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===Singles===
===Singles===
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* "My Baby Done Told Me"/"Courtroom Blues" (by [[Johnny Otis]]), as the Four Bluebirds (Excelsior 540) (1948)
! A Side
* "Around About Midnight"/"You Sure Look Good to Me", as the Robbins (Score 4010) (1949)
! B Side
* "Don’t Like the Way You’re Doing"/"Come Back Baby", as the Robbins (Aladdin 3031) (1949)
! Released
* "If I Didn’t Love You So"/"If It’s So Baby" (Savoy 726) (12/1949)
! Catalog No.
* "Double Crossin' Blues"/"Ain’t Nothin' Shakin{{'}}" (by Leon Sims), with [[Little Esther]] (backup vocals) (Savoy 731) (1/1950)
! Notes
* "Double Crossin' Blues"/"Back Alley Blues" (by Beale Street Boys), with [[Little Esther]] (backup vocals) (Savoy 731) (1950)
|-
* "Turkey Hop Part One"/"Turkey Hop Part Two" (Savoy 732) (2/1950)
| My Baby Done Told Me || Courtroom Blues || 1948 || Excelsior 540 || By [[Johnny Otis]]. Recorded as the Four Bluebirds
* "Our Romance Is Gone"/"There Ain’t No Use Beggin{{'}}" (Savoy 738) (4/1950)
|-
* "I’m Living O.K."/"There’s Rain in My Eyes" (Savoy 752) (6/1950)
| Around About Midnight || You Sure Look Good to Me || 1949 || Score 4010 || Recorded as the Robbins
* "I’m Through"/"You’re Fine But Not My Kind" (Savoy 762) (8/1950)
|-
* "Cry Baby"/"I'm Not Falling in Love with You" (by [[Johnny Otis]]) (Regent 1016) (1950) ([[Mel Walker]] & the Bluenotes)
| Don’t Like the Way You’re Doing || Come Back Baby || 1949 || Aladdin 3031 || Recorded as the Robbins
* "Race of Man"/"Bayou Baby Blues", with [[Maggie Hathaway]] (recorded in Hollywood #112) (1950)
|-
* "A Falling Star"/"When Gabriel Blows His Horn", as [[Maggie Hathaway]] & the Robins (recorded in Hollywood 121) (1950)
| If I Didn’t Love You So || If It’s So Baby || 1949/12 || Savoy 726 ||
* "I Found Me a Sugar Daddy"/"Gonna Have a Merry Christmas", as the Nic Nacs, with [[Mickey Champion]] (RPM 313) (12/1950)
|-
* "Rockin{{'}}"/"That’s What the Good Book Says", as the Robbins (Modern 20-807) (3/1951)
| Double Crossin' Blues || Ain’t Nothin' Shakin{{'}} || 1950/01 || Savoy 731 || By Leon Sims, with [[Little Esther]] on backup vocals
* "I Found Me a Sugar Daddy"/"You Didn’t Want My Love", as the Nic Nacs (RPM 316) (1951)
|-
* "Schoolgirl Blues", with [[Maggie Hathaway]]/"Early Morning Blues" (recorded in Hollywood #150) (1951)
| Double Crossin' Blues || Back Alley Blues || 1950 || Savoy 731 || By Beale Street Boys), with [[Little Esther]] on backup vocals
* "I Found Me a Sugar Daddy"/"Gonna Have a Merry Christmas", as the Nic Nacs (RPM 342) (1951)
|-
* "Saturday Night Daddy"/"Mainliner", with [[Little Esther]] (backup vocals) (Federal 12100) (7/1952)
| Turkey Hop Part One || Turkey Hop Part Two || 1950/02 || Savoy 732 ||
* "[[(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I|A Fool Such As I]]"/"My Heart’s the Biggest Fool" (RCA Victor 5175) (1952)
