Even though in high school Bob Corbin and Dave Hanner recorded an album on Jubilee Records, it wasn't until their college days that they formed the "rock" band, Gravel, and first became well-known to audiences in the Pennsylvania-Ohio-West Virginia area. Gravel recorded several singles on Columbia Records but the "hit" song eluded them. In the late seventies, Gravel became The Corbin/Hanner Band, changed to a "country-rock" style and released the two albums on Alfa Records between 1980 and 1983. Unfortunately, none of these early releases are currently available in CD form, but some of the songs from that era are included on both the "Live" CD and "By Request".

After a hiatus from 1984 to 1990, Bob and Dave regrouped at the urging of Harold Shedd, then president of Mercury Records in Nashville and became simply Corbin/Hanner. From the two CD's on Mercury Records came several single releases -- "Work Song"; "I Will Stand By You"; and "Just Another Hill" moved onto the country charts and the videos were shown on TNN and CMT. "Work Song" can still be heard every Monday morning on Y108, one of Pittsburgh's country radio stations and several other stations around the country.

The first release on their own Liddl' Red Hen label, "Every Stranger Has A Story" produced the title cut to Kenny Rogers' current CD, "She Rides Wild Horses" and "How Did You Do It" was cut by Don Williams. Corbin/Hanner's versions of "Evil Twin" and "Workin' My Way Down" both got radio play, and "Big Belaire" has become a staple in the Corbin/Hanner repertoire. In early 1999, Bob and Dave put together a CD consisting of 20 songs, almost entirely made up of requests from fans and friends.

In 2002, they released a double CD titled simply "The Corbin/Hanner Band". This CD contains all 40 songs from both Alfa Records releases -- Son of America and For The Sake of the Song, and both Mercury releases -- Black & White Photograph and Just Another Hill. 

"Originals" is a recording by Bob and Dave of eleven of their songs which had previously been hits by other artists.  For some of these songs, it's the first available Corbin/Hanner version of these hits.  "Originals" also includes four new songs, including "Mr. Right Now", a song that was recorded by The Povertyneck Hillbillies and included a video with Ben Roethslisberg, the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback.

Their latest release, “And The Road Goes On” continues their tradition of great songs, harmonies and “real” music. 

THE BAND MEMBERS:

BOB CORBIN


Vocals and acoustic guitar

Bob splits his time between Pittsburgh, Nashville and New York, and his efforts between songwriting, producing and publishing. As a writer, he wrote the above mentioned Kenny Rogers song. As a producer, he's currently working with Vanessa Campagna and The Stickers, among others. As a publisher, he runs Bocor Music, Taylor Street Music, Coljes Music and Bob Corbin Music. The former two publishing companies include several songs by well-known Nashville writers. You can also catch Bob singing two old favorites “Ain’t Misbehavin’” and “Unchained Melody” on the PBS specials “American Standards, Vol 1 & 2” which are aired locally on WQED-TV. 

And in his spare(?) time, he and Dave work on commercial jingles.

(for songs written by Bob and recorded by other artists, click here)

DAVE HANNER

Vocals, electric guitar and harmonica

From his recording studio in Gibsonia, Dave has produced several national commercial jingles (Pepsi, Diet Sprite, Doritos, among others), as well as demos and CD's for several local artists. He, too, manages to keep up his songwriting skills and his publishing company, Play On Music, contains several of his compositions recorded by various artists.

(for songs written by Dave and recorded by others, click here)

AL SNYDER

Keyboards and background vocals

Al's been with the band since the late seventies. When not playing with Corbin/Hanner, Al can be seen at the keyboards with several performers around the city. His studio in Mt. Lebanon has produced a variety of recordings and demos, and he's even done the musical score for a local playwright.




CURT ERICKSON


Bass Guitar and Background Vocals

Curt has taken Kip’s place as bass player – he’s been singing and writing songs in the Pittsburgh area for several years and is also working on a solo CD. Curt is a great addition to the band and an all-around good guy!






JOE WASLOUSKY

Drums

As Corbin/Hanner's newest member, Joe is also currently the drummer for the "Studio A" house band on Pittsburgh's PBS affiliate station WQED's "Live From Studio A." The "Studio A" band has played with the likes of Corbin/Hanner, Donnie Iris, Billy Price, and many more! Besides recently joining Corbin/Hanner, Joe also plays with Hewlett/Anderson, Heather Kropf, and Jack To My Friends. He's also performed with jazz acts such as Joe Negri, Dave Budway, Maureen Budway, and Kenny Blake. Joe is a great addition to the band, and they're happy to have him!