Early Life
Country singer / songwriter Robert Eskridge was born on November 10, 1968, in Wilmington, Delaware. As a kid he bounced back and forth between California, Delaware, and Eastern Kentucky, where he graduated from Morehead State University as a three (3) time National Champion Cheerleader.
Eskridge started playing in the local bars and honky tonks at the age of 16, and throughout college / early adult years, in various bands in the Lexington, Ky area. At one point, while working with a few record labels in the early 90’s in Nashville, he garnered the stage at the Grand Ole Opry, had a Saturday night performance at the world famous Ernest Tubb Record Shop, as well as the old Stock Yard and BullPen Lounge – where he played frequently with the George Jones Band.Teaming up with Country Q records and Mike Bonagura as the producer, he released two EP’s: My Destiny and Simple Things.
The album Simple Things was a combination of those two and has done very well on several country charts.
- Buck Wild and Whiskey Crazy was an Indie World Country #1 and New Music Weekly Top 5
- Simple Things, the title track, was an Indie World Country #1, EACM #1 and New Music Weekly Top 5
- You’re My Destiny, is the current radio release and has started making its way onto the USA, Canadian and European Country charts - where it was #1 on October 20, 2020
A love for music and his family - you will enjoy listening to him!