Robb Royer
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About
Academy Award winner and co-founder, bassist, keyboardist, and songwriter for the band Bread from 1968 until 1971, after which he was replaced by Larry Knechtel.
Before Fame
He played with The Pleasure Fair prior to being a member of Bread; the band's only album was produced and arranged by future Bread bandmate David Gates.
Trivia
He racked up numerous songwriting credits for such artists as Jimmy Griffin, The Remingtons, Mary Chapin Carpenter, John Michael Montgomery, Randy Travis, Billy Burnette, and The Finnigan Brothers.
Family Life
His family had a great deal of classical music around the house while he was growing up, which he listened to avidly.
Associated With
He and Jimmy Griffin wrote the lyrics for the Academy Award-winning song, For All We Know, for the film Lovers and Other Strangers, which was Diane Keaton's film debut.
