Colonel Robert Morris

Colonel Robert Morris, American Rockabilly, Country Music, Blues, Rock Musician/Songwriter. Robert Morris was born in Memphis, Tenn., to Ray and Mable Morris. Morris cites his Mother and her encouragement as his earliest influence. As a child, Colonel Robert taught himself to play the drums, by filling cans with different levels of water, to accomplish pitch. By the time he was a teenager, Colonel Robert was a working musician, working the "juke joints," in and around Memphis. As his reputation spread he became known as a "Master Drummer," and his talents were recruited by Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie Rich, Ronnie Milsap, Dottie West, Cordell Jackson, and Charlie Feathers, among many other bands. After years on the road, Morris found himself a Rockabilly icon.

The Songwriter

To date, Colonel Robert Morris has well over 700 songs in his catalog, including the classics: "Truckers Last Ride" "If These Walls Could Talk" "Highway Hero" "Rockabilly Town" " and " Midnight With Elvis","an homage to the King that Morris knew so well. Colonel Morris has literally had hit songs around the globe, The US, Germany, Austria, Holland and Australia have all had Robert Morris songs on their charts. He is currently writing his autobiography, "A Honky Tonk Life." Colonel Robert and his wife Irene, are also the founders of Silver Dollar Music. They both currently reside in Senatobia, Mississippi.

Awards and Accolades

The Music world has bestowed many honors on Colonel Robert Morris. He has been inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame, and The Traditional Country Hall of Fame, as well as being a Hall of Fame Songwriter. Colonel Robert Morris was presented with the Pioneers Lifetime Achievement Award, The Mississippi State Governors Award, Tennessee State Governors Award, The keys to the city of Memphis, and made a Tennessee State Colonel in 2000.
Colonel Robert and Irene Morris also shared a cameo role in the Finnish film, Leningrad Cowboys Go America.

Colonel Robert Morris Signature Guitars

Colonel Robert Morris, a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and The Traditional Country Hall of Fame, is a Mosley Guitars endorsee with his own Signature Line of Mosley Guitars, the "CRM Pasadena".

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