As a singer, Sylvia released five albums: Pillow Talk, Sweet Stuff, Sylvia, Lay It On Me, and Pillow Talk: The Sensuous Sounds of Sylvia. Sylvia Robinson, who had a hit as a singer-songwriter with the sexually charged "Pillow Talk" but was later known as one of hip-h . The pair went to be married for 47 years before divorcing in 2004. Billboard is a part of Penske Media Corporation. She later became known for her work as founder and CEO of the hip hop label Sugar Hill Records.[8]. I had a step-child. The Robinsons co-founded All Platinum Records in 1968 the All inserted in the name because they knew distributors that paid their vendors in alphabetical order. The climax of Sylvias rap run was White Lines, the 1983 dancefloor smash by Mel, on which Wimbish replayed the bassline from Liquid Liquids Cavern. (The writers of which, of course, remained uncredited.) The companywas named after the upmarket section of Harlem. The Philadelphia Eagles have been a team associated with Robinson and NFL Network's James Palmer reported Wednesday that "the interest is real" for Philly to select the talented tailback at . She gave my credit to Leland for a [high school] graduation present. [I]ts not that hard to do. After White was arrested in connection with the death of her husband, her stepsons body was exhumed, finding a large skull fracture that happened weeks before his death, and the examiner ultimately determined that it would not be possible for a 4-year-old boy to swallow a piece of dry cleaning bag as large as it had been, the examiner testified in court. With years of influence by her family's music, it was only a matter of time before she decided to enter into the music scene herself. An archived article from the News & Record said Billy White was found deceased by a shotgun slaying, and his body was found on a logging road after police found his van the day after he was reported missing. In 1950, she began recording music under the alias Little Sylvia for Columbia Records. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. They would go to a restaurant The Palm, whatever. And if he doesnt answer? Kerr was promoting the record at a radio station in Virginia when Joe found him. Bravo Insider is your VIP pass to never-before-seen content, exclusive giveaways, and so much more. [30] Together they had three children, sons Joseph "Joey" Robinson Jr. (19622015),[31][32] Leland Robinson (b. There were some new faces, too, like Milton Malden, a balding, thin-mustachioed Yugoslavian who boasted that he had worked for dictator Josip Tito. Sylvia Robinson (ne Vanderpool; May 29, 1935 [3] [4] [5] [7] - September 29, 2011) was an American singer, record producer, and record label executive. Kerr was in the studio with Sylvia when that same reel fell onto her foot from behind a tape machine where it had been wedged. In the same year, the record label released the song Rappers Delight by the Sugarhill Gang. Joe met Sylvia on a day cruise up the Hudson River, courted her and wed her. She is survived by her three sons Joey, Leland, and Rhondo, and ten grandchildren. I didnt get nothin.. The single was also featured in the film Dirty Dancing., Love Is Strange is renowned for its spoken dialogue section: Sylvia Robinson: Pioneering Record Producer, Ushered in Era of Rap, Throughout her life, she fought against the exclusion of transgender people, especially transgender people of color, from the larger movement for gay rights. Raised in the Boogie Down Bronx, by 14 she began working to help support her parents and saved what she could for her future aspirations. Nurses were told that he had swallowed a piece of plastic, and then the doctor pulled out what was in the childs throat, it was a large piece of a plastic bag, according to court documents. As such, Kerr was a hustler after Joes heart. Robinson was born as Sylvia Vanderpool[12] on May 29, 1935, in Harlem, New York, United States, to Herbert, an immigrant from the Virgin Islands who worked for General Motors,[13] and Ida Vanterpool. She was genius. Good friends, in fact, was the name of Sylvias first solo venture. [3], When originally released on Sugar Hill Records, the record was credited to Grandmaster & Melle Mel (some international issues carried the credit Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel). Leland is responsible for the royalties and music publishing whenever artists such as Alicia Keys, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Wale and Justin Timberlake sample music from his family's catalogue. Despite the tireless efforts Sylvia and her mentor, Rev. " White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) " is a song by American hip hop recording artist Melle Mel, released as a 12" in 1983 on Sugar Hill Records. After White was charged in the killings of the two family members, the court examined evidence claiming that White had met with a hit man at least six times beginning in 1991 to discuss the killing of her husband, records show. The second best result is Sylvia P Robinson age 60s in Van Nuys, CA in the Greater Valley Glen neighborhood. I made a lot of money with Sylvia and Joe, says Kerr. They inherited not just the enterprise, but some of the bad practices that had built it. Robinson recorded four solo albums on the Vibration subsidiary[20] and had other R&B hits including "Sweet Stuff" and "Pussy Cat". 