Robinson, Ikey, 1904-1990

found: Henderson, F. Take me away from the river [SR] 1932:label (Ike Robinson, vocal)

found: His Blues, skiffle and jazz [SR] 1986:labels ("Banjo" Ikey Robinson; vocals, banjo)

found: New Grove dict. of jazz(Robinson, Ikey (L.) (Robinson, Banjo (Ike); Banjo Ike(y); Banjo Joe); b. July 28, 1904, Dublin, nr Radford, VA; banjoist and guitarist)

found: AMG, Mar. 1, 2007(Ikey Robinson; b. July 28, 1904, Dublin, Va.; d. Oct. 25, 1990, Chicago, Ill.; banjoist and singer)

found: African American National Biography, accessed April 7, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Robinson, Ikey; Isaac Robinson; “BanjoIkey”; jazz musician, banjoist; born 28 July, 1904 in Dublin, Virginia, United States; learned to play banjo, guitar, clarinet, piano and sang; worked as barber and played music with part-time band (1918); played with Harry Watkins's Orchestra (1922-1924), Bud Jenkins's Virginia Ravens (1924-1926); moved to Chicago in 1926; played with Alabamians, Ten Knights of Syncopation, Rhythm Aces, in Chicago; played with Sammy Stewart band, led his own group, in New York (1930); returned permanently to Chicago (1934); his recordings included classic jazz, swing, lowdown blues, joyous good-time music (also called hokum), an expert vocal imitation, worthwhile clarinet playing (1928-1937); played with orchestras of Carroll Dickerson and Erskine Tate (1930s), his own small groups (1940s, 1950s); toured with Jackson's group, Vietnam, Thailand, Japan (1969); recorded at Hamburg, Germany (1970s); died 25 October, 1990 in Chicago, Illinois, United States)