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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 · The Rise and Fall of Hip-Hop’s First Godmother: Sugar Hill Records’ Sylvia Robinson. From the first rap single to sell a million to the first scratching on record, Sylvia Robinson created the ...
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Sep 30, 2011 · Sylvia Robinson, who has died aged 75, made an indelible mark on African-American music as a singer, producer and record company owner. She sang on hit records from the 1950s to the 1970s, and ...
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 with Sugar Hill Records.
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 with them, died on ...
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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, who set up trail-blazing rap label Sugar Hill Records and was known as the mother of hip-hop, dies at the age of 75.