2. Leland now hopes to pass on the torch and encourage his children to push and pursue their own careers within the music business. Leland wasnt even in the studio. Leland, for his part, insists that he wrote it. She was awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. There was Florence Greenberg of Scepter/Wand Records, says Rhone. BlackPast.org is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and our EIN is 26-1625373. Supervision failures persist. In 1954, she began teaming up with Kentucky guitarist Mickey Baker, who taught her how to play guitar. I hope she doesnt get out, because someone else will lose their life. [25] The record discussed life in the ghetto and became one of the most influential tracks of the hip-hop genre. We would construct the rhythm section first. No kidding! She was 75. Sylvia and Joe Robinson started Sugarhill Records in 1979, which has been dubbed the first hip hop record label ever created. White is serving two life sentences in the death of her 4-year-old stepson and hiring a hitman to kill her husband. Visit Billboard Pro for music business news, We Changed Culture: An Oral History of VibeMagazine, The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel. The song, which warns against the dangers of cocaine, addiction, and drug smuggling, is one of Mel's signature tracks. Luck got her start in the business by freestyling on New York's Hot 97 morning show while in high school, which ultimately led to her signing a multi-million dollar record deal with Def Jam at only 16 years old. [3][14] Robinson attended Washington Irving High School until dropping out at the age of 14,[15] and began recording music in 1950 for Columbia Records under the stage name "Little Sylvia". State prison officials say Sylvia White will be released from prison in 11 months. The members of the group consisted of Guy Master Gee OBrien, Henry Big Bank Hank Jackson, and Michael Wonder Mike Wright. Towering at 6-foot-7, 255 pounds, Robinson has the sort of build/athleticism that makes you wonder why he is not pursuing the NBA instead. Sugarhill Records is responsible for mega hits like, "Rapper's Delight," "Apache," "The Message," "White Line" and so many more and now the next generation of Robinsons are ready to take the label to the next level. The Sugar Hill Records co-founder died Thursday of congestive heart failure. In 1964, frustrated with the music business, Baker moved to Paris. Do you find this information helpful? Every dollar they earned, in one way or another, mother had made possible. Sylvia named the act after the fancy Harlem neighborhood that loomed over her own childhood home on 137th Street. He was a military guy, says Wimbish. It was better off, the hit man testified that White said, according to court records. Somaya Reece was raised as a first-generation American in the infamous city of South Central Los Angeles, California by her migrant parents form El Salvador. Soon, Kerr began spending time with Sylvia in the studio the Robinsons had built at 96 West St. in Englewood. While the combination may sound frightening, the song has already picked up major adds at Modern Rock, and following the success of their last album, should also get Top 40 airplay. LeA is an outgoing, ambitious, and eccentric singer, songwriter and dancer whom has performed at events such as NBA basketball games to The Waldorf Astoria to the United Nations International Year of Youth Conference. In 1966, the Robinsons moved to New Jersey where they formed a soul music label, All Platinum Records, the following year, with artist Lezli Valentine, formerly of the Jaynetts, bringing the label its first hit with "I Won't Do Anything". She is also passionate about giving back and at the age of 16, LeA partnered with the charity organization Comedy Cures and also became an Ambassador for the United Nations. Sylvias sonics often paralleled the Philadelphia sound 100 miles to the south, awash with sweet strings and soft vocals, but Al Greens Memphis machine was the mood she evoked in Pillow Talk, a tune she wrote with Michael Burton expressly for Green and shopped to his producer, Hi Records Willie Mitchell. Robinson had early success in 1957 being part of the duo Mickey and Sylvia with the No. Link your TV provider to stream full episodes and live TV. But about a quarter of the money I should have made.. Want to know what everyone in the music business is talking about. LeA) is the granddaughter of musical legend Sylvia Robinson, founder of Sugarhill Records. Always one to pursue his dreams, he doesn't let minor things bother him in order to focus on the bigger picture at play. They cued it up Sylvia moaning out an aural orgasm, Uno momento poquito! Wilson Jacobs, the school is overcrowded and severely underfunded by local white authorities. Upon further inspection, a large piece of plastic laundry bag with no torn edges or teeth marks was removed from the childs throat. Robinson co-wrote and produced many of the tracks, although later she was supported by two members of The Moments, Al Goodman and Harry Ray, as well as locally based producers, George Kerr and Nate