robinson's music was similar stylistically to that of john d. loudermilk, and robinson, like loudermilk, worked as a songwriter. among his songwriting contributions was "the little space girl", a hit for his cousin, jesse lee turner. robinson recorded for king records (1954), rca victor, dot, jamie, and groove over the course of his career, and released a full-length album on rca. he scored one hit single in the us, "makin' love", which reached no. 27 on the "billboard" black singles chart, and no. 20 on the "billboard" hot 100 in 1959. the track reached no. 9 in the uk singles chart the same year.