{"id":279,"date":"2009-11-06T17:53:09","date_gmt":"2009-11-06T21:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mattthecat.com\/FNCF\/?p=279"},"modified":"2009-11-20T14:30:03","modified_gmt":"2009-11-20T18:30:03","slug":"11609-the-robins-rb-profile-riot-in-cell-block-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mattthecat.com\/FNCF\/2009\/11\/06\/11609-the-robins-rb-profile-riot-in-cell-block-9\/","title":{"rendered":"11\/6\/09 &#8211; The Robins &#8211; R&#038;B Profile (Riot In Cell Block #9)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The Robins<\/span><\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">R&amp;B Profile<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"The Robins\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mlccruises.com\/ENTERTAINERS\/theRobins\/HEADER.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"287\" \/><span style=\"color: #993300;\">This week, I&#8217;m dedicating the entire podcast to one of the most influential and yet underrated R&amp;B vocal groups of all time,<\/span> <span style=\"color: #993300;\">The Robins.\u00a0 The pinnacle of West Coast Doo Wop, The Robins were discovered by Johnny Otis, when they entered a talent contest at his Barrelhouse Night Club in Watts in 1949.\u00a0 They recorded for a variety of labels over the course of the next 12 years.\u00a0 I present to you the highlights of a long career in R&amp;B, including the stories behind the story on this great vocal group. <\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993300;\">In 1960, Wanda Jackson did a great cover of the Robins 1954 classic, &#8220;Riot In Cell Block #9&#8221;.\u00a0 Listen to the show and then decide for yourself which one you truly DIG the MOST! <\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><div id=\"polls-43\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t<form id=\"polls_form_43\" class=\"wp-polls-form\" action=\"\/FNCF\/index.php\" method=\"post\">\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_43_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"8270f82fe1\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"poll_id\" value=\"43\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Which One Do You DIG The Most? 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