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Bobby Robinson was a key figure in independent New York record production from the 1950's through the mid-1980's. He established many record labels in the '50's and '60's On some he was the sole owner, on others he was in partnership with his brother Danny Robinson. Among them were Red Robin Records established in 1952 (Bobby and Danny), Whirlin' Disc Records established in 1956 (Bobby), Fury Records established in 1957 (Bobby), Everlast Records established in 1957 (Bobby and Danny), Fire Records established in 1959 (Bobby), and Enjoy Records established in 1962 (Bobby and Danny). Having enjoyed healthy local sales with doo-wop and blues discs on his Robin and Red Robin labels in the early to mid-1950's, he launched Fire and Fury as vehicles for rhythm and blues and rock and roll artists, most produced by him in New York, but some produced by others and acquired by Robinson in various Southern cities. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki (R) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... Red Robin Records was one of the early record labels set up by Bobby Robinson before he set up Fury Records in 1957. ... 1952 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fury Records was set up by Bobby Robinson in 1957. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fire Records was a record label set up by Bobby Robinson. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Enjoy Records was a record label set up by Bobby Robinson. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Rhythm and blues (or R&B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Jerry Wexler at Billboard magazine, used to designate upbeat popular music performed by African American artists that combined jazz and blues. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ...

Bobby Robinson, a South Carolina native, started Bobby's Record Shop (now Bobby's Happy House), in 1946, the first black-owned business on 125th Street. Located at the corner of 125th St. and Frederick Douglas Boulevard (formerly 8th Avenue), the shop is not far from the Apollo Theater. See Black Enterprise Magazine (June, 2003). State nickname: Palmetto State Other U.S. States Capital Columbia Largest city Columbia Governor Mark Sanford (R) Official languages English Area 82,965 km² (40th)  - Land 78,051 km²  - Water 4,915 km² (6%) Population (2000)  - Population {{{2000Pop}}} (26th)  - Density 51. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 125th Street is a two-way east-west street in Manhattan, considered the Main street of Harlem. ... The Apollo Theater is one of the most famous clubs for popular music in the United States, and certainly the most famous club associated almost exclusively with African-American performers. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He produced records that sold millions by icons such as Wilbert Harrison("Kansas City"), the Shirelles ("Dedicated to the One I Love"), Lee Dorsey ("Ya Ya"), Dave "Baby" Cortez ("The Happy Organ") and Bobby Lewis ("Tossin' and Turnin'"). Other sides he released included Arthur Crudup's "That's All Right" (which was covered by Elvis Presley for his first record), Dr. Horse's (Dr. Pittman) "Jack, That Cat Was Clean" and "Salt Pork, West Virginia" and Sam Myers' "You Don't Have to Go". He produced Gladys Knight & the Pips' first hit, "Every Beat of My Heart". He also gave the Pips their name. He LAO produced several of Elmore James' greatest records. Wilbert Harrison (born January 5, 1929 – died October 26, 1994) was an American singer. ... The Shirelles were an influential American girl group in the early 1960s. ... Lee Dorsey (born Irving Lee Dorsey on December 24, 1924) was an African-American pop/R&B singer during the 1960s. ... Dave "Baby" Cortez - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Arthur Big Boy Crudup (August 24, 1905 – March 28, 1974) was a delta blues singer and guitarist. ... Elvis Presley Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock and Roll or The King, was an American singer and actor. ... For the BBC pips, see Greenwich Time Signal. ... Elmore James album cover Elmore James (January 27, 1918 – May 24, 1963) was an American blues singer and guitarist. ...

He started a dance craze when he produced Les Cooper's "Wiggle Wobble", which sold more than a million on Robinson's Everlast label. It was far from being Bobby's only dance fad success. For the first release on a new label, Enjoy, he launched "Soul Twist" by King Curtis and over two decades later - on the same label - started a dance craze with "I’m The Packman (Eat Everything I Can)" by The Packman. Curtis Ousley (February 7, 1934– August 13, 1971), who performed under the name King Curtis, was an American tenor, alto, and soprano saxophonist who played rhythm and blues, soul, rock, and soul jazz. ...

In the 1970s, Robinson produced some of the first hip-hop music records for his Enjoy label and had considerable influence and success in that genre through the mid-1980's. He acheived hip-hop greatness in 1979 when he recorded Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five's first record, the magnificent "Superrappin'", an innovative record which was very influential in hip-hop's early years. (see wikipedia article titled DJ Grandmaster Flash) A local hit among New York area hip-hop fans, the music industry was not ready for the new sound, so the record failed to hit nationwide. Robinson went to commercial success with old school raps such as "Rockin It" by Pumpkin and Friends, "Rappin' And Rocking The House" by the Funky Four Plus One More (the longest rap record of it's time, clocking in at almost 16 minutes), "Love Rap" by Spoonie Gee (who is Robinson's nephew), as well as several hits by Kool Moe Dee with the Treacherous Three ("The New Rap Language", "At The Party" and "Body Rock"). Robinson also helped start the "beatbox" craze when he produced Doug E. Fresh's "Just Having Fun (Do The Beatbox)". Hip hop music is a style of popular music. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Album cover of The Official Adventures of Grandmaster Flash DJ Grandmaster Flash (born Joseph Saddler on January 1, 1958 in Barbados) is a hip hop musician and DJ; one of the pioneers of hip-hop DJing, cutting, and mixing. ... Album cover of The Official Adventures of Grandmaster Flash DJ Grandmaster Flash (born Joseph Saddler on January 1, 1958 in Barbados) is a hip hop musician and DJ; one of the pioneers of hip-hop DJing, cutting, and mixing. ... Hip hop music is a style of popular music. ... Beatboxing is the vocal percussion of hip hop culture and music. ... Doug E. Fresh (born Doug E. Davis in 1966) is an African-American rapper, record producer, and beatboxer, one of the most popular performers of the old school hip hop era. ...

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