Analogue Productions - AAPO 2006  - 180 gram Virgin Vinyl

Mastered By Kevin Gray at AcoustTech Mastering

Limited Edition -  Pressed at RTI 

Jimmie Lee Robinson doesn't dance for the approval of others nor does he thin his music to seduce a wider audience. The self-proclaimed Lonely Traveller's work is an artistic achievement that illustrates why enduring reputations are earned slowly, over time, not swiftly via shrewdly orchestrated media blitzes. His music, honest and unspoiled, comes as a welcome and refreshing alternative in an age of crowd-mesmerizing pyrotechnics, outlandish tempos, and incendiary solos. Remember Me, Robinson's first effort for the APO label and the first album recorded at Blue Heaven Studios, is an adventure deep into the blues of Mr. Robinson's Maxwell Street neighborhood, a neighborhood that has included residencies with musicians such as Little Walter, Howlin Wolf, Freddie King, Elmore James, Luther Tucker, Eddie Taylor, Magic Sam, Jimmy Reed, Shakey Jake, St. Louis Jimmy, Eddy Clearwater, Sunnyland Slim and more. 

On Remember Me, Robinson accompanies himself on acoustic guitar to create The Lonely Traveller'sdistinctive brand of blues, which he says represents a lifetime of work, the trials and tribulations of growing up on and experiencing Maxwell Street. If you listen closely, you'll also hear Jimmy D. Lane (son of the late blues legend Jimmy Rogers) accompanying on one tune. 

Robinson sings in the powerful and sometimes piercing voice that inspired the Lonesome Lee sobriquet when he began recording for Bandera Records in the 1950s. Boot-stomping, spur-jangling highlights include a rousing performance of "Wait For Me", Jimmy Reed-inspired "Boss Man" and a spirited rendition of "Wagon Wheels".

Jimmie Lee Robinson, who died in July of 2002, was the soul of APO Records. He was the first to record at our Blue Heaven Studios, having made three records (one still to come) in the converted church, and he was there several more times to perform, guest on other APO records and just to hang out with the family.

Robinson, a Chicago native and lifelong resident whose legal and Muslim name was JL Latif Aliomar, began playing guitar in Chicago's famed open-air market on Maxwell Street in 1942 along with the likes of Big Bill Broonzy and Robert Nighthawk. In 1952 he and Freddie King teamed for a four-year performance partnership, and King later credited Robinson as being one of his earliest and most-influential guitar teachers. Robinson went on to play guitar and bass with Little Walter, Shakey Jake, Howlin' Wolf, Eddie Taylor, Elmore James, Jimmy Rogers, Jimmy Reed and Magic Sam to name but a few. He made his bandleader recording debut with Bandera Records in the late 1950s, recording such hits as "Lonely Traveller" and "All My Life," which was a successful cover for John Mayall in the '60s and again in the '80s. In addition to his recording career, Robinson was a dedicated activist and committed steward for blues preservation. His chief cause was the preservation of the Maxwell Street Market on Chicago's south side. That area, where Robinson got his start, has been razed in favor of modern buildings and parking lots in recent years. Robinson once fasted for 81 straight days in protest of the destruction. His efforts were documented extensively, including by the Discovery Channel, the New York Times, theChicago Sun-Times and the Chicago Tribune.

Fans and friends will remember Robinson as a truly unique bluesman, a man of unmatched dedication, sincerity and philosophy.