⬇️ FENTON ROBINSON ⬇️
DISCOGRAPHY 1972-2026 (24CD/DVD)
BIOGRAPHY
Born in Greenwood, Mississippi, United States, Robinson left his home
at the age of 18 to move to Memphis, Tennessee where he recorded his
first single "Tennessee Woman" in 1957.
He settled in Chicago in 1962. He recorded his signature song,
"Somebody Loan Me a Dime", in 1967 on the Palos label, the nationwide
distribution of which was aborted by a freak snow storm hitting the
Windy City.
Covered by Boz Scaggs in 1969, the song was misattributed, resulting in legal battles. It has since become a blues standard, being "part of the repertoire of one out of every two blues artists", according to 1997's Encyclopedia of Blues.
Covered by Boz Scaggs in 1969, the song was misattributed, resulting in legal battles. It has since become a blues standard, being "part of the repertoire of one out of every two blues artists", according to 1997's Encyclopedia of Blues.
Robinson re-recorded the song for the critically acclaimed album
Somebody Loan Me a Dime in 1974, the first of three he would produce
under the Alligator Records label. Robinson was nominated for a Grammy
Award for the second, 1977's I Hear Some Blues Downstairs.
In the 1970s he was arrested and imprisoned for manslaughter. Paroled
after nine months, he continued playing in Chicago clubs and later
taught guitar.
Robinson died of complications from brain cancer, in Rockford,
Illinois.
NEW!
1974-The Getaway @FLAC+
1986.10.04-LIVE! Nightstage, Cambridge MA @320
2011-Fenton's Blues (The Dave Cash Collection) @FLAC+
2026-Complete Studio recordings @320