Robert Finley

Robert Finley

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Robert Finley was born on February 13, 1954 in Bernice, Louisiana. He began playing guitar at age 11 after purchasing one from a thrift store. In 2016, Music Maker Relief Foundation helped facilitate his comeback and he released his debut album Age Don't Mean a Thing. Finley collaborated with Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys for subsequent albums including Goin' Platinum! (December 8, 2017), Sharecropper's Son (May 21, 2021) and Black Bayou (October 2023). For October 10, 2025 release Hallelujah! Don’t Let the Devil Fool Ya, Finley drew deeply from his passion for gospel music, weaving his gritty Southern blues with spiritual undertones. His daughter, Christy Johnson returned to provide backing vocals, while Dan Auerbach once again handled production. He also appeared on the fourteenth season of America's Got Talent in 2019.

Top tracks

01
Country Boy
Robert Finley
Country Boy
05:44
Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley
11
Alligator Bait
Robert Finley
Black Bayou
06:10
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Jeffrey Clemens - Eric Douglas Deaton / Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Jeffrey Clemens - Eric Douglas Deaton
01
Souled Out On You
Robert Finley
Souled Out On You
03:33
Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Bobby Wood
01
Helping Hand
Robert Finley
Helping Hand
03:48
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Barrie Cadogan - Malcolm Catto / Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Barrie Cadogan - Malcolm Catto
02
Age Don't Mean a Thing
Robert Finley
Age Don't Mean a Thing
04:30
Composers: Not Documented
01
Get It While You Can
Robert Finley
Goin' Platinum!
02:35
Writer: Dan Auerbach - John Prine - Pat McLaughlin
06
Gospel Blues
Robert Finley
Black Bayou
02:49
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Jeffrey Clemens - Eric Douglas Deaton / Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Jeffrey Clemens - Eric Douglas Deaton
10
You Got It (And I Need It)
Robert Finley
Black Bayou
03:19
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Jeffrey Clemens - Eric Douglas Deaton / Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Jeffrey Clemens - Eric Douglas Deaton
02
Make Me Feel Alright
Robert Finley
Sharecropper's Son
03:43
Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Patrick James McLaughlin
01
Nobody Wants To Be Lonely
Robert Finley
Nobody Wants To Be Lonely
03:13
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Jeffrey Clemens - Eric Douglas Deaton / Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Jeffrey Clemens - Eric Douglas Deaton
01
Sharecropper’s Son
Robert Finley
Sharecropper's Son
03:07
Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Bobby Wood
05
Honey, Let Me Stay the Night
Robert Finley
Goin' Platinum!
03:29
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Pat McLaughlin
02
Medicine Woman
Robert Finley
Goin' Platinum!
02:37
Writer: Bobby Wood - Dan Auerbach - Roger Cook
01
Livin’ Out A Suitcase
Robert Finley
Black Bayou
03:09
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Patrick Carney - Eric Douglas Deaton / Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Patrick Carney - Eric Douglas Deaton
05
My Story
Robert Finley
Sharecropper's Son
03:14
Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Patrick James McLaughlin
03
Miss Kitty
Robert Finley
Black Bayou
03:58
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Jeffrey Clemens - Eric Douglas Deaton / Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Jeffrey Clemens - Eric Douglas Deaton
03
Country Child
Robert Finley
Sharecropper's Son
05:29
Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley
10
Holy Wine
Robert Finley
Goin' Platinum!
03:27
Writer: Dan Auerbach - David Ferguson - Pat McLaughlin
10
All My Hope
Robert Finley
Sharecropper's Son
04:14
Composers: Ed Cash - David W. Crowder
07
Make It with You
Robert Finley
Age Don't Mean a Thing
03:24
Composers: Not Documented
04
It's Too Late
Robert Finley
Age Don't Mean a Thing
03:55
Composers: Not Documented
03
If You Forget My Love
Robert Finley
Goin' Platinum!
03:41
Writer: Dan Auerbach - David Ferguson - Pat McLaughlin
01
I Just Want to Tell You
Robert Finley
Age Don't Mean a Thing
03:49
Composers: Not Documented
08
Real Love Is Like Hard Time
Robert Finley
Goin' Platinum!
