Sylvia Robinson: Pioneering Record Producer, Ushered in Era of Rap
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Sylvia Vanderpool was born in New York City, and began recording professionally when she was only 14. Her first blues songs were recorded on Columbia Records with trumpet player, Hot Lips Page.
By Kate Kelly, ContributorAuthor, 'Election Day: An American Holiday, an American History', 2015-03-18