Robert Crenshaw, the sibling of pop cult hero Marshall Crenshaw and a fine singer/songwriter in his own right, entered the world and grew up in suburban Detroit, where an obsession with music took hold during toddlerhood. Handed a drum kit, he modeled his approach on the primal style of the Who's Keith Moon and joined his siblings in frequent performances of the era's leading rock'n'roll hits. Acquisition of a reel-to-reel tape machine by the Crenshaw family in the early '70s led Robert and Marshall alike to begin composing and taping original material. At age 17 Robert added drumming duties in a local oldies band, then relocated to New York City to pursue recording studies before taking a post under Atlantic Records co-founder Herb Abramson. Marshall's 1978 arrival in New York prompted the Crenshaws to assemble a band, and over the ensuing decade Robert accompanied his brother both live and in the studio while continuing to develop his own songs, ultimately delivering the solo debut Full Length Stereo Recordings in 1998. Victory Songs appeared in mid-2000.
