His real name only became widely known following his death; to the people of Nottingham and beyond, he was simply and affectionately known as the 'Xylophone Man'.
Robinson played a small child's metallophone (despite his nickname) with a limited repertoire.
His seemingly random hitting of bars was a familiar noise in the city centre and, despite his lack of musical ability, his excitable and enthusiastic approach to his instrument endeared him to the Nottingham public and also earned him something of a cult following.
BBC Radio Nottingham placed a tributes page[3] on its website which within hours had hundreds of messages from city's residents as well as people much further afield.
On 10 November 2005, a simple memorial was unveiled outside of the store where he had been seen regularly for the past fifteen years.