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Sylvia Robinson (née Vanderpool; May 29, 1935 – September 29, 2011), known mononymously as Sylvia, was an American singer and record producer. Robinson achieved success as a performer on two R&B chart toppers: as half of Mickey & Sylvia with the 1957 single " Love Is Strange ", and her solo record " Pillow Talk " in 1973.
Oct 17, 2019 · From the first rap single to sell a million to the first scratching on record, Sylvia Robinson created the template for hip-hop’s world domination. Her genius for production built an...
Sep 29, 2011 · Sylvia Robinson, who died Thursday morning in a New Jersey hospital, built the very first rap label. She was 75 years old and reportedly suffered congestive heart failure.
Sep 30, 2011 · Sylvia Robinson, a singer, songwriter and record producer who formed the pioneering hip-hop group Sugarhill Gang and made the first commercially successful rap recording...
May 7, 2022 · The late Sylvia Robinson of Englewood, NJ, a pioneer producer of hip-hop, has been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Sep 30, 2011 · Singer, songwriter, and pioneering hip-hop producer Sylvia Robinson died of congestive heart failure yesterday. She was 75. Made famous originally for her performances—including the 1956 hit ...
Nov 3, 2022 · Sylvia Robinson, who is being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, was a hit pop/R&B artist -- with Mickey & Sylvia, and solo -- before being a crucial rap pioneer...
Mar 20, 2022 · Meet Sylvia Robinson, hit songwriter, producer, and ‘the Mother of Hip-Hop’. By Kurt Wolff March 20, 2022. You’ve likely heard the classic early hip-hop songs “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang and “The Message” by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.
Sep 29, 2011 · Sylvia Robinson, a singer-songwriter who went on to become a pioneer in the hip-hop music business, introducing the seminal “Rapper’s Delight,” died Thursday in New Jersey of congestive heart...
Sep 30, 2011 · Sylvia Robinson, who had a hit as a singer-songwriter with the sexually charged “Pillow Talk” but was later known as one of hip-hop’s early founders for releasing “Rapper’s Delight,” rap’s...
