first major recording being George Jones's "White Lightning". Since then, he has gone on to play piano and keyboards for scores of country music artists.
Between 1963 and 1979, Robbins also recorded eight studio albums: one on Time Records, three on Chart Records, and four on Elektra Records, as well as an independent live album. He was also awarded Musician of the Year by the Country Music Association in 1976 and 2000.
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