I lived down the block on 126th street in the 60’s, Bobby introduced me to Blues and R+B and helped put me on the road that took me to Chicago where I joined Willie Dixon’s Blues all stars and recorded with him, Eddie Clearwater, Lonnie Brooks, Koko Taylor and a few others!! Thanks Bobby!🎵👍🏽🎵
It is very nice to now my people Made all this music for the world To now it very butefule love it Thank you for my roots of my people music 🎶 part ❤❤ Roy hurst❤
Bobby Robinson founded a record store in Harlem and started a record business which was a big deal. It started with the Mill Brothers, one of the many black vocal groups of the 1940’s, and the Ink Spots, another black group from that period. During the early part of the 1940’s, American Federation of Musicians (AFM) decided to ban all orchestras and arrangers due to the strike. So the big name artists like Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and Perry Como decided to sing a cappella with backup singers and they were white, and it was early stages of what later become doo-wop. One of the greatest examples was “Comin’ In On A Wing And A Prayer”, a WW2 protest song by the Song Spinners and it became a #1 hit in 1943 and doo-wop wasn’t even ready yet.
Love your documentaries keep them coming keep a young buck like me born in 1987 up on the real music because this mess today is not where it's at thank you brother
I love collecting old label 45s . The history of them and the various artwork and of course the music. I even collect the many types of center discs that snapped in the record so they would fit on any player. I grew up with a portable wind up record player, took it everywhere . This is a great piece of history you have posted !
I knew Mr. Robinson and his daughter for years, I purchased many 45’s from his record store on 125th St. off the corner of 8th Ave right in front of the bus stop. People talk about Motown but he was doing it before Motown was even though of. It’s good to see that he’s finally getting DUE RECOGNITION he also pioneered the very first rap recordings.
Always look forward to a new video from you... so well researched and professional... Classic Soul/R&B... from Motown to Stax... this music is the like the finest wines... it only gets sweeter and more delicious with time... I'm a Tar Heel, maybe a video on "Beach Music"... all the great Soul/R&B mixed with that unique "Beach Music" sound... from Maryland down to Florida... Thanks for making these vids!
Great Storytelling My Guy A Nice Piece Of Our African American History That A Lot Of Us Were Unaware Of. So……In Depth And Interesting. Keep Keeping Us Inform Of Some Of Our Unsung Hero’s; Much ❤
Much respect to you, Mr Chance B, for collecting and archiving this very important data on our music story. This information is priceless and should be taught in the schools to all children in America. It shows and proves who were the true creators of all forms of music in America which affected music worldwide as well. Our ancestors creativity and hard work has always been taken and claimed by others to benefit from, so sad. Your technique is very professional and well put together. Thank you.❤
Told me that when Jimi Hendrix worked for him at his recording studio around the block from the Apollo Theater Jimi had the same thing for lunch every day. It was a hamburger and grape soda.
EXCELLENT! I first heard his name through Gladys Knight & The Pips. Interestingly enough I've heard of most of the people he dealt with and have their music in my collection. It would have been nice if he handled the label and his brother Danny handled the distribution, they would have been bigger I think under one umbrella! That abkco guy and Morris Levy are as lowdown as they come. Speaking of which, Gladys Knight said that when she was at Motown, Ewart Abner was a vice president at the company and slip them some extra money. She believe it was for the Every Beat of My Heart record since Ewart was a vice president at VeeJay at the time. Otherwise this was excellent! I didn't know he had something to do with Sue Records, which was also before Motown, very interesting!
Wow I like that version of Soul Serenade that was King Curtis he died of a stab wound he was a landlord he bought some property I can't remember where it was I think it was in Brooklyn and somebody was sitting on his property he told the fella to get up and that he owned the building and could not being loitering on his property a fight broke out and he was stabbed to death that's how King Curtis lost his life
......i met him in the early 90's he had long grey hair wore a black cape and had a walking stick , he was quite the charactor, nice man !!!!................Erik
Excellent, most enjoyable. Question.... Bobby Robinson appears on the Josie record' "Dawn" as the producer and guitarist. Josie label, 45-913 (JOZ-453). Any thoughts ?
I lived down the block on 126th street in the 60’s, Bobby introduced me to Blues and R+B and helped put me on the road that took me to Chicago where I joined Willie Dixon’s Blues all stars and recorded with him, Eddie Clearwater, Lonnie Brooks, Koko Taylor and a few others!! Thanks Bobby!🎵👍🏽🎵
It is very nice to now my people
Made all this music for the world
To now it very butefule love it
Thank you for my roots of my people music 🎶 part ❤❤
Roy hurst❤
I knew Bobby in harlem at his record shop and I found out he had my uncle Wilbert Harrison on his label
Bobby Robinson founded a record store in Harlem and started a record business which was a big deal. It started with the Mill Brothers, one of the many black vocal groups of the 1940’s, and the Ink Spots, another black group from that period.
