Ikey Robinson
Isaac L. "Banjo Ikey" Robinson (July 28, 1904 – October 25, 1990) was an American banjoist and vocalist. Born in Dublin, Virginia, United States, Robinson moved to Chicago, Illinois, in 1926, playing and recording with Jelly Roll Morton, Clarence Williams, and Jabbo Smith during 1928 and 1929. In 1929, Robinson recorded in Chicago with Georgia Tom, billed as The Hokum Boys. Their track, written by Dorsey, "I Had to Give Up Gym" was an early dirty blues song, sometimes described as hokum. His groups included Ikey Robinson and his Band (w/ Jabbo Smith), The Hokum Trio, The Pods of Pepper, Windy City Five, and Sloke & Ike. |
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 103 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-38681 | 10-in. | 6/13/1927 | Dark alley | Jazz Wizards ; Richard M. Jones | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Victor | BVE-38682 | 10-in. | 6/13/1927 | Hollywood shuffle | Jazz Wizards ; Richard M. Jones | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Victor | BVE-38683 | 10-in. | 6/13/1927 | Good stuff | Jazz Wizards ; Richard M. Jones | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Victor | BVE-38684 | 10-in. | 6/13/1927 | Smoked meat blues | Jazz Wizards ; Richard M. Jones | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Victor | BVE-57249 | 10-in. | 12/10/1929 | It's all gone now | Down Home Boys | Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BVE-57250 | 10-in. | 12/10/1929 | You do it | Down Home Boys | Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BSHQ-71939 | 10-in. | 3/10/1932 | Take me away from the river | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra ; Ikey Robinson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | [W]150379 | 10-in. | 5/1/1930 | I'm havin' my fun | Alex Hill ; The Hokum Trio | Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | [W]150380 | 10-in. | 5/1/1930 | You've had your way | Alex Hill ; The Hokum Trio | Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | [W]150381 | 10-in. | 5/1/1930 | He wouldn't stop doing it | Alex Hill ; The Hokum Trio | Instrumental trio, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | [W]150382 | 10-in. | 5/1/1930 | You're bound to look like a monkey when you get old | Alex Hill ; The Hokum Trio | Instrumental trio, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | W151278 | 10-in. | 2/6/1931 | You've had your way | Pods of Pepper ; Ikey Robinson | Instrumental ensemble, with scat singing | vocalist, tenor vocal, composer, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Columbia | W151279 | 10-in. | 2/6/1931 | Get off stuff | Pods of Pepper ; Ikey Robinson | Instrumental ensemble, with scat singing | instrumentalist, banjo, composer, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | W151280 | 10-in. | 2/6/1931 | Gee, I hate to lose that girl | Pods of Pepper ; Ikey Robinson | Instrumental ensemble, with scat singing | instrumentalist, banjo, composer, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | W151281 | 10-in. | 2/6/1931 | I was a good loser until I lost you | Pods of Pepper ; Ikey Robinson | Instrumental ensemble, with scat singing | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Columbia | W152463 | 10-in. | 8/7/1933 | The shim sham shimmy dance | Lowland Singers ; Williams' Jug Band | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | W152464 | 10-in. | 8/7/1933 | Organ grinder | Williams' Jug Band | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal trio | instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | W152465 | 10-in. | 8/7/1933 | Chizzlin' Sam | Williams' Jug Band | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal duet | instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | W152466 | 10-in. | 8/7/1933 | High society | Lowland Singers ; Williams' Jug Band | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, banjo, guitar | |
Columbia | W152467 | 10-in. | 8/7/1933 | Mister, will you serenade? | Williams' Jug Band | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | songwriter, instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
OKeh | W403338 | 10-in. | 11/16/1929 | Gin mill blues | The Hokum Boys | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
OKeh | W403339 | 10-in. | 11/16/1929 | Walkin' the blues away | The Hokum Boys | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
OKeh | W403340 | 10-in. | 11/16/1929 | The folks downstairs | The Hokum Boys | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
OKeh | W403341 | 10-in. | 11/16/1929 | That's my business | The Hokum Boys | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
OKeh | W403342 | 10-in. | 11/16/1929 | Ain't goin' to beg you for that stuff | The Hokum Boys | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Robinson, Ikey," accessed September 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109807.
Robinson, Ikey. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109807.
"Robinson, Ikey." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 September 2024.
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LCNAR: Robinson, Ikey, 1904-1990 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no93033238
Wikidata: Ikey Robinson - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1524705
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