Ikey Robinson

Isaac L. "Banjo Ikey" Robinson (July 28, 1904 – October 25, 1990)[1] was an American banjoist and vocalist.[1]

Born in Dublin, Virginia, United States,[2] Robinson moved to Chicago, Illinois, in 1926, playing and recording with Jelly Roll Morton, Clarence Williams, and Jabbo Smith during 1928 and 1929.[1] 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.[3][4][5]

His groups included Ikey Robinson and his Band (w/ Jabbo Smith), The Hokum Trio, The Pods of Pepper, Windy City Five, and Sloke & Ike.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d "Ikey Robinson". 20sjazz.com. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  2. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 2107. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  3. ^ "The Hokum Boys I Had to Give Up Gym". 20sjazz.com. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  4. ^ Devi, Debra (August 8, 2012). The Language of the Blues: From Alcorub to Zuzu. True Nature Books. p. 130. ISBN 9781624071850.
  5. ^ Miller, Karl Hagstrom (February 11, 2010). Segregating Sound: Inventing Folk and Pop Music in the Age of Jim Crow. Duke University Press. p. 208. ISBN 978-0822392705.