During the early part of the 1940’s, American Federation of Musicians (AFM) decided to ban all orchestras and arrangers due to the strike. So the big name artists like Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and Perry Como decided to sing a cappella with backup singers and they were white, and it was early stages of what later become doo-wop. One of the greatest examples was “Comin’ In On A Wing And A Prayer”, a WW2 protest song by the Song Spinners and it became a #1 hit in 1943 and doo-wop wasn’t even ready yet.
Love your documentaries keep them coming keep a young buck like me born in 1987 up on the real music because this mess today is not where it's at thank you brother
Chancellor you voice is so soothing. And your story telling is amazing. ❤️
I love collecting old label 45s . The history of them and the various artwork and of course the music. I even collect the many types of center discs that snapped in the record so they would fit on any player. I grew up with a portable wind up record player, took it everywhere . This is a great piece of history you have posted !
We called those center discs "spinners" back in the day (50s, 60s). Yeah, I'm THAT old !
I saw him in Harlem about 45 yrs ago a short nice man . Great story on him.
I knew Mr. Robinson and his daughter for years, I purchased many 45’s from his record store on 125th St. off the corner of 8th Ave right in front of the bus stop. People talk about Motown but he was doing it before Motown was even though of. It’s good to see that he’s finally getting DUE RECOGNITION he also pioneered the very first rap recordings.
Always look forward to a new video from you... so well researched and professional... Classic Soul/R&B... from Motown to Stax... this music is the like the finest wines... it only gets sweeter and more delicious with time... I'm a Tar Heel, maybe a video on "Beach Music"... all the great Soul/R&B mixed with that unique "Beach Music" sound... from Maryland down to Florida... Thanks for making these vids!
Thank you Dino !
Thanks Chance. Very informative. Love it.
Great Storytelling My Guy A Nice Piece Of Our African American History That A Lot Of Us Were Unaware Of. So……In Depth And Interesting. Keep Keeping Us Inform Of Some Of Our Unsung Hero’s; Much ❤
Much respect to you, Mr Chance B, for collecting and archiving this very important data on our music story. This information is priceless and should be taught in the schools to all children in America. It shows and proves who were the true creators of all forms of music in America which affected music worldwide as well. Our ancestors creativity and hard work has always been taken and claimed by others to benefit from, so sad. Your technique is very professional and well put together. Thank you.❤
Hi Nic! Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Yet another good job, I learned some stuff as usual.
Saw you in the Billy Stewart doc. Nice job as usual.
Hi Imagine07018 ! Thank you so much!
Told me that when Jimi Hendrix worked for him at his recording studio around the block from the Apollo Theater Jimi had the same thing for lunch every day. It was a hamburger and grape soda.
My Grandpa 💙
P.S. Thanks for this hip and informative CZcams channel!!🎵👍🏽🎵❤️
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EXCELLENT! I first heard his name through Gladys Knight & The Pips. Interestingly enough I've heard of most of the people he dealt with and have their music in my collection. It would have been nice if he handled the label and his brother Danny handled the distribution, they would have been bigger I think under one umbrella! That abkco guy and Morris Levy are as lowdown as they come. Speaking of which, Gladys Knight said that when she was at Motown, Ewart Abner was a vice president at the company and slip them some extra money. She believe it was for the Every Beat of My Heart record since Ewart was a vice president at VeeJay at the time. Otherwise this was excellent! I didn't know he had something to do with Sue Records, which was also before Motown, very interesting!
Thnk you so much Marvelous Martian!
No mention of Bobby Robinson 's first RnB group The Mello Moods who recorded "Where Are You" backed with "How Could You" in 1951 on Robin Records.
Wow I like that version of Soul Serenade that was King Curtis he died of a stab wound he was a landlord he bought some property I can't remember where it was I think it was in Brooklyn and somebody was sitting on his property he told the fella to get up and that he owned the building and could not being loitering on his property a fight broke out and he was stabbed to death that's how King Curtis lost his life
......i met him in the early 90's he had long grey hair wore a black cape and had a walking stick , he was quite the charactor, nice man !!!!................Erik
Never knew this story.....
Thank you Chance B! Where can I get a copy of his nephew’s book Me, Dad and Uncle Bobby? Thank you
Excellent, most enjoyable.
Question....
Bobby Robinson appears on the Josie record' "Dawn" as the producer and guitarist.
Josie label, 45-913 (JOZ-453).
Any thoughts ?
Fry
First black owned business on 125th st. Harlem ny ........Bobbys records .....later called Bobbys happy house ............Erik