Richard Spencer Robinson (born May 24, 1969) is an American musician and founding member of the rock and roll band the Black Crowes.

Along with older brother Chris Robinson, Rich formed the band in 1984 (originally called Mr. Crowes Garden) while the two were attending Walton High School in Marietta, Georgia.

Recording sessions began almost immediately and the band's debut, $hake Your Money Maker, was released in 1990 to a wide charting success and good critical reception.

Much of the album showcased the skills of then-21 years old Rich, from the opening riff of "Twice As Hard" to the melody of Mainstream Rock chart-topping hit "She Talks to Angels".

[6] The guitarist later revealed that the expense of operating a full band on tour, without the backing of a record label proved too much and forced the disbanding of Hookah Brown.

Prior to this, John Hogg abruptly left Hookah Brown, followed by Fionn O Lochlainn and Bill Dobrow after a contract was presented to them by Robinson's New York lawyer.

His band featured a consistently rotating line-up, with drummer Bill Dobrow and bassist Gordie Johnson (ex-Big Sugar) being the only fairly regular faces.

In late July 2011, three new tracks began streaming on Robinson's official Facebook page to coincide with the announcement of the release of his second solo record, Through a Crooked Sun, on October 11, 2011.

In January, 2014, The End Records released a free sampler via Amazon MP3 that featured an alternate version of "One Road Hill," a track included on the forthcoming The Ceaseless Sight.

[9] In 2016 Robinson joined Bad Company as a temporary, live substitute for guitarist Mick Ralphs on their 2016 US tour co-headlining with Joe Walsh.

In October 2016, Rich Robinson formed The Magpie Salute with other former Black Crowes members Marc Ford, Sven Pipien and Eddie Harsch.

While still on tour with Tom Petty they started playing clubs on their own, and treating their audiences to two-set shows that were close to three hours long.

The Crowes spent that northern fall doing two set-shows around the US including four nights at the Henry Fonda Music Box Theater in Los Angeles.

In June, the Black Crowes headed back on tour doing one-set shows, sometimes with alternating openers including the Buffalo Killers and the North Mississippi Allstars.

In July, Chris and Rich appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman and played an acoustic version of the song "Wiser Time".

[13] On the November 11, 2019, Howard Stern Show, Chris and Rich announced that they were reuniting to tour, reprising their first studio album, Shake Your Money Maker.

[14] Robinson was influenced by The Rolling Stones, The Allman Brothers Band, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Buffalo Springfield, The Faces, Cactus, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Neil Young, Captain Beyond, R.E.M., The Long Ryders, Led Zeppelin, John Fahey, and Nick Drake.

The list consisted of: Stephen Stills, Angus and Malcolm Young, Peter Buck, Nick Drake, Clarence White, Keith Richards, Mick Taylor, Jimi Hendrix, Ronnie Wood, Jimmy Page, and Duane Allman.