Thurs. June 14

Roscoe Robinson has been in the music biz for more than 60 years. He toured with the gospel quartets in the South back in the segration days, he introduced Bobby Womack to Sam Cooke and worked with Gamble and Huff. In 1966, he wrote and recorded his first million-seller, "That's Enough," which went to No. 7 on Billboard's R&B chart. He's performed in a multitude of settings and made seven albums as a lead singer or solo act. On Thursday June 14, he makes a rare local appearance at Johnny D's. His backup band, and opening act, is none other than Boston's Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves. (They'll also back up soul man Herman Hitson.) Reed, a classic throwback soul singer, is celebrating the release of his new 7 inch single (well, it's a CD), "The Satisfier." (A full-length disc comes out this fall.) The music starts at 9 p.m. Tickets: $14

17 Holland St., Somerville, 617-776-9667 johnnyds.com