Robbin Thompson, the composer of Virginia's official "popular state song" and former frontman for Bruce Springsteen's early band Steel Mill, has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 66.

RICHMOND, Va. -- Three years after Richmond singer-songwriter Robbin Thompson’s passing, the void still hurts. The roots of musicians Velpo Robertson and Bobby Rico Antonelli run deep with the Robbin ...

Robbin Thompson penned many songs throughout his long career as a songwriter — one of which was officially designated as Virginia’s popular state song last year. Thompson’s last recorded work was a ...

There's a special sense of achievement that comes to music fans when they're able to say they saw a particular band or artist before they catapulted to some ridiculous level of stardom. On the flip ...

Robbin Thompson, who died on Saturday after a decades-long battle with a rare gastrointestinal cancer, was a big part of the Roanoke Valley's music scene in years past, even though he was a Richmond ...

Robbin Thompson has worked with Bruce Springsteen, Poco and Eagles bassist-singer Timothy B. Schmit, Melissa Manchester, Bruce Hornsby and Stax soul great Steve Cropper, but he prefers to hit The ...

Richmond-based singer-songwriter Robbin Thompson will take to the NorVa stage Friday night for an 8 p.m. show. Thompson, who has performed with Bruce Springsteen and co-written songs with Timothy B.

Get a "Sweet Virginia Breeze" on Friday night at Kirk Avenue Music Hall. Robbin Thompson co-wrote that song with Steve Bassett a couple of years back, and it has been in the mix for what seems like ...

Robbin Thompson, a former Bruce Springsteen bandmate, died Saturday after a battle with cancer. A scruffy Bruce Springsteen in 1975 is pictured here. (Barbara Pyle | Reel Art Press). Robbin Thompson, ...