Bruce Robinson is a singer/songwriter and former Major League Baseball player with the New York Yankees and Oakland A’s. He has performed at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, in Las Vegas and throughout the western U.S. He began writing songs in 2008 and has 50 copyrighted songs to date, including two CD’s in 2012, “It’s About Time” and “In Good Hands”. His newest CD, “3” released in June 2014. Bruce was the 1st round draft selection of the Oakland A’s out of Stanford in 1975. After a successful major league debut with Oakland in 1978, his contract was purchased by the New York Yankees. Bruce's career was derailed by an automobile accident caused by a drunken driver while playing for the New York Yankees in 1980. Missing two seasons following shoulder surgery, Bruce attempted a comeback, but never returned to the majors. Bruce was a player-coach for an Oakland A’s minor league team in 1984 where he was the batting coach to future controversial, power hitting stars, Mark McGwire and José Canseco. Retiring from baseball after the 1984 season, Bruce went on to a successful career in Silicon Valley and San Diego. Bruce Robinson's lasting legacy on the game of baseball will be his invention of the "Robby Pad" in 1980. The "Robby Pad", a hinged flap on the right/throwing shoulder of a catcher's chest protector, began seeing widespread use in the mid-1980s and has become a part of the game from youth leagues to the Major Leagues. One of the original two "Robby Pads" resides in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Not many baseball players can claim an affiliation with the Baseball Hall of Fame. Only one former Major League player can claim an affiliation with the Baseball Hall of Fame and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. That person is Bruce Robinson. On August 24, 2012, Bruce performed 24 original songs with his guitar and ukulele, as a solo act, on the main stage at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. Bruce includes his lyrics on each CD as well as having the lyrics and music available on this web site. He encourages you to read, or better yet, sing along, as you enjoy his fabulous Americana music, lyrically articulated country, blues, rock, jazz, and ballad originals.