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Robert Banks

Robert (* 1930) is a pianist, organist, and composer. He was discovered by Horace Sims, a guitarist who took him on the road with his band El Tempo. He founded his own trio in the 1950s. During the 1960s, he worked with Solomon Burke, Mildred Anderson, Johnny Otis, Shakey Jake, Curtis Jones, Sunnyland Slim, Al Smith, and Roosevelt Sykes.

In the 1970s, he produced the Myrna Summers & The Interdenominational Singers Tell It Like It Is album that was released by 1970. In 1981, he was part of a duo consisting of himself on piano and bassist Jimmy Lewis, backing singer Lu Elliott at The Cookery at East Eighth Street at University Place in New York.

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The Honeydripper Prestige Bluesville BVLP 1014 released 1960 recorded September 1960 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA	Roosevelt Sykes, piano, vocals King Curtis, tenor sax Robert Banks, organ Leonard Gaskin, bass Belton Evans, drums
Slim's Shout Prestige Bluesville BVLP 1016 released 1961 recorded September 1960 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA	Sunnyland Slim, piano, vocals King Curtis, sax Robert Banks, organ Leonard Gaskin, bass Belton Evans, drums
No More In Life Prestige Bluesville BVLP 1017 released 1961 recorded September 1960 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA	Mildred Anderson, vocals Al Sears, tenor sax Chauncey Westbrook, guitar Robert Banks, organ Leonard Gaskin, bass Bobby Donaldson, drums
Blue and Soulful Rhino Entertainment compilation	Solomon Burke, vocals Ray Ellis, conductor Klaus Ogermann, conductor Gene Page, conductor Gary Sherman, conductor Léon Cohen, alto sax Charles Brown, tenor sax, guitar Arthur "Babe" Clarke, tenor sax King Curtis, tenor sax Charles DeAngelis, tenor sax Alonzo Buddy Lucas, tenor sax Tom Mace, tenor sax David "Fathead" Newman, tenor sax Jesse Powell, tenor sax Seldon Powell, tenor sax Ben Smith, tenor sax Sam "The Man" Taylor, tenor sax Herb Wasserman, tenor sax, flute Billy Bivens, sax Haywood Henry, sax Art Kaplan, sax Jerome Richardson, sax John Scott, sax Jimmy Cleveland, trombone Quentin Jackson, trombone George Jeffers, trombone Benny Powell, trombone Tony Studd, trombone Wilbur Bascomb, trumpet William Berry, trumpet Dave Burns, trumpet Ray Copeland, trumpet Bernie Glow, trumpet Melvin Lastie, trumpet Irving Markowitz, trumpet Jimmy Maxwell, trumpet Joe Newman, trumpet Jimmy Nottingham, trumpet Ernie Royal, trumpet Robert Scott, trumpet Eddie Williams, trumpet Lamar Wright, trumpet Don Arnone, guitar Everett Barksdale, guitar George Barnes, guitar, bass Billy Bauer, guitar Bert Berns, guitar Bob Bushnell, guitar Billy Butler, guitar Al Caiola, guitar Eric Gale, guitar Allan Hanlon, guitar Jimmy Johnson, guitar, drums Carl Lynch, guitar Charles Macey, guitar Trade Martin, guitar John Pizzarelli, guitar Wally Richardson, guitar Al Schackman, guitar Joe South, guitar Wild Jimmy Spruill, guitar Bill Suyker, guitar Chauncey Westbrook, guitar Reggie Young, guitar Robert Banks, organ Pat Brown, piano Artie Butler, piano Bobby Emmons, piano Leroy Glover, organ, piano Paul Griffin, piano Ernie Hayes, piano Dick Hyman, organ Hank Jones, piano Robert Mosley, organ Spooner Oldham, organ Moe Weschler, piano Alfred Williams, piano Teacho Wiltshire, organ Bobby Wood, organ, piano