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Bobby Robinson RIP

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Published 09 Jan 2011

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Veteran Bobby Robinson died on Friday, age 93.

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http://www.nydailyne...n_125th_st.html

BOBBY ROBINSON, whose tiny record shop on Harlem's 125th St. spawned No. 1 national hits and made him an uptown patriarch for six decades, died yesterday.

He was 93 and had been ill for several years - though he regularly went to work at his shop until it was forced to close in January 2008.

Impeccably dressed, well-spoken and ambitious to make his mark in the entertainment business, Robinson opened Bobby's Happy House in 1946.

His shop was the first black-owned business on 125th St., and within five years he used it to launch a series of record labels...

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Goldsoul

Very sad news indeed.

I hit his record shop Bobby's Record Wagon, Harlem, NY I975.

The first ever copies of The Carlettes(his daughters) on BR and Yvonne Daniels on Sterling Sound came out of there.

He shared ownership of the labels Fire and Fury with his brother Danny.

The best part of meeting him was seeing two DJs scratching and mixing Bongo Rock-

Incredible Bongo Band outside his shop on a really crude but effective sound system.

I asked 'what are those guys doing' BR replying 'that's hip hop man, hip hop'

Remember that was in '75!!

R.I.P BR

Kev

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Dave Moore

Bobby Robinson was certainly an iconic black entrepreneur. When his shop closed a few years ago we did a special on his contribution to black culture. At 90 he was still 'at it'. An innovator, an institution to many and I think, if I remember rightly he was the first (and last), fully black owned business on his street. His kind are sorely missed once they depart but his legacy of music from the early days of post war blues to the hip hop culture of the newer generation will last for years to come. So....sleep well Mr Robinson, it's been quite a haul and Congratulations Sir, on a job extrenely well done.

Regards,

Dave

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Marc Forrest

Very sad news indeed.

I hit his record shop Bobby's Record Wagon, Harlem, NY I975.

The first ever copies of The Carlettes(his daughters) on BR and Yvonne Daniels on Sterling Sound came out of there.

He shared ownership of the labels Fire and Fury with his brother Danny.

The best part of meeting him was seeing two DJs scratching and mixing Bongo Rock-

Incredible Bongo Band outside his shop on a really crude but effective sound system.

I asked 'what are those guys doing' BR replying 'that's hip hop man, hip hop'

Remember that was in '75!!

R.I.P BR

Kev

Didn`t knew the Carlettes were his daughters but did know that he was producing Hip Hop in the late seventies/early eighties...being already 60/70 years of age. what a character!

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