Soul-blues singer Tad Robinson was born and raised in Manhattan. At the age of 30, he settled in the second city, drawn there by Chicago’s rich blues heritage. His apprenticeship in the Windy City as a harmonica player led him to the blues clubs and his pure soul inflected voice kept him in demand fronting bands and as a top-tier session singer. After signing with the DELMARK label in the 90’s, Robinson became a regular on the blues circuit in the U.S. and in Europe, and has collected two W.C. Handy Award nominations and eight Blues Music Award nominations in the ensuing years. Along the way he’s been drawn to musicians and kindred souls whose creativity thrives at the nexus of soul and blues.
It’s been 6 years since Robinson released the Blues Music Award-nominated Real Street. Robinson proves on his new Delmark album Soul In Blue that he still has plenty of skin in the blues game. Six of these tracks were recorded in Indianapolis with his longtime road band, plus special guests. Four tracks were cut in Chicago at Delmark’s Riverside Studio with the Delmark All-Stars. You’ll savor the sounds of a set of mostly self-penned songs along with two covers, of Wilson Pickett, and Arthur Adams, rounding out the list. Robinson and his remarkable collaborators imbue each track with the varied shades of Chicago soul, in blue.
Track List
- Keep It in the Vault
- Out of Sight and Out of Mind
- Somewhere There’s a Train
- (I’m) Down to My Last Heartbreak
- Deeper Than You Think
- It’s Private Tonight
- Keep Your Heart Open for Love
- Up in the Air
- Forgive and Forget
- This Time
