Robinson, J. Russel

J. Russel Robinson Composer and pianist Indianapolis, Indiana, July 8, 1892; Palmdale, California, September 30, 1963. He and his brother John were known as the Famous Robinson Brothers as they toured regionally, with Russel at the piano and John playing drums. Russel had his first composition, “Sapho Rag,” published in 1909 by John Stark . “That Eccentric Rag” was published in his hometown in 1912 by a local music store. After it was reissued by Mills Music in 1923 as “Eccentric” (and with a…