Mickey & Sylvia
Although this duo is primarily remembered as a one-hit act -- for "Love Is Strange," which reached number 11 in 1957 -- they actually recorded quite a few exciting hybrids of R&B and rock & roll in the mid- and late '50s. Playing on countless '50s sessions for various labels (especially Atlantic and OKeh), Mickey Baker was one of the greatest guitar players of early rock & roll. With his partner (and former guitar student) Sylvia Robinson, he got to stretch out a bit from his usual role, with some trailblazing, piercing, lean, and bluesy leads. Vocally, Mickey & Sylvia had an engagingly playful, occasionally sly and sassy repartee that makes up in charm what it might lack in smoke and firepower. Their recordings were inconsistent, but at their best they offered a fetching blend of blues, Bo Diddley, calypso, and doo wop.
After "Love Is Strange," whose devastating licks inspired countless guitarists, the duo notched a couple more substantial R&B hits. But although they recorded as late as 1965, they never approached the Top 20 again. Mickey Baker recorded as a solo artist and enjoyed a fairly successful career as an expatriate sessionman in France. Sylvia Robinson unexpectedly re-emerged with the number three pre-disco hit "Pillow Talk" in 1973, and co-founded the pioneering rap label Sugar Hill in the late '70s.
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Presenting Mickey & Sylvia
R&B - Lançado por Universal Digital Enterprises em 11 de mar. de 1955
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New Sounds
Pop - Lançado por Legacy Recordings em 1 de jan. de 1957
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Love Is Strange
Jazz - Lançado por Black Sheep Music em 4 de jun. de 2013
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Love Is Strange: the Best of
Rock - Lançado por Classic Music International em 3 de mai. de 2010
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Anthology: The Deluxe Collection (Remastered)
R&B - Lançado por Master Tape Records em 3 de out. de 2020
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There He Is (Rhythm 'n' Blues Legends)
Martha Reeves, The Vandellas, Lavern Baker, Mickey & Sylvia
R&B - Lançado por Rabbit Musik em 6 de jan. de 2023
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Love Is Strange - I'm Going Home
Rock - Lançado por Tampete em 10 de abr. de 1956
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Loverboy
Soul - Lançado por Classic Records em 6 de out. de 2010
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Love Drops
R&B - Lançado por Kenzo Records em 4 de nov. de 2022
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Love Drops
R&B - Lançado por Rabbit Musik em 6 de jan. de 2023
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R&B - Lançado por Rabbit Musik em 6 de jan. de 2023
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This Is My Story
Pop - Lançado por Golden Jazzsingers em 20 de set. de 2013
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Love Is Strange (From "Dirty Dancing" Soundtrack)
Pop - Lançado por Milestones Records em 13 de dez. de 2017
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