Robyn Hitchcock
UK
Born: 03 March 1953
Years Active: 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Pop/Rock
Styles: Alternative/Indie Rock, Jangle Pop, Alternative Pop/Rock, College Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter
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Robyn Hitchcock is one of England's most enduring contemporary singer/songwriters and live performers. Despite having been persistently branded as eccentric or quirky for much of his career, Hitchcock has continued to develop his whimsical repertoire, deepen his surreal catalog, and expand his devoted audience beyond the boundaries of cult stature. He is among alternative rock's father figures and is the closest thing the genre has to a Bob Dylan (not coincidentally his biggest inspiration). Starting his career as a folkie in Cambridge, England...
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