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Title
A name given to the resource
Music
People
An individual. Metadata for a person provides detailed biographical information to describe the life of a historical figure.
Birth Date
1962-03-22
Birthplace
Bronx, New York, USA
Death Date
2015-07-11
Occupation
Musician
Music Producer
Source of File Attached
"Music exec handled Sugarhill Records." <em>The Atlanta Constitution</em>, 18 July 2015, p. B4.
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Title
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Robinson, Joseph "Joey", Jr. (1962-2015)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Music, Hip-Hop
Music, Production
Description
An account of the resource
Joseph "Joey" Robinson Jr. was the son of Sylvia and Joseph Robinson. He was involved with Sugarhill Records, his parent's record label. In 1979, he helped his mother scout the three musicians who later formed the Sugarhill Gang. <br />He also performed with the Sugarhill Gang in 1985 replacing Guy O'Brien. However, he used the name "Master Gee" which was O'Brien's stage name. O'Brien later went to court to gain rights to his name. He later became the executive of the record label.
Source
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<p>“<a href="http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158209474/joseph-r.-robinson">Joseph R. ‘Joey’ Robinson Jr.</a>” <i>Find a Grave.</i></p>
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"Music exec handled Sugarhill Records." <em>The Atlanta Constitution</em>, 18 July 2015, p. B4.
<p>Weingarten, Christopher R. “<a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/joseph-robinson-jr-sugar-hill-records-exec-dead-at-53-126701/">Joseph Robinson Jr., Sugar Hill Records Exec, Dead at 53</a>.” <i>Rolling Stone</i>, 14 July 2015.</p>
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Contributor
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Ludder, Rachelle
Music
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Title
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People
People
An individual. Metadata for a person provides detailed biographical information to describe the life of a historical figure.
Birth Date
1935-05-29
Birthplace
Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
Death Date
2011-11-29
Occupation
Musician
Music Producer
Source of File Attached
“<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Robinson">Sylvia Robinson</a>.” <i>Wikipedia</i>, Wikimedia Foundation, 11 May 2024
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Robinson, Sylvia Vanderpool (1935-2011)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Music, Hip-Hop
Music, Production
Music, R&B
Description
An account of the resource
Slyvia Vanderpool Robinson was a singer and record producer. She had two R&B chart toppers. She released her single "Love is Strange" in 1957 with her then-boyfriend Mickey Baker. They performed on stage as "Mickey & Sylvia." They split in 1962. In 1973, she did a solo single, "Pillow Talk." She is also credited with producing two hits in hip-hop, "Rapper's Delight" by Sugarhill Gang in 1979 and "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five in 1982. She gained the moniker "Mother of Hip-Hop" due to this. <br /><br />In 1966 Robinson moved to New Jersey and created All Platinum Records with her husband, Joseph Robinson Sr., whom she married in 1959. It was renamed Sugar Hill Records in 1979. This was due to financial troubles and along with her son scouted the three artists who would become the Sugarhill Gang. She also owned two bars, "Joey's Place" and "Blue Morocco." Robinson divorced her husband in May of 1959. She had three sons, Joseph "Joey", Leland, and Rhondo "Scutchie." She passed away due to congestive heart failure.
Source
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<p>“<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Robinson">Sylvia Robinson</a>.” <i>Wikipedia</i>, Wikimedia Foundation, 11 May 2024.</p>
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"The mother of hip-hop." <em>The Gazette</em>, 1 Oct. 2011, p. 49.
Contributor
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Colman, David
Ludder, Rachelle
Music
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Title
A name given to the resource
Music
People
An individual. Metadata for a person provides detailed biographical information to describe the life of a historical figure.
