| First Name |
Sylvia
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| Last Name |
Robinson
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| Maiden Name |
Vanterpool
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| Full Name at Birth |
Sylvia Vanterpool
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| Alternative Name |
Little Sylvia, Mother Of Hip Hop, Sylvia, Mother of Hip-Hop, Sylvia Vanderpool-Robinson, Sylvia Robinson, Sylvia Robbins, Shirley Robbins, Sylvia Vanterpool, Mickey & Sylvia
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| Birthday |
6th March, 1936
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| Birthplace |
Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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| Died |
29th September, 2011
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| Place of Death |
Secaucus, New Jersey, USA
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| Cause of Death |
(congestive Heart Failure)
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| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
Black
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Singer, record producer, record label executive
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| Occupation |
Singer
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Blues, Rhythm And Blues, Rock And Roll, Soul, Funk, Disco, Hip Hop, R&B, Rock
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| Year(s) Active |
1950–2011
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| Instrument (text) |
Vocals, Guitar
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| Record Label |
Savoy Records, Columbia Records, Jubilee Records, Cat Records, Groove Records, Rainbow Records, RCA Records, Vik Records, Willow Records, King Records, All Platinum, Stang, Vibration, Sugar Hill Records, Savoy, Columbia, Jubilee, CAT, Groove, Rainbow, RCA, King, Sugar Hill
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| Associated Acts |
Mickey & Sylvia, The Moments, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Sugarhill Gang, The Sequence, Duke Bootee, Bo Diddley, Bernard Edwards, DJ Kool Herc, The Magichords, Retta Young
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| Official Websites |
www.discogs.com/artist/100584-Sylvia-Robinson, www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000049200
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Sylvia Robinson (née Vanterpool; 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. She later became known for her work as founder and CEO of the pioneering hip hop label Sugar Hill Records.
