Sylvia Robinson(1936-2011)

Composer
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Producer

Sylvia Robinson was born on 6 March 1936 in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She was a composer and producer, known for Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), Men in Black³ (2012) and Badlands (1973). She was married to Joseph Robinson and Mickey Baker. She died on 29 September 2011 in Secaucus, New Jersey, USA.

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Known for

Grosse Pointe Blank

7.3

Movie

Soundtrack("White Lines")

1997

Men in Black³

6.8

Movie

Soundtrack("Love Is Strange", "Empire State of Mind", "Back in Time")

2012

Badlands

7.7

Movie

Soundtrack("Love Is Strange")

1973

Carlito's Way

7.9

Movie

Soundtrack("Pillow Talk")

1993

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Life + Times: Empire State of Mind
6.3
Music Video
- Composer
- 2011
Duran Duran: White Lines (Don't Do It)
7.0
Music Video
- Composer
- 1995
Izabella: Shame, Shame, Shame
6.7
Music Video
- Composer
- 1992
Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel: White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)
6.7
Music Video
- Composer
- 1983
The Sequence: Simon Says
Music Video
- Composer
- 1982
The Sugarhill Gang: Rapper's Delight (TopPop Version)
5.8
Music Video
- Composer
- 1980
The Sugarhill Gang: Rapper's Delight
5.7
Music Video
- Composer
- 1979

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Alternative names
- Sylvia Vanterpool Robinson
Born
- March 6, 1936
- Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Died
- September 29, 2011
- Secaucus, New Jersey, USA(congestive heart failure)
Spouses
Children
Parents
Relatives
- Donna Ward(Niece or Nephew)
Other works
Single: "It's Good to Be the Queen", a parody of Mel Brooks' 1981 song "It's Good to Be the King".

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Trivia
She founded the very first hip-hop record label, Sugarhill Records, in 1979. Wrote and produced songs for Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, Kool Moe Dee & the Treacherous Three, Angie Stone and the Sugarhill Gang.