Edmonds. . Change that beat; its a shuffle. Within a few years, she had built one of the top independent labels in America, Sugar Hill Records, along with her husband, Joe Robinson. Robinson was born Sylvia Vanderpool on March 6, 1936, in New York City. It also introduced hip-hop to a national audience and revolutionized the music industry. The states Post Release Supervision & Parole Commission said White will be released on December 2nd. in May 1973, and earned a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 1974 Grammy Awards. In 1972 Robinson sent a demo to Al Green of a song she had written called Pillow Talk. but Green declined. By 1986, Sugar Hill was upside down in its deal, and with their masters on the line, Joe and Sylvia sued MCA and Pisello, accusing them of conspiring to strip the company of its assets. That combination of intellect and intuition garnered Sylvia a string of classic 70s soul hits for All Platinum, including Shame, Shame, Shame for Shirley& Company. Thats all she had at her time of death. As long as they didnt have any access to their money. In 1967, Sylvia and her husband founded the record company All Platinum Records.. 2023 Billboard Media, LLC. She was good.. I played every instrument on it, says Wimbish. RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) - A Lenoir County woman in prison for killing her 4-year-old stepson and hiring a hitman to kill her husband has been granted parole. Sylvia died of heart failure on Sept.29, 2011. Sylvia Rhone, who in May was named chairman of Epic Records only the second time in history that a black woman has attained that title at a major label, the first being Rhone herself at Elektra in 1994 began her own journey by following the paths of three female executives. Later acts signed to Sugar Hill Records included all-female rap/funk group The Sequence, featuring a teenage Angie Stone (recording as "Angie B"), who had a million-selling hit in early 1980 with "Funk U Up". Although known for being more on the quiet side, he does tend to be spontaneous, which has led to numerous adventures around the world. In 1957, Harry and Julie got married. In the mid-1970s, All Platinum made an expansion play for the venerated Chess Records catalog with the help of PolyGram. The sudden success of Love Is Strange took Mickey & Sylvia to stages across the country. Apart from the singles and the Thank You album, the song also appeared as a B-side on the first single from the album, "Perfect Day". Joes under-the-table dealings resulted in a payola investigation and a conviction for tax evasion, after which Sylvias artists fled rather than forfeit their careers. In June of 1973, Billy C. White II was taken to the emergency room where he was pronounced dead, believed to have swallowed a piece of plastic. 20072023 Blackpast.org. After three years at the label, Luck parted ways to pursue an independent career. [8] Some of the lyrics in "White Lines" ("something like a phenomenon") echoed lyrics from the song "Cavern" by Liquid Liquid ("slip in and out of phenomenon"), in addition to the note-by-note appropriation of the bass line from "Cavern" with a rapping track overlaid. None of this impeded the rise of Rappers Delight, which many retailers called their best-selling 12-inch single since the format had launched. And the studio band played music composed by Chics Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards, who had to retain an attorney to secure their rightful credit. While there, he worked on projects for artists such as Queen Pen, 3LW, and a budding R&B group called Sanity. Bottoms and her mom, Sylvia Robinson, are close. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Sylvia Robinson - The Lollipop Man - Used Vinyl Record 7 - J7350A at the best online prices at eBay! According to court records, White was convicted of hiring a hit man to kill her husband, Billy White. She was first eligible in 2005. In retrospect, the deals that second-generation hip-hop labels like Tommy Boy, Profile, and Simmons and Rick Rubins Def Jam offered werent structurally much better, creating, in time, their share of tortuous lawsuits. http://on.cc.co. The jury found her guilty of first-degree murder and White was sentenced to life imprisonment. Join Facebook to connect with Sylvia Robinson and others you may know. Homer drags the chest outside and . Sylvia began singing blues at 14. They have also lived in Laurel, MD and Columbia, MD. Facebook gives people the power. Rapper's Delight, and co-wrote Grandmaster and Melle Mel's anti-drugs anthem White Lines (Don't Do It). And if he still doesnt answer? Without hesitation, Darnell stepped back from the limelight just as his career was taking off to enroll in school in Atlanta, Georgia. The best result we found for your search is Sylvia Rosalind Robinson age 60s in Odenton, MD. The Whites had been married and lived together in Kinston, North Carolina, with three of Sylvia Whites children from another marriage and Billy Whites four children from another marriage, including a son, who was 4 years old when he died in 1973, according to court records. Born on August 14, 1961 in Washington, DC. 3. Faced with the school's collapse, Sylvia returns to the North to raise funds. She was found guilty