03:33
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Nick Lowe
08
Better Than I Treat Myself
Robert Finley
Sharecropper's Son
03:47
Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Bobby Wood
06
Come On
Robert Finley
Age Don't Mean a Thing
04:07
Composers: Not Documented
01
I Wanna Thank You
Robert Finley
Hallelujah! Don't Let The Devil Fool Ya
04:41
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Barrie Cadogan - Malcolm Catto / Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Barrie Cadogan - Malcolm Catto
04
Waste Of Time
Robert Finley
Black Bayou
03:34
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Jeffrey Clemens - Eric Douglas Deaton / Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Jeffrey Clemens - Eric Douglas Deaton
09
Is It Possible to Love 2 People
Robert Finley
Age Don't Mean a Thing
04:25
Composers: Not Documented
02
Tell Everybody
Robert Finley
Tell Everybody! (21st Century Juke Joint Blues From Easy Eye Sound)
04:58
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Eric Douglas Deaton / Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Eric Douglas Deaton
02
Sneakin’ Around
Robert Finley
Black Bayou
03:40
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Patrick Carney - Eric Douglas Deaton / Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Patrick Carney - Eric Douglas Deaton
09
Lucky Day
Robert Finley
Black Bayou
03:24
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Jeffrey Clemens - Eric Douglas Deaton / Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Jeffrey Clemens - Eric Douglas Deaton
03
Holy Ghost Party
Robert Finley
Hallelujah! Don't Let The Devil Fool Ya
03:23
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Barrie Cadogan - Malcolm Catto - Lewis Wharton / Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Barrie Cadogan - Malcolm Catto - Lewis Wharton
05
Snake in My Grass
Robert Finley
Age Don't Mean a Thing
04:30
Composers: Not Documented
06
Starting To See
Robert Finley
Sharecropper's Son
02:54
Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Bobby Wood
07
Complications
Robert Finley
Goin' Platinum!
02:54
Writer: Bobby Wood - Dan Auerbach - Roger Cook
01
What Goes Around (Comes Around)
Robert Finley
What Goes Around (Comes Around)
03:36
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Patrick Carney - Eric Douglas Deaton / Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Patrick Carney - Eric Douglas Deaton
04
His Love
Robert Finley
Hallelujah! Don't Let The Devil Fool Ya
07:16
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Barrie Cadogan - Malcolm Catto / Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Barrie Cadogan - Malcolm Catto
04
Three Jumpers
Robert Finley
Goin' Platinum!
03:13
Writer: Dan Auerbach
02
Praise Him
Robert Finley
Hallelujah! Don't Let The Devil Fool Ya
07:01
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Barrie Cadogan - Malcolm Catto / Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Barrie Cadogan - Malcolm Catto
08
You Make Me Want to Dance
Robert Finley
Age Don't Mean a Thing
03:10
Composers: Not Documented

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  • Discography
Albums
Hallelujah! Don't Let The Devil Fool Ya
â„— 2025 Easy Eye Sound, A Concord Label Group Release.
10-10-2025
Hallelujah! Don't Let The Devil Fool Ya
01
I Wanna Thank You
Robert Finley
Hallelujah! Don't Let The Devil Fool Ya
04:41
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Barrie Cadogan - Malcolm Catto / Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Barrie Cadogan - Malcolm Catto
02
Praise Him
Robert Finley
Hallelujah! Don't Let The Devil Fool Ya
07:01
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Barrie Cadogan - Malcolm Catto / Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Barrie Cadogan - Malcolm Catto
03
Holy Ghost Party
Robert Finley
Hallelujah! Don't Let The Devil Fool Ya
03:23
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Barrie Cadogan - Malcolm Catto - Lewis Wharton / Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Barrie Cadogan - Malcolm Catto - Lewis Wharton
04
His Love
Robert Finley
Hallelujah! Don't Let The Devil Fool Ya
07:16
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Barrie Cadogan - Malcolm Catto / Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Barrie Cadogan - Malcolm Catto
05
Helping Hand
Robert Finley
Hallelujah! Don't Let The Devil Fool Ya
03:48
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Barrie Cadogan - Malcolm Catto / Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Barrie Cadogan - Malcolm Catto
06
Can't Take My Joy
Robert Finley
Hallelujah! Don't Let The Devil Fool Ya
04:10
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Barrie Cadogan - Malcolm Catto / Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Barrie Cadogan - Malcolm Catto
07
On The Battlefield
Robert Finley
Hallelujah! Don't Let The Devil Fool Ya
05:55
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Barrie Cadogan - Malcolm Catto - Lewis Wharton / Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Barrie Cadogan - Malcolm Catto - Lewis Wharton
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Black Bayou
â„— 2023 Easy Eye Sound, A Concord Label Group Release.
