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 - Universal Digital Enterprises 発売日 1955/03/11
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Love Is Strange: the Best of
Rock - Classic Music International 発売日 2010/05/03
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Love in Strange: All the Hit Singles As & Bs (1950 - 1962)
R&B - Jasmine Records 発売日 2018/04/06
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Anthology: The Deluxe Collection (Remastered)
R&B - Master Tape Records 発売日 2020/10/03
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There He Is (Rhythm 'n' Blues Legends)
Martha Reeves, The Vandellas, Lavern Baker, Mickey & Sylvia
R&B - Rabbit Musik 発売日 2023/01/06
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What Would I Do (Mono Version)
Pop - BNF Collection 発売日 1961/01/01
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Mickey & Sylvia Love Is a Treasure (The Hit Singles)
R&B - Bamboodi 発売日 2020/10/19
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Rock and Stroll Room (Mono Version)
Rock - BNF Collection 発売日 1958/01/01
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Bewildered (Billboard Hot 100 - No 57)
R&B - Music Manager 発売日 2020/11/13
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Love Is Strange (Billboard Hot 100 - No 11)
R&B - Music Manager 発売日 2020/11/13
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Dearest (Billboard Hot 100 - No 85)
Soul - Music Manager 発売日 2020/11/13
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There Oughta Be a Law (Billboard Hot 100 - No 47)
R&B - Music Manager 発売日 2020/11/13
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Love Is Strange (From "Dirty Dancing" Soundtrack)
Pop - Milestones Records 発売日 2017/12/13
16-Bit CD音質 44.1 kHz - Stereo