![]() ![]() He met President Obama and was saluted during the dinner, receiving a standing ovation as the picture of him as a child appeared on the video screens. On April 30, 2016, he attended the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on the 70th anniversary of his appearance at the 1946 dinner. In the last Dr Boogie show of 2013, Sugar Chile Robinson was the featured artist, with four of his classic hits showcasing amid biographical sketches of his early career. In 2002, he appeared at a special concert celebrating Detroit music, and in 2007 he traveled to Britain to appear at a rock and roll weekend festival. In the 21st Century he has made a comeback as a musician with the help of the American Music Research Foundation. In the 1960s, he worked for WGPR-TV, and also helped set up small record labels in Detroit and opened a recording studio. Continuing his academic studies, he earned a degree in history from Olivet College and one in psychology from the Detroit Institute of Technology. Until 1956 he continued to make occasional appearances as a jazz musician, billed as Frank Robinson, and performed on one occasion with Gerry Mulligan, but then gave up his musical career entirely. “I wanted to go to school… I wanted some school background in me and I asked my Dad if I could stop, and I went to school because I honestly wanted my college diploma.” He stopped recording in 1952, later explaining, The following year, he toured the UK, appearing at the London Palladium. In 1950, he toured and appeared on television with Count Basie and in a short film ‘Sugar Chile’ Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet. In 1949 he was given special permission to join the American Federation of Musicians and record his first releases on Capitol Records, “Numbers Boogie” and “Caldonia”, both reaching the Billboard R&B chart. He began touring major theaters, setting box office records in Detroit and California. He was the first African American performer to appear at the annual WHCA dinner. President?” – which became his catchphrase – during his performance of “Caldonia”. Truman at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, shouting out “How’m I Doin’, Mr. In 1946, he played for President Harry S. However, Robinson performed on radio with Hampton and Harry ‘The Hipster’ Gibson and also appeared as himself in the Hollywood film No Leave, No Love, starring Van Johnson and Keenan Wynn. He won a talent show at the Paradise Theatre in Detroit at the age of three, and in 1945 played guest spots at the theatre with Lionel Hampton, who was prevented by child protection legislation from taking Robinson on tour with him. According to contemporary newsreels, he was self-taught and managed to use techniques including slapping the keys with elbows and fists. ![]() At an early age he showed unusual gifts singing the blues and accompanying himself on the piano. ![]() Hear the show online from 12:04pm Tuesday 24 September at įrank Isaac Robinson (born December 28, 1938), known in his early musical career as Sugar Chile Robinson, is an American jazz pianist and singer who became famous as a child prodigy. The Phantom Dancer is your two hour non-stop mix of swing and jazz from live 1920s-60s radio and TV, presented by Greg Poppleton on Radio 2SER 107.3 Sydney since 1985. He played a White House dinner in 1946 aged 7, then played again at the White House in 2016 to a standing ovation aged 77. A child prodigy on this week’s Phantom Dancer radio show with Greg Poppleton – Frank ‘Sugar Chile Robinson’.
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