2 CD Set - Studio & Live from the vaults of Seventy Seven Records. 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 strived to invent something fresh and vital whenever he was on a bandstand. John Richbourg's Sound Stage 7/Seventy 7 labels, cut 19 sides including his signature song Somebody Loan Me a Dime an absolute benchmark of his career, spotlighting his rich, satisfying vocals and free-spirited, understated guitar work in front of a rock-solid horn-driven band.

DISC 1

SOMEBODY LOAN ME A DIME

THE SKY IS CRYING

SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING

LITTLE RED ROOSTER

MOANIN' FOR MY BABY

DON't START ME TO TALKIN'

STORMY MONDAY

LEAVE YOU IN THE ARMS (OF YOUR OTHER MAN)

LET ME COME HOME

THE GETAWAY

SIDEMAN

GIVE YOU SOME AIR

I'm NOT THROUGH LOVING YOU

MELLOR FELLOW

SHE'S A WIGGLER

LITTLE TURCH

I WANNA OOH!

LAUGHING AND CRYING BLUES

I FELL IN LOVE ONE TIME

DISC 2 (LIVE)

GOING TO CHICAGO

COUNTRY GIRL

LOAN ME A DIME

AS THE YEARS GO PASSING BY

MY GIRL

EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES

BLUE MONDAY

INSTRUMENTAL

JUST A LITTLE BIT