27-10-2023
Black Bayou
01
Livin’ Out A Suitcase
Robert Finley
Black Bayou
03:09
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Patrick Carney - Eric Douglas Deaton / Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Patrick Carney - Eric Douglas Deaton
02
Sneakin’ Around
Robert Finley
Black Bayou
03:40
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Patrick Carney - Eric Douglas Deaton / Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Patrick Carney - Eric Douglas Deaton
03
Miss Kitty
Robert Finley
Black Bayou
03:58
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Jeffrey Clemens - Eric Douglas Deaton / Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Jeffrey Clemens - Eric Douglas Deaton
04
Waste Of Time
Robert Finley
Black Bayou
03:34
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Jeffrey Clemens - Eric Douglas Deaton / Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Jeffrey Clemens - Eric Douglas Deaton
05
Can’t Blame Me For Trying
Robert Finley
Black Bayou
03:29
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Patrick Carney - Eric Douglas Deaton / Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Patrick Carney - Eric Douglas Deaton
06
Gospel Blues
Robert Finley
Black Bayou
02:49
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Jeffrey Clemens - Eric Douglas Deaton / Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Jeffrey Clemens - Eric Douglas Deaton
07
Nobody Wants To Be Lonely
Robert Finley
Black Bayou
03:13
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Jeffrey Clemens - Eric Douglas Deaton / Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Jeffrey Clemens - Eric Douglas Deaton
Access the complete album info (11 songs)
The Accidental Indies (Unabridged)
â„— 2022 McGill-Queen's University Press
30-10-2021
The Accidental Indies (Unabridged)
01
Chapter 1 - The Accidental Indies
Robert Finley
The Accidental Indies (Unabridged)
03:03
Writer: Robert Finley
02
Chapter 2 - The Accidental Indies
Robert Finley
The Accidental Indies (Unabridged)
03:03
Writer: Robert Finley
03
Chapter 3 - The Accidental Indies
Robert Finley
The Accidental Indies (Unabridged)
03:04
Writer: Robert Finley
04
Chapter 4 - The Accidental Indies
Robert Finley
The Accidental Indies (Unabridged)
03:02
Writer: Robert Finley
05
Chapter 5 - The Accidental Indies
Robert Finley
The Accidental Indies (Unabridged)
03:02
Writer: Robert Finley
06
Chapter 6 - The Accidental Indies
Robert Finley
The Accidental Indies (Unabridged)
03:02
Writer: Robert Finley
07
Chapter 7 - The Accidental Indies
Robert Finley
The Accidental Indies (Unabridged)
03:02
Writer: Robert Finley
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Sharecropper's Son
â„— 2021 Easy Eye Sound, Distributed by Concord.
21-05-2021
Sharecropper's Son
01
Souled Out On You
Robert Finley
Sharecropper's Son
03:33
Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Bobby Wood
02
Make Me Feel Alright
Robert Finley
Sharecropper's Son
03:43
Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Patrick James McLaughlin
03
Country Child
Robert Finley
Sharecropper's Son
05:29
Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley
04
Sharecropper’s Son
Robert Finley
Sharecropper's Son
03:07
Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Bobby Wood
05
My Story
Robert Finley
Sharecropper's Son
03:14
Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Patrick James McLaughlin
06
Starting To See
Robert Finley
Sharecropper's Son
02:54
Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Bobby Wood
07
I Can Feel Your Pain
Robert Finley
Sharecropper's Son
03:37
Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Patrick James McLaughlin
Access the complete album info (10 songs)
Goin' Platinum!
â„— 2017 Easy Eye Sound, under license to Nonesuch Records Inc., a Warner Music Company.
10-11-2017
Goin' Platinum!
01
Get It While You Can
Robert Finley
Goin' Platinum!
02:35
Writer: Dan Auerbach - John Prine - Pat McLaughlin
02
Medicine Woman
Robert Finley
Goin' Platinum!
02:37
Writer: Bobby Wood - Dan Auerbach - Roger Cook
03
If You Forget My Love
Robert Finley
Goin' Platinum!
03:41
Writer: Dan Auerbach - David Ferguson - Pat McLaughlin
04
Three Jumpers
Robert Finley
Goin' Platinum!
03:13
Writer: Dan Auerbach
05
Honey, Let Me Stay the Night
Robert Finley
Goin' Platinum!
