Fenton Robinson
Fenton Robinson | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Fenton Lee Robinson |
Born | Greenwood, Mississippi, United States | September 23, 1935
Died | November 25, 1997 Rockford, Illinois, United States | (aged 62)
Genres | Blues |
Occupation(s) | Singer, guitarist |
Years active | 1957–1997 |
Fenton Lee Robinson (September 23, 1935 – November 25, 1997)[1] was an American blues singer and exponent of the Chicago blues guitar. In 2023, he was inducted in the Blues Hall of Fame.[2][3]
Biography
Robinson was born near
Robinson re-recorded the song for the critically acclaimed album
Robinson played guitar on Larry Davis's original recording of "Texas Flood". Davis later became a guitar player, but for "Texas Flood" Robinson provided the distinctive guitar parts, with Davis on vocals and bass, flamboyant keyboardist James Booker on piano, David Dean on tenor saxophone, Booker Crutchfield on baritone saxophone and an unknown drummer.
In the 1970s Robinson was arrested and imprisoned for involuntary manslaughter in connection with a car accident. Paroled after nine months, he continued playing in Chicago clubs and later taught guitar.
Robinson died of complications from brain cancer,[8] in Rockford, Illinois.
His signature song, "Somebody Loan Me a Dime", was used in the film The Blues Brothers; the song is playing on the radio when Jake (John Belushi) is being transported and paroled.
Discography
- Monday Morning Boogie & Blues (1972), Seventy Seven Records; Sunset Blvd Records
- The Getaway (1973), Seventy Seven
- Somebody Loan Me a Dime (1974), Alligator
- I Hear Some Blues Downstairs (1977), Alligator
- Blues In Progress (AKA Nightflight) (1984), Black Magic; Alligator
- Special Road (1989), Black Magic; Evidence
See also
- List of blues musicians
- List of Chicago blues musicians
- List of Texas blues musicians
- List of electric blues musicians
- Chicago Blues Festival
References
- ISBN 978-0313344237.
- ^ Grein, Paul (March 15, 2023). "Esther Phillips, Josh White & More to Be Inducted into Blues Hall of Fame: Full List of 2023 Inductees". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ Ehrenclou, Martine (March 15, 2023). "Blues Hall of Fame 2023 Inductees Announced". ROCK AND BLUES MUSE. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ ISBN 1-85868-255-X.
- ISBN 1-55728-452-0.
- ^ ISBN 0-415-92699-8.
- ISBN 1-55728-793-7.
- ^ Doc Rock. "The Dead Rock Stars Club 1996–1997". Thedeadrockstarsclub.com. Retrieved October 6, 2015.