Eric Robinson

Eric Robinson (13 December 13, 1908 - 24 July 1974) was a conductor and presenter of music for the BBC. He was also instrumental in bringing forth the Mellotron sampling keyboard. During the war, Eric Robinson served in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps: in 1943, he was with the depot band at Chilwell Central Ordnance Depot, and conducted "The Blue Rockets", a section of the band who provided light music. He was twice the musical director of the Eurovision Song Contest when staged in London in 1960 & 1963 and on other occasions between 1957 & 1965, Robinson conducted the orchestra accompanying the United Kingdom's entry in the competition. His daughter Vivienne Robinson married the magician David Nixon in 1961