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Robinson was born as Sylvia Vanterpool [11] on May 29, 1935, in Harlem, New York, United States, to Herbert, who worked for General Motors, [12] and Ida Vanterpool. [2] [13] Robinson attended Washington Irving High School until dropping out at the age of 14, [14] and began recording music in 1950 for Columbia Records under the stage name "Little Sylvia".
Sylvia had originally hoped the song would be recorded by Al Green, who turned it down as he thought it was too risqué and against his religious beliefs. Thereafter, Sylvia decided to return as a musical artist and record "Pillow Talk" herself, finally releasing the song in 1973. "Pillow Talk" is an early example of prototypical disco music.
All Platinum Records was a record company started in 1967 by singer/writer/producer Sylvia Robinson and her husband, businessman Joe Robinson, who had previously worked in the recording industry. All Platinum and its subsidiary labels, including Stang, Vibration, Turbo and Astroscope, specialized in soul and R&B music.
Mickey & Sylvia was an American R&B duo composed of Mickey Baker and Sylvia Vanterpool, who later became Sylvia Robinson. [1] They are best known for their number-one R&B single "Love Is Strange" in 1957. Baker and Vanterpool began recording together in 1954.
Wonder Mike (né Michael Wright) had been rapping for just two months when Sugar Hill Records founder Sylvia Robinson changed his life. It was 1979 and Mike had just joined a group called Sound on ...
"Shame, Shame, Shame" is a 1974 hit song written by Sylvia Robinson, performed by American disco band Shirley & Company and released on the Vibration label. The female vocalist is Shirley Goodman , who was one half of Shirley & Lee , who had enjoyed a major hit 18 years earlier, in 1956, with the song " Let The Good Times Roll " for Aladdin ...
Sylvia Jane Kirby (December 9, 1956 [1]), known mononymously as Sylvia, is an American country music and country pop singer and songwriter. [2] Her biggest hit (a crossover chart topper), was her single " Nobody " in 1982. [ 3 ]
You're being inducted alongside Pat Benatar, Eurythmics featuring Annie Lennox, Dolly Parton, Elizabeth Cotten, and Sylvia Robinson. So, this is a very special year for you to get in.