Editing Robin Luke

{{short description|American rock and roll singer (born 1942)}}
'''Robin Luke''' (born 20 March 1942, [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], United States) is an American [[rock and roll]] [[singing|singer]] who is best known for his 1958 song, "[[Susie Darlin']]". He later worked as a University professor in Marketing. Luke has been enshrined in the [[Rockabilly Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockabillyhall.com/RobinLuke1.html|title=Robin Luke|website=Rockabillyhall.com|accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref>

==Biography==
Robin Luke was discovered by Hawaii entrepreneur [[Kimo Wilder McVay]]. Luke was living in [[Honolulu, Hawaii|Honolulu]], [[Hawaii]], attending Punahou School, in 1958 when he wrote and recorded "[[Susie Darlin']]", a song named after his then five-year-old sister, Susie.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs">{{cite book
| first= Joseph
| last= Murrells
| year= 1978
| title= The Book of Golden Discs
| edition= 2nd
| publisher= Barrie and Jenkins Ltd
| location= London
| page= [https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/104 104]
| isbn= 0-214-20512-6
| url-access= registration
| url= https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/104
}}</ref> The track reached #5 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and #23 on the [[UK Singles Chart]],<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited 
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 333}}</ref> selling over one million copies and earning a [[music recording sales certification|gold disc]].<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs"/> He continued to record, but was unable to repeat his chart success. His first four singles were recorded for the small International Records label in Honolulu.  After "Susie Darlin'" started getting local [[airplay (radio)|airplay]], [[Dot Records]] bought his recording contract and the International [[master recording|master tapes]].

Robin Luke stated that he never envisioned pursuing music as a career and quit the professional music business in 1965.<ref name="mentalitch.com">{{cite web|url=https://mentalitch.com/robin-luke-with-his-only-hit-susie-darlin/|title=Robin Luke with His Only Hit "Susie Darlin'" – Mental Itch|website=Mentalitch.com|date=18 June 2015 |accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref> As of 2012, he still performs occasionally on the side.<ref>{{cite web |date=14 May 2012 |title='Oh Susie Darlin', Robin Luke and the Roomates, Hemsby 2012[sic] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ppd7wESzrks |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/Ppd7wESzrks |archive-date=2021-12-12 |accessdate=24 October 2017 |publisher=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He received his Ph.D. in Business Administration and Marketing at the University of Missouri-Columbia, and served as a professor at Old Dominion University, the University of the Virgin Islands, and Missouri State University. He became Department Head at Old Dominion University and founded the marketing department at Missouri State University.

He retired professionally in 2011.

==Discography==
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center;
|-
!rowspan="2"|Year
!rowspan="2"|Title
!colspan="3"|Peak chart<br />positions
!rowspan="2"|Record Label
!rowspan="2"|[[A-side and B-side|B-side]]
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
!align=centre| [[Billboard Hot 100|US<br />Pop]]
!align=centre| [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US<br />R&B]]
!align=centre| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1958
|align=left| "[[Susie Darlin']]"
| 5
| 26
| 23
|rowspan="10"| [[Dot Records|Dot]]
|rowspan="1"| "Living's Loving You" 
|-
|align=left| "Chicka Chicka Honey"
| —
| —
| —
|rowspan="1"| "My Girl" 
|-
|rowspan="4"| 1959
|align=left| "You Can't Stop Me From Dreaming"
| —
| —
| —
|rowspan="1"| "Strollin' Blues" 
|-
|align=left| "[[Five Minutes More]]"
| —
| —
| —
|rowspan="1"| "Who's Gonna Hold Your Hand" 
|-
|align=left| "Make Me a Dreamer"
| —
| —
| —
|rowspan="1"| "Walkin' in the Moonlight" 
|-
|align=left| "[[Bad Boy (Marty Wilde song)|Bad Boy]]"
| —
| —
| —
|rowspan="1"| "School Bus Love Affair" 
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1960
|align=left| "Well Oh, Well Oh (Don't You Know)"
| —
| —
| —
|rowspan="1"| "[[Everlovin']]" 
|-
|align=left| "All Because of You"
| —
| —
| —
|rowspan="1"| "So Alone" 
|-
|rowspan="1"| 1961
|align=left| "Part of a Fool"
| —
| —
| —
|rowspan="1"| "Poor Little Rich Boy" 
|-
|rowspan="1"| 1962
|align=left| "Foggin' up the Windows"<br /> (featuring [[Roberta Shore]])
| —
| —
| —
|rowspan="1"|  
|-
|}

===Albums===
* ''Susie Darlin''' (Dot 1092  10", 1958)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://robinluke.com/bio.htm Official site, biography]
*[http://www.rockabillyhall.com/RobinLuke1.html Rockabillyhall.com] 
*[http://www.answers.com/topic/robin-luke  Answers] 
*[http://rcs-discography.com/rcs/artists/l/luke6200.htm RCS.law.emory.edu]

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[[Category:1942 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American male singers]]
[[Category:American rock singers]]
[[Category:Singers from Los Angeles]]
[[Category:Dot Records artists]]
[[Category:University of Missouri alumni]]