Tag: Ikey Robinson

From the Record Shelves #130 – Take Your Time. This trumpet player should not be forgotten. It was in the summer of 1968 that I bought the LP. The holidays from school had just started and when I got home and turned on the record I got a shock because (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #104 – He Wouldn’t Stop Doing It. Ikey Robinson was born in Dublin, Virginia in 1904 and became a professional musician at 14. He is worth an LP under his own name and here he’s got one. But five of the eighteen number (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #99 – You Ain’t Too Old. This LP has been a favorite of mine since I was about 17 years old. At that time I did not have the record but had borrowed it from an older friend and recorded it on reel to reel tape. Later I’ve bought most of (…) read more and listenread more and listen