Birth Date
1956-01-11
Birthplace
Bronx, New York, New York, USA
Death Date
2014-11-11
Occupation
Musician
Source of File Attached
<p>“<a href="http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/nov/17/big-bank-hank">Big Bank Hank Obituary</a>.” <i>The Guardian</i>, Guardian News and Media, 17 Nov. 2014.</p>
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Jackson, Henry Lee "Big Bank Hank" (1956-2014)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Music, Hip-Hop
Description
An account of the resource
Henry Lee "Big Bank Hank" Jackson was a hip-hop artist and member of The Sugarhill Gang. He traveled to Englewood and worked as the Crispy Crust pizza shop manager. He had an impromptu audition for Sylvia Robinson with the other future members of the group. He lived in Tenafly, NJ. His wife was Valerie Jackson. He had three children, Alea, Thomas, and Keshah. He passed away at Englewood Hospital due to cancer.
Source
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<p>“<a href="http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/nov/17/big-bank-hank">Big Bank Hank Obituary.</a>” <i>The Guardian</i>, Guardian News and Media, 17 Nov. 2014.</p>
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Ludder, Rachelle
Music
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Music
Organizations and Institutions
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Date Started
1979
1994
Date Ended
1985
Type of Institution
Economic
Source of File Attached
<p>“<a href="http://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/may/02/sugarhill-gang-how-we-made-rappers-delight-interview">Sugarhill Gang: How We Made Rapper’s Delight</a>.” <i>The Guardian</i>, Guardian News and Media, 2 May 2017.</p>
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Title
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The Sugarhill Gang
Subject
The topic of the resource
Music, Hip-Hop
Music, Rap
Description
An account of the resource
The Sugarhill Gang is a hip-hop and rap group formed in Englewood in 1979. Their song, "Rapper's Delight", released that same year was the first hip-hop/rap song to be charted on the Billboard's Top 40, selling more than 8 million records. The song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2014. <br /><br />Sylvia Robinson with her husband Joe, created Sugar Hill Records. After Henry "Big Bank Hank" Jackson, Micheal "Wonder Mike" Wright, and Guy "Master Gee" O'Brien auditioned for her, she put them together in a group that became The Sugarhill Gang. <br /><br />In the late 1990s, there was controversy as Joey Robinson, Sylvia Robinson's son, began using "Master Gee" as a stage name for his performances. O'Brien and Wright then went to court to trademark their stage names. The members left Sugarhill Records in 2005 and faced numerous lawsuits for using the name Sugarhill Gang. They again went to court and gained the rights to their group name. The Group eventually separated in 1985 but reformed in 1994. The members are Wonder Mike, Master Gee, Hen Dogg, and DJ T-Dynasty.
Source
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<p>“<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sugarhill%20Gang">The Sugarhill Gang</a>.” <i>Wikipedia</i>, Wikimedia Foundation, 28 May 2024.</p>
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<p>“<a href="http://www.britannica.com/topic/the-Sugarhill-Gang">The Sugarhill Gang</a>.” <i>Encyclopædia Britannica</i>, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 10 Apr. 2024.</p>
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<p>“<a href="http://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/may/02/sugarhill-gang-how-we-made-rappers-delight-interview">Sugarhill Gang: How We Made Rapper’s Delight</a>.” <i>The Guardian</i>, Guardian News and Media, 2 May 2017.</p>
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Contributor
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Ludder, Rachelle
Music
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Dublin Core
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Title
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People
People
An individual. Metadata for a person provides detailed biographical information to describe the life of a historical figure.
Birth Date
1957-04-30
Birthplace
Englewood, New Jersey, USA
Occupation
Musician
Singer
Source of File Attached
<p>“<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_Mike">Wonder Mike</a>.” <i>Wikipedia</i>, Wikimedia Foundation, 27 Apr. 2024.</p>
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Title
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Wright, Michael Anthony "Wonder Mike" (1957-?)
Source
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<p>“<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_Mike">Wonder Mike</a>.” <i>Wikipedia</i>, Wikimedia Foundation, 27 Apr. 2024.</p>
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Beckerman, Jim. "Fathers and sons of rap." <em>The Record</em>, 26 June 2005, p. E1, E4.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Music, Hip-Hop
Music, Rap
Description
An account of the resource
Michael Anthony "Wonder Mike" Wright is a rap and hip-hop artist and founding member of the Sugarhill Gang. He was born in Englewood.
Contributor
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Ludder, Rachelle
Colman, David
Music