paul secor Posted January 9, 2011 Report Posted January 9, 2011 Bobby Robinson, legendary Harlem record store owner, record label owner, and a man who recorded dozens of hit recordes has died: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2011/01/08/2011-01-08_harlem_legend_dead_bobby_robinson_owner_of_happy_house_on_125th_st.html?r=news Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted January 9, 2011 Report Posted January 9, 2011 Enjoyed his Elmore records a bunch. Quote
paul secor Posted January 10, 2011 Author Report Posted January 10, 2011 Enjoyed his Elmore records a bunch. I remember reading a story where Bobby Robinson said that after hearing Elmore's "Dust My Broom" on Trumpet, he always wanted to record him. In 1959, Mr. Robinson was in Chicago and saw an ad saying that Elmore James was playing in a southside club that night. He was wary that it would actually be Elmore James, but he went to the club. As soon as he heard the first few notes he knew that he had his man, signed Elmore James to a contract, and recorded him the next day. A personal experience - In 1971, I was in a mom and pop record store in a black neighdorhood in Newburgh, N.Y. looking for blues and r&b 45s. I bought an Elmore James 45 on Fury - "Everyday I Have the Blues" - Bobby Robinson was still releasing and rereleasing Elmore James material. The lady who sold it to me remarked that Elmore James records always sold well whenever a new one was released. Without thinking, I said that Elmore James had died seven or eight years earlier. After seeing the look on her face, I realized that she thought that Elmore James was still living, since his records were still being released. I've felt somewhat guilty about that one ever since. Quote
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