Mickey & Sylvia was an R&B duo composed of Mickey "Guitar" Baker and Sylvia Vanderpool Robinson. They were the first big seller for Groove Records. Mickey was a music instructor and Sylvia one of his pupils. Baker was inspired to form the group by the success of Les Paul & Mary Ford. They had a Top 20 hit with "Love Is Strange" in 1957. The duo eventually bought their own nightclub, established a publishing company, and formed their own record label.

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  • Mickey & Sylvia was an R&B duo composed of Mickey "Guitar" Baker and Sylvia Vanderpool Robinson. They were the first big seller for Groove Records. Mickey was a music instructor and Sylvia one of his pupils. Baker was inspired to form the group by the success of Les Paul & Mary Ford. They had a Top 20 hit with "Love Is Strange" in 1957. The duo eventually bought their own nightclub, established a publishing company, and formed their own record label. Mickey & Sylvia continued to record together until 1965. After that, Mickey had a successful career as a studio musician. Sylvia had a huge hit (#1 R&B, #3 Pop) in 1973 with the song "Pillow Talk", and later assisted in the formation of the Sugar Hill rap label.
  • Mickey & Sylvia, var en amerikansk duo bildad 1956. Mickey Baker var redan innan bildandet av duon en erfaren studiogitarrist, men när han sedan sammansattes med sångerskan Sylvia Robinson fick han även sjunga. Deras största hit blev "Love Is Strange" som 1957 tog sig upp på billboardlistans elfte plats. De lyckades aldrig återfå framgångarna med "Love Is Strange" och gick skilda vägar 1965.
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  • Mickey & Sylvia was an R&B duo composed of Mickey "Guitar" Baker and Sylvia Vanderpool Robinson. They were the first big seller for Groove Records. Mickey was a music instructor and Sylvia one of his pupils. Baker was inspired to form the group by the success of Les Paul & Mary Ford. They had a Top 20 hit with "Love Is Strange" in 1957. The duo eventually bought their own nightclub, established a publishing company, and formed their own record label.
  • Mickey & Sylvia, var en amerikansk duo bildad 1956. Mickey Baker var redan innan bildandet av duon en erfaren studiogitarrist, men när han sedan sammansattes med sångerskan Sylvia Robinson fick han även sjunga. Deras största hit blev "Love Is Strange" som 1957 tog sig upp på billboardlistans elfte plats. De lyckades aldrig återfå framgångarna med "Love Is Strange" och gick skilda vägar 1965.
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