Sugar Chile Robinson

Early life, family and education Robinson was born in Detroit, Michigan, the youngest of seven children of Clarence A. and Elizabeth Robinson. His father was a truck driver, but eventually the family owned a neighborhood store. Robinson won a talent show at the Paradise Theatre in Detroit at age three.

He was a small person, weighing only at age 7.

Career In 1945, he played guest spots at the theatre with Lionel Hampton,

In 1946, Robinson played for President Harry S. Truman at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner,

Recognition and honors On April 30, 2016, Robinson attended the White House Correspondents' Dinner on the 70th anniversary of his appearance at the 1946 dinner. Robinson met President Barack Obama and was saluted during the dinner, receiving a standing ovation as the picture of him as a child appeared on the video screens.

In 2016, Robinson was inducted into the Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of Fame.

Robinson's 1955 song "Go Boy Go" was featured in a GMC advertisement in 2020.

Personal life Frank "Sugar Chile" Robinson retired from his successful career as a child prodigy to pursue a more private life focused on education. After rising to national fame in the 1940s as a jazz pianist and singer from Detroit, he decided to stop touring and recording in 1952, expressing a strong desire to attend school and earn a college diploma.