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Early career

Her first successful record was the 1957 hit, "Love Is Strange", written by Bo Diddley, (but credited to his then wife, Ethel Smith), and guitarist Jody Williams, who had developed the distinctive lead guitar riff, and released as part of the duo, Mickey & Sylvia with guitar player Mickey Baker. It has been suggested that Childrens gramophone records be merged into this article or section. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... In popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list—a chart—of top selling or otherwise judged most popular releases. ... Love Is Strange was a 1957 Top 40 hit for Mickey & Sylvia. ... Bo Diddleys emphasis on rhythm largely influenced popular music, especially that of rock and roll in the 1960s. ... the very definition of a guitarist is cody allen and taylor hines because of there un ending guitar skills and awsomnes. ... Jody Williams (born October 9, 1950 in Putney, Vermont) is an American teacher and aid worker who received the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize jointly with the campaign she led, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL). ... Lead guitar refers to a role within a band, that provides melody or melodic material, as opposed to the rhythm of the rhythm guitar, bass, and drums. ... Riff is also an alternate spelling of Rif, a region of Morocco. ... The duet, by Hendrik ter Brugghen A duet is a musical composition or piece for two performers, most often used for a vocal or piano duet. ... Mickey & Sylvia was an R&B duet composed of Mickey Guitar Baker and Sylvia Van der Pool Robinson. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... Mickey Guitar Baker is an American Rock & Roll guitar player. ...

She married Joe Robinson in 1964 and continued working in the music industry, being involved with several more successful releases forming the successful All Platinum record label in 1968. Marriage is an interpersonal relationship with governmental, social, or religious recognition, usually intimate and sexual, and often created as a contract, or through civil process. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... The music industry is the industry that creates, performs, promotes, and preserves music. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Pillow Talk

As a solo performer and billed as Sylvia she released the single "Pillow Talk" in 1973, a song she had originally hoped would be recorded by Al Green, who turned it down, because it was too risqué, and against his religion. She eventually recorded "Pillow Talk" and released it in 1973. The drums on the recorded version seem to have been influenced by the productions of Willie Mitchell for Green: the drum sound of a Mitchell record was much admired and difficult to emulate. In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer (solo is an Italian word literally meaning alone). ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... A song is a relatively short musical composition. ... “Sound recorder” redirects here. ... Al Green in concert at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California on July 27, 2006. ... Bass drum made from wood, rope, and cowskin A drum is a musical instrument in the percussion group that can be large, technically classified as a membranophone. ... Willie Mitchell is a soul, r&b, rock and roll, pop and funk music producer and arranger who runs Royal Recording in Memphis, Tennessee. ...

"Pillow Talk" reached number one on the R&B chart and number three on the pop chart, and is an early example of prototypical disco music. The vocals are replete with moaning and heavy breathing, predating Donna Summer's 22 orgasmic moans on "Love to Love You Baby." The drumming rhythm would reappear in 1985 on Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill", then again in 1987 on Fleetwood Mac's "Big Love". For other uses, see Rhythm and blues (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with prototyping. ... This article is about the music genre. ... Donna Summer (born LaDonna Adrian Gaines, on December 31, 1948) is a legendary American singer, songwriter, and artist, best known for a string of dance hits in the 1970s that earned her the title Queen of Disco and as one of the few disco-based artists to have longevity on... Love to Love You Baby is a disco/pop single and eponymous album, both released by American singer Donna Summer. ... Kate Bush (born 30 July 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. ... Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God) was the first single from Kate Bushs 1985 album Hounds of Love. ... This article is about the band. ...

Sugar Hill

In the 1970s the Robinson's founded Sugar Hill Records. Prior to this, she owned All Platinum Records, releasing records for soul artists such as Donnie Elbert and Shirley Goodman ("Shame, Shame, Shame", credited to Shirley & Company). Sugar Hill Records was the name of a rap music label that was founded in 1974 by husband and wife Joe and Sylvia Robinson with financial funding of Morris Levy, the owner of Roulette Records. ... All Platinum Records was one of the labels which was started by Sylvia Robinson before she started Sugar Hill Records. ... It has been suggested that Childrens gramophone records be merged into this article or section. ... For other uses, see Soul music (disambiguation). ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... Donnie Elbert was born on 25 May 1936, in New Orleans. ... Shirley Mae Goodman (later Shirley Goodman Pixley, b. ... Shirley & Company was a disco group consisting of Shirley Goodman, Jesus Alvarez, Walter Morris, Bernadette Randle, Seldon Powell, Jonathan Williams and Clarence Oliver. ...

Arguably Sylvia Robinson's most significant contribution to music was masterminding the formation of The Sugarhill Gang and the release of their hit, "Rapper's Delight" in 1979, which became the first commercially successful rap single. The group was discovered in Englewood, New Jersey, where Sugar Hill Records was based. The Sugarhill Gang is an American hip hop and funk group, known mostly for their biggest hit, Rappers Delight, the first hip hop single to become a Top 40 hit. ... Rappers Delight is a 1979 single by American hip hop trio The Sugarhill Gang; it was one of the first hip hop hit singles. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... Map highlighting Englewoods location within Bergen County. ...

By commercializing the market for rap records, Robinson is accredited as the mother of modern hip-hop.^{[citation needed]} The song "Rapper's Delight" brought rap onto the public music arena. Some suggest that the music making industry was changed when this song was made, although many argue a bigger contributing factor was the introduction of drum machines and sequencers circa 1982.^{[citation needed]} It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Hip hop (disambiguation). ... A Boss DR-202 Drum Machine A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums and/or other percussion instruments. ... The word sequencer can mean: a microsequencer in a computer CPU a music sequencer in the field of electronic music a DNA sequencer or a protein sequencer in the field of biology Sequencer (album) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise...

In the 1980s, the Robinsons bought the Chess Records catalog and several years later sold it to MCA Records. Their son, Joey Robinson, was a member of another rap act, West Street Mob. The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... The Chess Records logo, as featured on this Memphis Slim single. ... The Music Corporation of America was a United States based corporation in the music business. ...

Her grandson Darnell Robinson's $297,750 fifteenth birthday party was featured on an episode of MTV's My Super Sweet Sixteen. [1] This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... My Super Sweet 16 is an MTV reality series which depicts the travails of wealthy teenagers planning extravagant parties and balls, including 16th birthday parties, Cotillion Balls, and Quinceañeras. ...

The Robinson's have a special relationship with the country, the Bahamas, and several of their artist friends are from the country, including an underground movie director.

External links

• All music Guide
• http://www.jahsonic.com/SylviaRobinson.html
• http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Sylvia%20Robinson.html