What I Know 'Bout What I Know

What I Know 'Bout What I Know Is The Autobiography Of Butch Robins. Robins Is An Extraordinary Banjo Player Who Reviewers Called A Musical Revolutionary As He Expanded The Musical Boundaries Of His Chosen Instrument. What I Know Chronicles Butch'S Account Of The Inception Development And His Contribution To The Musical Genre Known As Blue Grass. Hailing From The Mountains Of Western North Carolina And Southwest Virginia Robins' Talent Was Nurtured By Old Tyme Music Icons Including Snuffy Jenkins Pappy Sherrill Tommy Jarrell And Clark Kessinger. After A Brief Stint With The Father Of Blue Grass Music Bill Monroe And Time Served In The Military During The Turbulent 60'S Robins Takes His Reader On A Captivating Musical Journey. Relocating To Nashville And Establishing Himself As A Studio Musician His Wander Lust Took Him On The Road To Work For A Diverse Spectrum Of Musical Giants Including Leon Russell And Harry James. Following Inclusion In The Genre Changing Newgrass Revival As Bassist Robins Rejoined Bill Monroe'S Group Where He Established Himself As One Of The Premier Masters Of The 5-String Banjo. Robins' Story Is A Fascinating Account Of The Life Of A Most Unique Student Of Music And Of Life Itself.