of first degree murder in the childs death in Lenoir County, and second degree murder for the death of her husband in Jones County. In the trades, he described his bailiwick: All administration papers, documents, labels, contracts, shipping, distribution goes through me I control the overall situation. But Malden had scant previous industry experience. The second was with Joe Robinson, a young Navy vet who made a small fortune in the Harlem numbers racket and invested it in real estate and nightclubs. and Rhondo. Antonio has been involved in the family business for about two years now and has gotten to where he is today by working hard and never giving up on his dreams. He is a son of Smokey Robinson. The band continues to perform the song as a regular part of their live set. Sunday mornings, he got up, brought bagels to the house, lox, cream cheese. With "Rapper's Delight," the Englewood, N.J.-based Sugar Hill was able to claim it had the first rap hit in history. Planning to make her mark by staying true to God and her purpose, LeA is currently recording a much-anticipated EP, entitled S.A.Y. (Songs About You). All Rights Reserved. Sylvia Vanderpool Robinson was an African American singer, songwriter, musician, record label executive, and record producer, best known for her work as founder and CEO of the Sugar Hill Records hip-hop label. In 1985 the Sugar Hill label folded, partly because of competitor hip-hop labels such as Def Jam and Profile. Get a VIP pass to never-before-seen content, exclusive sweepstakes, and much more! kim white. In Somaya's free time, she enjoys connecting with her fans through social media, working on her four part business and health book series (including children's books), and running her multi-million dollar fitness brand, which includes all natural weight loss products such as the well-known tea-tox phenomenon, the Get Slim Detox Tea. She graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and previously worked for The News Leader in Staunton, VA, a branch of USAToday. Darnell fell in love with music and began recording songs as a child at the Sugarhill studio. The label was noted for signing the act The New Style, who later left and found success as Naughty by Nature. He shows this in many ways including defending a black man Tom Robinson, wrongfully accused of raping a white woman. The Moments (above) changed their name to Ray, Goodman & Brown when they fled the Robinsons All Platinum label in 1979. Sylvia was the daughter of Raymond and Mary Robinson. Sylvia White Robinson is on Facebook. At the time, Belafonte was married to his first wife, Marguerite Belafonte, and Robinson was dating Marlon Brando. [35] Robinson also owned another New York bar and nightclub named the Blue Morocco during the mid-1960s. Robinson is credited as the driving force behind two landmark singles in the hip hop genre: "Rapper's Delight" (1979) by the Sugarhill Gang,[9] and "The Message" (1982) by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, both of which she produced. This first release from an album of covers [] is an exceptional effort. Hyper-local news with no pop-up ads, no AP news and no online subscription fees. Her music has also hit number one on top ranked music charts, leading her to headline tours across Latin America. 3 on the Billboard Hot100.). Hundreds attended her homegoing at Englewoods Community Baptist Church. By the time she enrolled at Washington Irving High School she was already singing music in the new rhythm-and-blues genre, and she attracted the attention of a Columbia Records staffer. On March29, 2012, all three entered guilty pleas in a federal tax-evasion case. Her motto in life has always been "To Live In Love, which has helped her during setbacks to be persistent and endure. She had a significant influence on the music industry. 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. Sylvia has three sons, Joey, Leland. Father of 7 found dead surrounded by 90 shell casings at apartment complex, GA cops say, Woman injured in shooting at North Kansas City hotel involving man she met online, Car crash becomes homicide case after CMPD finds driver had multiple gunshot wounds, 25-mile-long wave of trash washing up on Outer Banks is linked to US Navy, park says, Severe storms with high winds, hail expected to roll into Triangle, central NC Sunday, Womans claims led to Emmett Tills lynching. http://teamugli.com/names-you-should-know-in-music-sylvia-robinson/; Screengrab from WITN broadcast. If childhood was a. She is survived by her three sons Joey, Leland, and Rhondo, and ten grandchildren. [18] Reviewing Robinson's 1973 debut LP (also titled Pillow Talk), Robert Christgau wrote in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981) that it is "Let's Get It On without production values. And all that before Sylvia Robinson created the billion dollar industry we call hip hop Text Callum McGeoch Photography Simon Di Principe View the profiles of people named Sylvia Robinson. Your donation is fully tax-deductible. Johnnie Mae Matthews founded Northern Recording Company in Detroit and introduced a young Berry Gordy to the DJs and distributors he would draw on in building Motown.
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