Occupation(s) Singer/songwriter Associated acts Johnny Bosworth | Labels OKeh Records | |
Birth name Margaret Johnson Bosworth | ||
Corky robbins johnny bosworth conquest original 78 rpm 1952
Corky Robbins was the stage name of Margaret Johnson Bosworth, a graduate of the College-Conservatory of Music (University of Cincinnati) who was apparently a popular performer on the radio and in nightclubs. In addition, she composed and performed as a duo with Johnny Bosworth. Together they recorded one other single for OKeh Records ["I Won't Believe It" / "Oh How I Love You" (OKeh 6957, 1953)] and were featured on two songs by Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra, "Loaded with Love" (1952) and "When I Gave You My Love" (1953). In 1955, Nat King Cole recorded the Corky Robbins-penned "Don't Hurt the Girl" as a b-side to "My One Sin (In Life)". Later, as Margaret Johnson Bosworth, she composed a 45-minute work for children's chorus, narrator, and solo baritone that premiered at the Cincinnati May Festival in 1960.
"Whispering Winds" and "Conquest" were two of her most successful compositions. The later was covered by The White Stripes.