Christopher Mark Robinson, now better known as Chris Robinson, was born to an Atlanta musician on December 20, 1966 in Atlanta, Georgia. Along with his brother Rich, he was exposed to a variety of musical genres throughout his youth, eventually discovering a love for most kinds of rock. Absorbing tremendous amounts of everything from Big Star to Led Zeppelin, he eventually teamed with Rich to start a band in the early 80's. Going under the name Mr.