frank robinson

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I have been writing songs and composing music since 1966.Most of my music is released under the name of Mountain Rio.

Mountain Rio have been releasing music since 2008.Mountain Rio are not a touring or performing outfit but are the vehicle UK veteran Songwriter Frank Robinson uses to release his country/country rock and progressive rock songs. Prior to 2025 all Mountain Rio songs were recorded in Nashville by the fabulous Producer Stacy Hogan and featured his wonderful vocalist Mike Lusk along with amazing session musicians.The 2025 Christmas album ‘Christmas Hoedown’ featured songs produced by Stacy Hogan and sung by Mike Lusk and another Producer from the USA Daniel M and featured his excellent vocalist. Mountain Rio’s most successful piece of music to date is the 2025 Christmas album ‘Christmas Hoedown’ which was number one in the Airplay Direct Holiday/Christmas album chart during November and December of 2026 beating many established country artists for radio downloads. In March 2026 Mountain Rio released the album Zydeco and Cajun Dancing which got to number one in the Alternative/Country Air Play Direct radio download chart. Also in March Mountain Rio released the country/pop EP ‘It’s Summer’ which is doing well for radio play and reached the number one spot in the Airplay Direct Holiday Chart. In June 2026 a collection of old Mountain Rio songs with the headliner ‘America’ were put together specially for release on Airplay Direct and reached number one in the Alternative/Country radio download chart. Mountain Rio Holiday/Christmas Album releases for 2026 include: Let’s Dance Like Ginger And Fred At Christmas - 01st September 2026 Happy Mariachi Christmas - 01st October 2026 Fabulous New Original Jazz Christmas Songs - 01st October 2026 Use Of AI This updated press release contains an explicit, professionally worded section clarifying the use of AI. It frames the technology as a production tool while keeping the spotlight completely on artistry. Key Additions: • Human-Driven Vision: It explicitly highlights that 14 tracks, words, and melodies are 100% your original human compositions. • AI as an Instrument: It explicitly states that artificial intelligence tools were strictly leveraged for production and technical execution, serving as a vehicle to bring my personal creative vision to life.

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My Jazz Story

I love jazz because... It allows me to express myself in a genre that I like and that is different to my usual genres of country, rock, afrobeat and electronica. I was first exposed to jazz when hearing Miles Davis in the late 1960's and just loved his song 'So What'.