Fenton Robinson

 

Artist:  Fenton Robinson

Birth Name:  Fenton Lee Robinson

Born:  September 23, 1935.  Greenwood, Mississippi, USA

Died:  November 25, 1997 (Aged 62).  Rockford, Illinois, USA

Genre:  Blues, Chicago Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Modern Electric Chicago Blues, Regional Blues, Texas Blues, Soul Blues

Occupation:  Singer, Guitarist

Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar

Fenton Robinson was an American Blues Singer and Guitarist and exponent of the Chicago Blues Guitar.  In 2023, he was inducted in the Blues Hall Of Fame.

Title:  Somebody Load Me A Dime (2022)

Genre:  Blues, Chicago Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Modern Electric Chicago Blues, Regional Blues, Texas Blues, Soul Blues

Label:  Alligator Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Somebody Loan Me A Dime (2:54)

 2.  The Getaway (3:17)

 3.  Directly From My Heart To You (4:17)

 4.  Going To Chicago (3:46)

 5.  You Say You're Leaving (3:15)

 6.  Checking On My Woman (3:23)

Side B:

 1.  You Don't Know What Love Is (3:50)

 2.  I've Changed (4:23)

 3.  Country Girl (4:55)

 4.  Gotta Wake Up (4:25)

 5.  Texas Flood (4:12)

Personnel:

Fenton Robinson:  Guitar, Vocals

Mighty Joe Young:  Rhythm Guitar

Bill Heid:  Keyboards

Cornelius Boyson:  Bass

Tony Gooden:  Drums

Horns Section:

Norval D. Hodges:  Trumpet

Elmer Brown, Jr.:  Trumpet

Dave Baldwin:  Tenor Saxophone

Bill McFarland:  Trombone

Somebody Load Me A Dime is the 1974 album by Fenton Robinson, originally released in 1974 by Alligator Records, remastered and reissued on August 12, 2022 by Alligator Records.