Cleveland Robinson Jr.

“I did so it my method” best describes Cleveland, OH, local Cleveland Robinson Jr. who documented a slew of singles by himself Nosnibor information in the ’60s. (Nosnibor is usually Robinson spelled backwards.) non-e of Robinson’s recordings had been even remotely effective, after feeble efforts at advertising copies languished in the garage area of his house at 12428 St. Clair Avenue, the house of Nosnibor; the address made an appearance on each and every. With seven children, Robinson couldn’t focus exclusively on music, he required regular income. He got presents from majors but dropped due to skepticism; therefore he kept launching his very own stuff, released the songs, produced demos in the home, and sweetened the paths at Schneider’s Documenting Studios in downtown Cleveland. Cleveland jocks seldom gave Robinson’s information lots of spins. He do make some performances on the neighborhood Gene Carroll tv program and a got a few content in Cleveland documents, however. Payola, presents to jocks, an a determination to appear free of charge at DJ promo and hops was typical, but Robinson didn’t take part in some of that. Nor do he gig very much, if any, except probably private night clubs and affairs, but non-e of the neighborhood show pubs. In his seventies today, Robinson doesn’t perform interviews. When some Brits wished to journey him to Britain for an interview, he delivered a boy, Paris, rather. Obscurity and rareness possess produced his recordings needed products with some, specifically “Love Is certainly a Snare,” Initially it had been released on Nosnibor, nonetheless it somehow finished up on Alley Kitty Records. If not really destroyed, Robinson most likely still has containers of his recordings because he didn’t sell many. One boy, Cleveland III, remembers a lot of cartons of 45s in the family members garage area that you couldn’t place the automobile inside. A few of Robinson’s recordings consist of “Loving Guy” b/w “ALLOW IT End up being Me,” “EASILY Got a Hammer” b/w “THAT IS America,” “Understanding” b/w “Jungle Money,” “Loaf of Loaf of bread” b/w “Loch Lomond,” “Youngster” b/w “ALLOW IT End up being Me,” “My Put in place the Globe,” and “Mr. Wishing Well.” He released an recording, Cleveland, on Nosnibor (NLP 1723). “Boy” is usually presented on Goldmine’s For Millionaire’s Just, Vol. 4 and “Like Is a Capture” on Cream of the Crop, Quantity 10, an excellent bootleg when you can find it.