Background
Hall was a direct descendant of the famous Scottish folk hero and outlaw Rob Roy MacGregor as well as of the explorer Mungo Park. Hall was born in Edinburgh but spent his childhood years in Glasgow and was educated at Allan Glen"s School.
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Robin Hall
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Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Career
After studying at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, he briefly became an actor. (During this period Hall"s wearing of a Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament badge on television caused some controversy)
Both Hall and Macgregor also played as part of the Galliards with Leon Rosselson and Shirley Bland during the 1960s. Overall, Hall and Macgregor made over 20 albums during their partnership, which ended in 1981.
One of their most successful singles was the anthem "Football Crazy", released in 1960 on Decca Records.
Hall went on to make radio programmes for Radio Clyde. Death
He appeared to have died some days earlier.
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November 18, 1998 (aged 62) -
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United Kingdom