[4] He recorded his signature song, "Somebody Loan Me a Dime", in 1967 for the Palos label, the nationwide distribution of which was aborted by a freak snowstorm that hit Chicago.

A cover version was recorded by Boz Scaggs in 1969, but the song was misattributed, and legal battles ensued.

[6][7] Robinson was nominated for a Grammy Award for the second, 1977's I Hear Some Blues Downstairs,[6] which contained a rerecording of "As the Years Go Passing By".

Robinson played guitar on Larry Davis' original recording of "Texas Flood".

Davis later became a guitar player, but for "Texas Flood" Robinson provided the distinctive guitar parts, with Davis on vocals and bass, flamboyant keyboardist James Booker on piano, David Dean on tenor saxophone, Booker Crutchfield on baritone saxophone and an unknown drummer.