Robbie Fulks
Robert William "Robbie" Fulks (born March 25, 1963) is an American alternative country singer-songwriter, instrumentalist and long-time resident of Chicago, Illinois.[2][3] He has released 15 albums over a career spanning more than 30 years.[4] His 2016 record Upland Stories was nominated for a Grammy for Best Folk Album and the song "Alabama at Night" was nominated for a Grammy for Best American Roots Song.[5]
Robbie Fulks
Robert William Fulks[1]
March 25, 1963
York, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Singer-songwriter
Neo-traditionalist country
Alternative country
Bluegrass
Singer-songwriter
Guitar, vocals, banjo
1986–present
Boondoggle Records
Bloodshot Records
Yep Roc Records
Geffen Records
Chris Scruggs
Jenny Scheinman
Robbie Gjersoe
Early life[edit]
Fulks was born in York, Pennsylvania, the son of a school teacher father. He grew up in small towns in southeastern Pennsylvania, the Blue Ridge Mountains area of Virginia, and the Piedmont region of North Carolina. Fulks's family moved often when he was young, eventually settling in North Carolina when he was 12, and Fulks considers North Carolina his childhood home.[6] He has a younger brother named Jubal.[2]
Fulks was exposed to music through his family in which everyone played a different musical instrument, from his Aunt Stella on banjo, his Aunt Mildred on violin and his mother on autoharp, to his father playing guitar.[2][6][7] Fulks picked up his aunt's banjo when he was six and started playing guitar at age 11.[2][8]
He graduated from Carolina Friends School[8] in 1980 at the age of 17 and moved to New York City, where he attended Columbia College, Columbia University with the class of 1984.[6][9]
Personal life[edit]
Fulks has three children, sons Nicolas, Preston, and Tennessee; and two grandsons, Logan and Miles.[7][17] His wife is actress Donna Jay Fulks. Fulks's oldest son, Nicolas Fulks, and father-in-law, Donald Jerousek, were contestants on season 12 of The Amazing Race and were placed third.[39]