<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><h1 class="header"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: medium; ">Frank "Sugar Chile" Robinson</span></h1><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: medium; "><div class="soda odd"><p> Born Frankie Robinson in Detroit, the youngest of seven
children born to Clarence and Elizabeth Robinson. He was nicknamed
"Sugar Chile" by his mother. Although neither parent was a musician,
Frankie began playing piano by ear at the age of two. At the age of
three, he won a talent show at the Paradise Theatre in Detroit. By six,
he was playing guest shots with Lionel Hampton's band and the Frankie
Carle Orchestra. In 1946, he made a cameo in the Van Johnson film "No
Leave, No Love" performing "Caldonia". In March 1946, Robinson performed
at a gala in Washington DC for President Truman. He played four numbers
including "Caldonia" during which he shouted out, "How'm I Doin', Mr
President?" This became a popular catch-phrase. In 1947, he was the
subject of a seven-minute film entitled "Frankie 'Sugar Chile'
Robinson." In 1949, Robinson made his first recordings for the Capitol
label. His first two releases were "Numbers Boogie", which made it to
number four on the Billboard R&B charts, and "Caldonia" which
reached number 14. Robinson toured and recorded until 1952, when he
requested that he be allowed to return to school. He graduated from
Northern High School at age 15. He went on to attend Olivet College in
Michigan, and graduated with a degree in psychology in 1960.<br>
</p><p><em>- IMDb Mini Biography By:
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/search/name?bio_author=Joanne%20King&view=simple&sort=alpha" name="ba">
Joanne King </a>
</em></p></div></span></div><div><div><br></div><div>On Feb 25, 2018, at 10:30 AM, Marek Boym wrote:</div><div dir="ltr"><div>Does anybody know who that kid is?<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwP2QlBbfac&index=4&list=RDr5u5nxnroro">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwP2QlBbfac&index=4&list=RDr5u5nxnroro</a><br></div>Cheers</div></div></body></html>