Corbin/Hanner
Corbin/Hanner | |
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Bob Corbin (left) and Dave Hanner (right), c.โ1981 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Corbin & Hanner The Corbin/Hanner Band |
| Origin | Ford City, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Years active | 1979โ1984, 1989โ2014 |
| Labels | |
| Spinoff of | Gravel |
| Past members | Bob Corbin Dave Freeland Dave Hanner Kip Paxton Al Snyder |
Corbin/Hanner, previously known as the Corbin/Hanner Band, was an American country music act from Ford City, Pennsylvania. The founding members were Bob Corbin and Dave Hanner, both songwriters, vocalists, and guitarists. They founded the Corbin/Hanner Band with Al Snyder (keyboards), Kip Paxton (bass guitar), and Dave Freeland (drums). The quintet released two albums for Alfa Records before disbanding in 1984. Corbin and Hanner reunited in 1989 as a duo, recording two more albums for Mercury Records, followed by releases on their own Liddl' Red Hen label. The duo retired from performing in 2014, and Corbin died in 2023.
Counting both the original and duo lineups, Corbin/Hanner charted eleven singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts including "Livin' the Good Life" and "Everyone Knows I'm Yours", which achieved their highest peaks of number 46. Their music is defined by both members' singing and songwriting, Hanner's lead guitar work, and country rock influences. Some of their songs, such as "Work Song", draw lyrical influence from the members' upbringing in the Pittsburgh area. Both Corbin and Hanner wrote singles for Don Williams, with Corbin also having done so for Alabama and Mel Tillis.