Fenton Robinson
 | Born |
| September 23, 1935 in Minter City, MS | |
| Active Decades | |
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His Japanese fans reverently dubbed Fenton Robinson "the mellow blues genius" because of his ultra-smooth vocals and jazz-inflected guitar work. But beneath the obvious subtlety resides a spark of constant regeneration -- Robinson tirelessly strives to invent something fresh and vital whenever he's near a bandstand.
The soft-spoken Mississippi native got his career going in Memphis, where he'd moved at age 16. First, Rosco Gordon used him on a 1956 session for Duke that produced "Keep on Doggin'." The next year, Fenton made his own debut as a leader for The Bihari Brothers' Meteor label with his first reading of "Tennessee Woman." His band, The Dukes, included mentor Charles McGowan on guitar; T-bone Walker and B.b. King were Robinson's idols.
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The soft-spoken Mississippi native got his career going in Memphis, where he'd moved at age 16. First, Rosco Gordon used him on a 1956 session for Duke that produced "Keep on Doggin'." The next year, Fenton made his own debut as a leader for The Bihari Brothers' Meteor label with his first reading of "Tennessee Woman." His band, The Dukes, included mentor Charles McGowan on guitar; T-bone Walker and B.b. King were Robinson's idols.
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