▁ment ored ▁by ▁g ospel ▁bl ues ▁singer - gu itar ist ▁Bl ind ▁Will ie ▁Johnson ▁in ▁the ▁bott l ene ck ▁style . ▁Later ▁in ▁his ▁career , ▁he ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁steel ▁guitar ▁by ▁Western ▁swing ▁music ian ▁Leon ▁Mc A ul iffe , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁noted ▁fiddle ▁player , ▁who ▁instruct ed ▁Sug arc ane ▁Harris . ▁L . ▁C . ▁Robinson ' s ▁brother , ▁harm onica ▁player ▁A . ▁C . ▁Robinson , ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁him ▁in ▁Texas ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁two ▁performed ▁and ▁recorded ▁together ▁in ▁a ▁band ▁in ▁California ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s . ▁ ▁Oak land ▁Blues , ▁a ▁studio ▁album ▁Robinson , ▁La f ay ette ▁Thomas ▁and ▁Dave ▁Alexander , ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁by ▁World ▁Pacific ▁Records . ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁by ▁the ▁album ▁U ps ▁and ▁Down s ▁on ▁Ar ho ol ie , ▁on ▁which ▁Robinson ▁was ▁accompanied ▁by ▁the ▁M ud dy ▁W aters ▁band ▁and ▁Dave ▁Alexander ' s ▁tri o . ▁This ▁material ▁was ▁later ▁re iss ued , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁previously ▁un iss ued ▁recording ▁of ▁a ▁radio ▁broadcast ▁with ▁his ▁brother ▁the ▁Re ver end ▁A . ▁C . ▁Robinson , ▁as ▁Mo jo ▁in ▁My ▁Hand . ▁ ▁Robinson ▁played ▁at ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Blues ▁Festival ▁in ▁both ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁and ▁ 1