Fenton Robinson – Somebody Loan Me A Dime (1977)


Rare clip of very underrated bluesman

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    1. best blues singer-guitar in the 80′s authentic new blood..underrated.. I think so!

    2. JB Hutto did the best job of doin this tune, IMHO

    3. Is he still around? He is one tasteful guitarist and a great singer too. Underrated!

    4. When I was a kid I wore out my copy of his LP “I here some blues downstairs”. What a clean pure blues tone he had.

    5. How come everyone is related to Fenton ?

    6. cool, and that’s a nice looking gibson

    7. This is the ‘original’ version by Fenton Robinson. Boz Scaggs & the Allman Brothers Band copied this track!!

    8. one of my top ten songs of all time, i grew up in chicago in the early seventies and this kind of blues rules!

    9. Great Stuff !

    10. omg amazing phrasing ;o very unique style

    11. Hi linda great seeing u’r post and great song how’s u’r son contact me at melvacollins56@yahoo would love to hear from u guys

    12. would love toget in touch with fenton Jr Melva collins

    13. @perreakaaspete
      The name is Scaggs and if you ever saw him live – oh well! you would know he is just so very, very blues, as it should be done.

    14. I saw him live in South Bend , Indiana in the late 1980s – awesome singer and player! He’s one of the really underrated bluesmen. His jazzy style is very unique. Great post!

    15. thank you so much for turning me on to yet another great bluesman… Boz who?

    16. Thanks so much for posting this!! He was always one of my favorites…& I regret never getting a chance to catch him live. So awesome that his grandchildren saw this…& are realizing just how much their grandfather was loved & admired!!
      Peace & the Blues in NYC,

    17. Anyone out there have “I hear some blues downstairs” ???

    18. Superb musician!!!
      Thank you for this one!!!

    19. He had a unique guitar, a unique way of playing it, a unique way of singing, and an overall unique sound with gobs of soul. One of the all-time greats. Get his CDs!

    20. this is the real deal ….Love Fenton

    21. thank u muskratrowdy my granpa was a legend and i’m so glad someone put this on here and show his true talent.

    22. Grandpa Fent sure has a lot of his offspring on YouTube here, that’s amazing. What’s amazing to me is how awesome this blues legend is. So pure.

    23. oh my god this is my grandpa i’m so happy someone put my grandpa on here thats amazing.

    24. oh my god this is my grandpa i’m so happy someone put my grandpa on here thats amazing.

    25. oh my god this is my grandpa i’m so happy someone put my grandpa on here thats amazing.

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