Tad Robinson (born June 24, 1956) is an American singer, harmonica player, and songwriter. Robinson was born and raised in

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. He graduated the

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and attended

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's school of music and graduating in 1980. He played regionally with a group called the Hesitation Blues Band, then moved to

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, where he became the vocalist for

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& the Bluebirds, singing on their 1994 album ''Blueplicity'' for

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. In 1994, he released his first album under his own name on the same label; seven more have followed, five on the

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imprint. Robinson has performed at notable festivals in several countries, including the United States, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. He has been a

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harmonica endorsee since 1985.

Discography

Solo *''One to Infinity'' (

, 1994) *''Last Go Round'' (Delmark Records, 1998) *''Did You Ever Wonder?'' (

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, 2004) *''A New Point of View'' (Severn Records, 2007) *''Back in Style'' (Severn Records, 2010) *''Day Into Night'' (Severn Records, 2015) *''Real Street'' (Severn Records, 2019) With The Hesitation Blues Band *''Bring It in the Alley'' (Jelly Roll Records, 1979) With Big Shoulders *''Big Shoulders'' (

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, 1989) With Dave Specter & The Bluebirds *''Blueplicity'' (Delmark Records, 1994) *''Live in Europe'' (Delmark Records; CrossCut Records, 1994) *''Live in Chicago'' D and DVD(Delmark Records, 2008) With B.B. & The Blues Shacks *''Live at Lucerne Blues Festival'', (Stumble Records, 1998) With Lars Kutschke *''While We're Here'', (Timezone Records, 2022) Other releases *''Best Kept Secret – Blues Harmonica'' ith Mitch Kashmar, Mark DuFresne, Steve Bailey(Thumbs Up Records, 2004) Film work *''

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'' (1992) - composer, "Sea of Blues", "Love You To Death", "Rap Mama Goose"; actor/performer (singer for 'Bad Billy & The Bail Jumpers') *''

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'' (1998) - performer, "Sands of Time" *''

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'' (2006) - performer, "Hold Tight"

Awards

* 2005 – W.C. Handy Blues Award, Soul Blues Album of the Year (nominated) * 2005 – W.C. Handy Blues Award, Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year (nominated) * 2008 – Blues Music Award, Soul Blues Album of the Year (nominated) * 2008 – Blues Music Award, Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year (nominated) * 2009 – Blues Music Award, Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year (nominated) * 2011 – Blues Music Award, Soul Blues Album of the Year (nominated) * 2011 – Blues Music Award, Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year (nominated) * 2016 – Blues Music Award, Soul Blues Album of the Year (nominated)Blues Foundation
Blues Foundation 2016 Nominee List

References

External links

* * * 1956 births Living people American blues singers American male singers Singers from New York (state) Soul-blues musicians {{US-singer-stub