Bobby Robinson obituary

Champion of black American music via his Harlem record shop and labelsFrom his tiny shop on 125th Street in Harlem, New York, Bobby Robinson, who has died aged 93, helped popularise doo wop, blues, R&B, soul and rap. Among the many black American musicians who would, at some stage, record for one of his many labels were Gladys Knight, Elmore James, Lightnin' Hopkins, Wilbert Harrison and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.Robinson was raised on a South Carolina farm. At the age of 20, he hea...

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