|-
* "Oh Why"/"All Night Baby" (RCA Victor 5271) (1952)
| Our Romance Is Gone || There Ain’t No Use Beggin{{'}} || 1950/04 || Savoy 738 ||
* "How Would You Know?"/"Let’s Go to the Dance" (RCA Victor 5434) (1953)
|-
* "My Baby Done Told Me"/"I’ll Do It" (RCA Victor 5486) (1953)
| I’m Living O.K. || There’s Rain in My Eyes || 1950/06 || Savoy 752 ||
* "Ten Days in Jail"/"Empty Bottles" (RCA Victor 5489) (1953)
|-
* "Get It Off Your Mind"/"Don’t Stop Now" (RCA Victor 5564) (11/1953)
| I’m Through || You’re Fine But Not My Kind || 1950/08 || Savoy 762 ||
* "I Made a Vow"/"Double Crossin' Baby" (Crown 106) (12/1953)
|-
* "Sacroiliac Swing"/"The World Is Changing", as the Drifters (Crown 108) (1954)
| Cry Baby || I'm Not Falling in Love with You || 1950 || Regent 1016 || by [[Johnny Otis]], [[Mel Walker]] & the Bluenotes
* "Key to My Heart"/"All I Do Is Rock", as the Robbins (Crown 120) (2/1954)
|-
* "[[Riot in Cell Block Nine|Riot in Cell Block #9]]"/"Wrap It Up" (Spark 103) (5/1954)
| Race of Man || Bayou Baby Blues || 1950 || || With [[Maggie Hathaway]], recorded in Hollywood #112
* "Loop De Loop Mambo"/"Framed" (Spark 107) (1954)
|-
* "If Teardrops Were Kisses"/"Whadaya Want?" (Spark 110) (1954)
| A Falling Star || When Gabriel Blows His Horn || 1950 || Catalog No. || As [[Maggie Hathaway]] & the Robins, recorded in Hollywood 121
* "One Kiss"/"I Love Paris" (Spark 113) (1955)
|-
* "I Must Be Dreamin{{'}}"/"The Hatchet Man" (Spark 116) (1955)
| I Found Me a Sugar Daddy || Gonna Have a Merry Christmas || 1950/12 || RPM 313 || as the Nic Nacs, with [[Mickey Champion]]
* "Smokey Joe's Cafe"<ref name=pc13/>/"Just Like a Fool" (Spark 122) (10/1955)
|-
* "Smokey Joe's Cafe"/"Just Like a Fool" (Atco 6059) (12/1955)
| Rockin{{'}} || That’s What the Good Book Says || 1951/03 || Modern 20-807 || as the Robbins
* "Cherry Lips"/"Out of the Picture" (Whippet 200) (7/1956)
|-
* "Hurt Me"/"Merry Go Rock" (Whippet 201) (1956)
| I Found Me a Sugar Daddy || You Didn’t Want My Love || 1951 || RPM 316 || as the Nic Nacs
* "Since I First Met You"/"That Old Black Magic" (Whippet 203) (1957)
|-
* "A Fool In Love"/"All of a Sudden My Heart Sings" (Whippet 206) (1957)
| Schoolgirl Blues || Early Morning Blues || 1951 || || With [[Maggie Hathaway]], recorded in Hollywood #150
* "Every Night"/"Where’s the Fire?" (Whippet 208) (1957)
|-
* "In My Dreams"/"Keep Your Mind in Me" (Whippet 211) (1958)
| I Found Me a Sugar Daddy || Gonna Have a Merry Christmas || 1951 || RPM 342 || as the Nic Nacs
* "Snowball"/"You Wanted Fun" (Whippet 212) (1958)
|-
* "A Quarter to Twelve"/"Pretty Little Dolly" (Knight 2001) (1958)
| Saturday Night Daddy || Mainliner || 1952/07 || Federal 12100 || With [[Little Esther]] on backup vocals
* "A Little Bird Told Me"/"It’s Never Too Late" (Knight 2008) (1959)
|-
* "Just Like That"/"Whole Lot of Imagination" (Arvee 5001) (1959)
