Robb Royer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Robb Royer

American songwriter

Date of Birth: 06-Dec-1942

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession: singer, record producer, songwriter, guitarist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Robert Wilson "Robb" Royer (born December 6, 1942 in Los Angeles, California) is an American musician and songwriter, best known as a founding member of Bread from 1968 to 1971.
While he was with the band, they had a #5 UK/#1 US hit single with "Make It With You".
He was replaced by Larry Knechtel in 1971. In 1970, Royer and Jimmy Griffin, under the pseudonyms Robb Wilson and Arthur James, wrote the lyrics for "For All We Know," featured in the film Lovers and Other Strangers.
It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Before co-founding Bread, Royer had been a member of the band The Pleasure Fair, whose only album in 1967 was produced and arranged by David Gates, Royer's future bandmate in Bread. Now living and working in Nashville, his songwriting credits include works for Jimmy Griffin, The Remingtons, Mary Chapin Carpenter, John Michael Montgomery, Randy Travis, Billy Burnette, The Finnigan Brothers (Mike Finnigan) and others.