The bass player for the band Ben Folds Five. His description of his place in the band is something like this: "I step on a fuzzbox pedal." He also sings harmony for the trio, and has more recently started to do some songwriting.

Songs by Robert Sledge include:

1. Birds (instrumental)
2. For Those Of Y'All Who Wear Fanny Packs (co-written with Ben Folds and Darren Jessee)
3. Prince Charming

Robert Sledge is a former member of a band called The Toxic Popsicles.

In the song "Rubber Sled" on the Fear of Pop solo album by Ben Folds, the lyrics are mainly Ben Folds screaming out "Robert Sledge..!" but it sounds like "rubber sled".