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Legendary Bluesman Dies At 70
Bluesman Abu Talib, who recorded under the name of Freddy Robinson, has died.
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LANCASTER, Calif. (October 10, 2009)--Bluesman Abu Talib, who recorded and toured with Ray Charles and Little Walter under his given name, Freddy Robinson, has died at 70.
His daughter, Linda Chaplin, says Talib died of cancer Thursday at a hospital in Lancaster, about 70 miles north of Los Angeles.
Talib was born Fred Robinson in Memphis, Tenn.
He changed his name to Abu Talib in the 1970s when he converted to Islam.
Chaplin said her father played with Ray Charles, Howlin' Wolf and pianist Monk Higgins and recorded and wrote several songs including "Black Fox," "At the Drive-In," "Bluesology" and the blues instrumental, "After Hours."
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