| [[(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I|A Fool Such As I]] || My Heart’s the Biggest Fool || 1952 || RCA Victor 5175 ||
* "Live Wire Susie"/"Oh No" (Arvee 5013) (1960)
|-
* "Ding Dong" (also known as "Saw Wood Mountain")/"Sweet Thing", as the Ding Dongs (Eldo 109) (1960)
| Oh Why || All Night Baby || 1952 || RCA Victor 5271 ||
* "The White Cliffs of Dover"/"How Many More Times" (Lavender 001) (1961)
|-
* "White Cliffs of Dover"/"Image of a Girl" (Gloria Gold 3101) (B-side by the [[The Safaris|Safaris]])
| How Would You Know? || Let’s Go to the Dance || 1953 || RCA Victor 5434 ||
* "Magic of a Dream"/"Mary Lou Loves to Hootchy Kootchy Koo" (Lavender 002) (1961)
|-
| My Baby Done Told Me || I’ll Do It || 1953 || RCA Victor 5486 ||
|-
| Ten Days in Jail || Empty Bottles || 1953 || RCA Victor 5489 ||
|-
| Get It Off Your Mind || Don’t Stop Now || 1953/11 || RCA Victor 5564 ||
|-
| I Made a Vow || Double Crossin' Baby || 1953/12 || Crown 106 ||
|-
| Sacroiliac Swing || The World Is Changing || 1954 || Crown 108 || As the Drifters ||
|-
| Key to My Heart || All I Do Is Rock || 1954/02 || Crown 120 || As the Robbins ||
|-
| [[Riot in Cell Block Nine|Riot in Cell Block #9]] || Wrap It Up || 1954/05 || Spark 103 ||
|-
| Loop De Loop Mambo || Framed || 1954 || Spark 107 ||
|-
| If Teardrops Were Kisses || Whadaya Want? || 1954 || Spark 110 ||
|-
| One Kiss || I Love Paris || 1955 || Spark 113 ||
|-
| I Must Be Dreamin{{'}} || The Hatchet Man || 1955 || Spark 116 ||
|-
| Smokey Joe's Cafe<ref name=pc13/> || Just Like a Fool || 1955/10 || Spark 122 ||
|-
| Smokey Joe's Cafe || Just Like a Fool || 1955/12 || Atco 6059. ||
|-
| Cherry Lips || Out of the Picture || 1956/07 || Whippet 200 ||
|-
| Hurt Me || Merry Go Rock || 1956 || Whippet 201 ||
|-
| Since I First Met You || That Old Black Magic || 1957 || Whippet 203 ||
|-
| A Fool In Love || All of a Sudden My Heart Sings || 1957 || Whippet 206 ||
|-
| Every Night || Where’s the Fire? || 1957 || Whippet 208 ||
|-
| In My Dreams || Keep Your Mind in Me || 1958 || Whippet 211 ||
|-
| Snowball || You Wanted Fun || 1958|| Whippet 212 ||
|-
| A Quarter to Twelve || Pretty Little Dolly || 1958 || Knight 2001 ||
|-
| A Little Bird Told Me || It’s Never Too Late || 1959 || Knight 2008 ||
|-
| Just Like That || Whole Lot of Imagination || 1959 || Arvee 5001 ||
|-
| Live Wire Susie || Oh No || 1960 || Arvee 5013 ||
|-
| Ding Dong (Saw Wood Mountain) || Sweet Thing || 1960 || Eldo 109 || As the Ding Dongs
|-
| The White Cliffs of Dover || How Many More Times || 1961 || Lavender 001 ||
|-
| White Cliffs of Dover || Image of a Girl || 1961 || Gloria Gold 3101 || B-side by the [[The Safaris|Safaris]]
|-
| Magic of a Dream || Mary Lou Loves to Hootchy Kootchy Koo || 1961 || Lavender 002 ||
|}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 06:51, 24 December 2018

