Englewood Makes History

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  • 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,…
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  • 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. He also performed with the Sugarhill Gang in 1985…
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  • 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,…
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  • 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…
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  • Michael Anthony "Wonder Mike" Wright is a rap and hip-hop artist and founding member of the Sugarhill Gang. He was born in Englewood.
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