03:29
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Pat McLaughlin
06
You Don't Have to Do Right
Robert Finley
Goin' Platinum!
03:18
Writer: Dan Auerbach - David Ferguson - Pat McLaughlin
07
Complications
Robert Finley
Goin' Platinum!
02:54
Writer: Bobby Wood - Dan Auerbach - Roger Cook
Access the complete album info (10 songs)
Age Don't Mean a Thing
(P) 2016 Big Legal Mess Records
30-09-2016
Age Don't Mean a Thing
01
I Just Want to Tell You
Robert Finley
Age Don't Mean a Thing
03:49
Composers: Not Documented
02
Age Don't Mean a Thing
Robert Finley
Age Don't Mean a Thing
04:30
Composers: Not Documented
03
Let Me Be Your Everything
Robert Finley
Age Don't Mean a Thing
03:29
Composers: Not Documented
04
It's Too Late
Robert Finley
Age Don't Mean a Thing
03:55
Composers: Not Documented
05
Snake in My Grass
Robert Finley
Age Don't Mean a Thing
04:30
Composers: Not Documented
06
Come On
Robert Finley
Age Don't Mean a Thing
04:07
Composers: Not Documented
07
Make It with You
Robert Finley
Age Don't Mean a Thing
03:24
Composers: Not Documented
Access the complete album info (9 songs)
Singles
I Wanna Thank You
â„— 2025 Easy Eye Sound, A Concord Label Group Release.
18-09-2025
I Wanna Thank You
01
I Wanna Thank You
Robert Finley
I Wanna Thank You
04:41
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Barrie Cadogan - Malcolm Catto / Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Barrie Cadogan - Malcolm Catto
Holy Ghost Party
â„— 2025 Easy Eye Sound, A Concord Label Group Release.
21-08-2025
Holy Ghost Party
01
Holy Ghost Party
Robert Finley
Holy Ghost Party
03:23
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Barrie Cadogan - Malcolm Catto - Lewis Wharton / Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Barrie Cadogan - Malcolm Catto - Lewis Wharton
Helping Hand
â„— 2025 Easy Eye Sound, A Concord Label Group Release.
24-07-2025
Helping Hand
01
Helping Hand
Robert Finley
Helping Hand
03:48
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Barrie Cadogan - Malcolm Catto / Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Barrie Cadogan - Malcolm Catto
Nobody Wants To Be Lonely
â„— 2023 Easy Eye Sound, A Concord Label Group Release.
28-09-2023
Nobody Wants To Be Lonely
01
Nobody Wants To Be Lonely
Robert Finley
Nobody Wants To Be Lonely
03:13
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Jeffrey Clemens - Eric Douglas Deaton / Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Jeffrey Clemens - Eric Douglas Deaton
You Got It (And I Need It)
â„— 2023 Easy Eye Sound, A Concord Label Group Release.
31-08-2023
You Got It (And I Need It)
01
You Got It (And I Need It)
Robert Finley
You Got It (And I Need It)
03:19
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Jeffrey Clemens - Eric Douglas Deaton / Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Jeffrey Clemens - Eric Douglas Deaton
Sneakin' Around
â„— 2023 Easy Eye Sound, A Concord Label Group Release.
03-08-2023
Sneakin' Around
01
Sneakin’ Around
Robert Finley
Sneakin' Around
03:40
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Patrick Carney - Eric Douglas Deaton / Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Patrick Carney - Eric Douglas Deaton
What Goes Around (Comes Around)
â„— 2023 Easy Eye Sound, A Concord Label Group Release.
29-06-2023
What Goes Around (Comes Around)
01
What Goes Around (Comes Around)
Robert Finley
What Goes Around (Comes Around)
03:36
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Patrick Carney - Eric Douglas Deaton / Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Patrick Carney - Eric Douglas Deaton
Tell Everybody
â„— 2023 Easy Eye Sound, A Concord Label Group Release.
23-03-2023
Tell Everybody
01
Tell Everybody
Robert Finley
Tell Everybody
04:58
Writer: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Eric Douglas Deaton / Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - KENNY BROWN - Eric Douglas Deaton
Sharecropper's Son
â„— 2021 Easy Eye Sound, Distributed by Concord.
30-04-2021
Sharecropper's Son
01
Sharecropper’s Son
Robert Finley
Sharecropper's Son
03:07
Composers: Dan Auerbach - Robert Finley - Bobby Wood