The Robins
Also known asThe Robbins
A-Sharp Trio
The Four Bluebirds
OriginSan Francisco, California, United States
GenresR&B
Years active1945–1960
LabelsSpark
Whippet
RCA
Past membersBobby Nunn (died 1986)
Terrell "Ty" Leonard
Billy Richard
Roy Richard
Grady Chapman
Carl Gardner
H. B. Barnum
Bobby Sheen
"Little" Billy Richards, Jr.

The Robins were a successful and influential African-American R&B group of the late 1940s and 1950s, one of the earliest such vocal groups who established the basic pattern for the doo-wop sound.

The music producers and songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller took two members of the Robins to form the Coasters.[1]

Original members

  • Bobby Nunn (20 September 1925, Birmingham, Alabama – 5 November 1986, Los Angeles, California), lead and bassist
  • Terrell "Ty" Leonard, vocals
  • Billy Richard, vocals
  • Roy Richard, vocals

Singles

A Side B Side Released Catalog No. Notes
My Baby Done Told Me Courtroom Blues 1948 Excelsior 540 By Johnny Otis. Recorded as the Four Bluebirds
Around About Midnight You Sure Look Good to Me 1949 Score 4010 Recorded as the Robbins
Don’t Like the Way You’re Doing Come Back Baby 1949 Aladdin 3031 Recorded as the Robbins
If I Didn’t Love You So If It’s So Baby 1949/12 Savoy 726
Double Crossin' Blues Ain’t Nothin' Shakin' 1950/01 Savoy 731 By Leon Sims, with Little Esther on backup vocals
Double Crossin' Blues Back Alley Blues 1950 Savoy 731 By Beale Street Boys), with Little Esther on backup vocals
Turkey Hop Part One Turkey Hop Part Two 1950/02 Savoy 732
Our Romance Is Gone There Ain’t No Use Beggin' 1950/04 Savoy 738
I’m Living O.K. There’s Rain in My Eyes 1950/06 Savoy 752
I’m Through You’re Fine But Not My Kind 1950/08 Savoy 762
Cry Baby I'm Not Falling in Love with You 1950 Regent 1016 by Johnny Otis, Mel Walker & the Bluenotes
Race of Man Bayou Baby Blues 1950 With Maggie Hathaway, recorded in Hollywood #112
A Falling Star When Gabriel Blows His Horn 1950 Catalog No. As Maggie Hathaway & the Robins, recorded in Hollywood 121
I Found Me a Sugar Daddy Gonna Have a Merry Christmas 1950/12 RPM 313 as the Nic Nacs, with Mickey Champion
Rockin' That’s What the Good Book Says 1951/03 Modern 20-807 as the Robbins
I Found Me a Sugar Daddy You Didn’t Want My Love 1951 RPM 316 as the Nic Nacs
Schoolgirl Blues Early Morning Blues 1951 With Maggie Hathaway, recorded in Hollywood #150
I Found Me a Sugar Daddy Gonna Have a Merry Christmas 1951 RPM 342 as the Nic Nacs
Saturday Night Daddy Mainliner 1952/07 Federal 12100 With Little Esther on backup vocals
A Fool Such As I My Heart’s the Biggest Fool 1952 RCA Victor 5175
Oh Why All Night Baby 1952 RCA Victor 5271
How Would You Know? Let’s Go to the Dance 1953 RCA Victor 5434
My Baby Done Told Me I’ll Do It 1953 RCA Victor 5486
Ten Days in Jail Empty Bottles 1953 RCA Victor 5489
Get It Off Your Mind Don’t Stop Now 1953/11 RCA Victor 5564
I Made a Vow Double Crossin' Baby 1953/12 Crown 106
Sacroiliac Swing The World Is Changing 1954 Crown 108 As the Drifters
Key to My Heart All I Do Is Rock 1954/02 Crown 120 As the Robbins
Riot in Cell Block #9 Wrap It Up 1954/05 Spark 103
Loop De Loop Mambo Framed 1954 Spark 107
If Teardrops Were Kisses Whadaya Want? 1954 Spark 110
One Kiss I Love Paris 1955 Spark 113
I Must Be Dreamin' The Hatchet Man 1955 Spark 116
Smokey Joe's Cafe[1] Just Like a Fool 1955/10 Spark 122
Smokey Joe's Cafe Just Like a Fool 1955/12 Atco 6059.
Cherry Lips Out of the Picture 1956/07 Whippet 200
Hurt Me Merry Go Rock 1956 Whippet 201
Since I First Met You That Old Black Magic 1957 Whippet 203
A Fool In Love All of a Sudden My Heart Sings 1957 Whippet 206
Every Night Where’s the Fire? 1957 Whippet 208
In My Dreams Keep Your Mind in Me 1958 Whippet 211
Snowball You Wanted Fun 1958 Whippet 212
A Quarter to Twelve Pretty Little Dolly 1958 Knight 2001
A Little Bird Told Me It’s Never Too Late 1959 Knight 2008
Just Like That Whole Lot of Imagination 1959 Arvee 5001
Live Wire Susie Oh No 1960 Arvee 5013
Ding Dong (Saw Wood Mountain) Sweet Thing 1960 Eldo 109 As the Ding Dongs
The White Cliffs of Dover How Many More Times 1961 Lavender 001
White Cliffs of Dover Image of a Girl 1961 Gloria Gold 3101 B-side by the Safaris
Magic of a Dream Mary Lou Loves to Hootchy Kootchy Koo 1961 Lavender 002

References

  1. ^ a b Leiber & Stoller interviewed on the Pop Chronicles (1969)
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