Phil Kraus, xylophone, percussion David Abrams, bass Joe Benjamin, bass Tommy Cogbill, bass Art Davis, bass Leonard Gaskin, bass Jimmy Lewis, bass Al Lucas, bass Wendell Marshall, bass Bucky Pizzarelli, bass Russ Saunders, bass Jimmy Tyrell, bass Gary Chester, drums Gene Chrisman, drums Bobby Donaldson, drums Panama Francis, drums Roger Hawkins, drums Herb Lovelle, drums Bernard Purdie, drums Ted Sommer, drums, percussion Harry Breuer, tambourine George Devens, tambourine Paul Faulise, percussion Warren Smith, percussion Joe Venuto, percussion The Van Dykes Choir
The King Of Rock 'N' Soul SoulMusic Records QSMCR 5193T compilation, the Atlantic Recordings 1962-1968	Solomon Burke, vocals Ray Ellis, conductor Bob Gallo, conductor Leroy Glover, conductor, organ, piano Bert Keyes, conductor Phil Medley, conductor Klaus Ogermann, conductor Gene Page, conductor Jerry Ragovoy, conductor Garry Sherman, conductor Teacho Wiltshire, conductor, organ Leon Cohen, alto sax, flute Ben Smith, alto sax, tenor sax Sam Taylor, alto sax, tenor sax Charles de Angelis, tenor sax Bill Bivens, tenor sax Charles Brown, tenor sax Arthur Clark, tenor sax King Curtis, tenor sax Art Kaplan, tenor sax Alonzo Lucas, tenor sax Buddy Lucas, tenor sax Tom Mace, tenor sax David Newman, tenor sax Jesse Powell, tenor sax Seldon Powell, tenor sax, baritone sax John Scott, tenor sax Haywood Henry, baritone sax Jerome Richardson, baritone sax Bob Ascher, trombone Jimmy Cleveland, trombone Paul Faulise, trombone Quentin Jackson, trombone George Jeffers, trombone Tony Studd, trombone, bass trombone Wilbur Bascomb, trumpet William Berry, trumpet Dave Burns, trumpet Ray Copeland, trumpet Bernie Glow, trumpet Melvin Lastie, trumpet Irving Markowitz, trumpet Jimmy Maxwell, trumpet Joe Newman, trumpet Jimmy Nottingham, trumpet Ernie Royal, trumpet Robert Scott, trumpet Eddie Williams, trumpet Lamar Wright, trumpet Eugene Young, trumpet Don Armone, guitar Everett Barksdale, guitar George Barnes, guitar Billy Bauer, guitar Bert Berns, guitar Bob Bushnell, guitar, bass Billy Butler, guitar Al Caiola, guitar Eric Gale, guitar Allen Hanlon, guitar Jimmy Johnson, guitar Carl Lynch, guitar Charles Macey, guitar John Pizzarelli, guitar Wally Richardson, guitar Al Shackman, guitar Joe South, guitar Jimmy Spruill, guitar Bill Suyker, guitar Chauncey Westbrook, guitar Bobby Womack, guitar Reggie Young, guitar Robert Banks, organ Patty Brown, piano Arte Butler, organ, piano Bobby Emmons, organ, piano Paul Griffin, piano Ernie Hayes, piano Dick Hyman, organ Hank Jones, piano Bert Keyes, organ Robert Mosely, organ Spooner Oldham, organ, piano Moe Wechsler, piano Alfred Williams, piano Bobby Wood, organ, piano Phil Kraus, vibes, xylophone, percussion Ted Sommer, vibes, drums Joe Venuti, vibes Warren Smith, vibes David Adams, bass Joe Benjamin, bass Tommy Cogbill, bass Art Davis, bass Haywood Henry, bass Al Lucas, bass Jimmy Lewis, bass Wendell Marshall, bass Russ Saunders, bass Jimmy Tyrell, bass Gary Chester, drums, percussion Gene Chrisman, drums Bobby Donaldson, drums Panama Francis, drums, percussion Roger Hawkins, drums Herb Lovelle, drums Bernard Purdie, drums Jimmy Johnson, bells Herb Wassermann, percussion Arthur Conley, vocals Don Convay, vocals The van Dykes Choir Ben E. King, vocals The Sweet Inspiarions, vocals Joe Tex, vocals

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