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'''Willard Robison''' (September 18, 1894 – June 24, 1968) was an [[United States|America]]n vocalist, pianist, and composer of popular songs, born in [[Shelbina, Missouri]]. His songs reflect a rural, melancholy theme steeped in [[Americana (music)|Americana]] and their warm style has drawn comparison to [[Hoagy Carmichael]]. Many of his compositions, notably "[[A Cottage for Sale]]", "Round My Old Deserted Farm", "[[Don't Smoke in Bed (song)|Don't Smoke in Bed]]", "'Taint So, Honey, 'Taint So" and "[[Old Folks (1938 song)|Old Folks]]", have become standards and have been recorded countless times by jazz and pop artists including [[Peggy Lee]], [[Nina Simone]], [[Nat King Cole]], [[Billy Eckstine]], [[Bing Crosby]] and [[Mildred Bailey]]. "A Cottage for Sale" alone has been recorded over 100 times.<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p264578/biography|pure_url=yes}} Bush, John. AllMusic Biography.]</ref>
==Life and career==
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*[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p264578|pure_url=yes}} Willard Robison at AllMusic]
*[https://archivesspace.libraries.rutgers.edu/repositories/6/resources/186 Willard Robison and His Deep River Boys music library], [[Institute of Jazz Studies]], Rutgers University
* [https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106316 Willard Robison recordings] at the [[Discography of American Historical Recordings]].
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