Roscoe Robinson, born May 22, 1928 passed on Thursday, 26 February 2026. Robinson continued to sing and record even at 92. Born in Dermott, Arkansas to a musical family, Robinson’s father was a minister and his mother sang spirituals and he had sisters, one of whom taught music, and thus began a long and ongoing career in the gospel field joined in the 1960’s with a parallel career in RnB. Roscoe was 90 when he spoke with The Birmingham Black Radio Museum, the oral history recorded in his home in Birmingham. With his words, he painted a vivid picture of his time in many cities and with many gospel quartets as well as offering insights into the recording industry of his time.
Read and listen to Roscoe Robinson’s Oral History at The Birmingham Black Radio Museum.