"Love Is Strange" is a #crossover hit by American #rhythmAndBlues duet #MickeyAndSylvia, which was released in late November 1956 by the #Groove record label. The song was based on a guitar #riff by #JodyWilliams and was written by #BoDiddley under the name of his wife at the time, Ethel Smith.
"Love Is Strange" is a #crossover hit by American #rhythmAndBlues duet #MickeyAndSylvia, which was released in late November 1956 by the #Groove record label. The song was based on a guitar #riff by #JodyWilliams and was written by #BoDiddley under the name of his wife at the time, Ethel Smith.
This week's #JukeboxFridayNight theme is #Connections.
During the late 1950s, it was quite common to have references to current hit records in the lyrics of new songs. In some extreme cases, the lyrics were almost totally constructed of other song titles. These are the first five examples of […]
Sylvia Robinson- Black History Fun Facts 💿
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#OTD #TDIH #May29, 1935: #HBD #SylviaRobinson! #AfricanAmericans #Singers #Songwriters #Guitarists #RecordProducers #RecordExecutives #Beauties #MickeyAndSylvia #Blues #RAndB #RNB #RockMusic #SoulMusic #Funk #Disco #HipHop #SugarHillRecords #MusicSky
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#OTD #TDIH #May29, 1935: #HBD #SylviaRobinson! #AfricanAmericans #Singers #Songwriters #Guitarists #RecordProducers #RecordExecutives #Beauties #MickeyAndSylvia #Blues #RAndB #RNB #RockMusic #SoulMusic #Funk #Disco #HipHop #SugarHillRecords #MusicSky
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#OTD #TDIH #May29, 1935: #HBD #SylviaRobinson! #AfricanAmericans #Singers #Songwriters #Guitarists #RecordProducers #RecordExecutives #Beauties #MickeyAndSylvia #Blues #RAndB #RNB #RockMusic #SoulMusic #Funk #Disco #HipHop #SugarHillRecords #MusicSky
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In addition to being an ace session guitarist, Mickey, of course was half of #MickeyAndSylvia as in "Love Is Strange"
#OTD #TDIH #November27, 2012: #DOTD: #RIP #MickeyBaker. #Guitarists #StudioMusicians #MickeyAndSylvia
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