• Mickey & Sylvia (Louisville, Kentucky / New York)
    (By Hans-Joachim)


    Members :

    McHouston Baker aka Mickey Baker

    Sylvia Vanderpool

     


    Discography :


    "Little" Sylvia Vanderpool & Mickey Baker And His Band
    1954- Fine Love / Speedy Life (Cat 102)

     

    Mickey & Sylvia

    1955- I'm So Glad (Tra La-La-La-La-La) / See De Boom Run Dun (Rainbow 31)
    1955 - Rise Sally Rise / Forever And A Day (Rainbow 318)
    1955 - Where Is My Honey? / Seems Like Just Yesterday (Rainbow 330)
    1956 - No Good Lover / Walkin' In The Rain (Groove 0164)
    1956 - Love Is Strange / I'm Going Home (Groove 0175)
    1957 - Love Is Strange / I'm Going Home / No Good Lover / Walkin' In The Rain (Groove EP EGA-18)
    1957 - Love Is Strange / I'm Going Home (Vik 0252)
    1957 - There Oughta Be A Law / Dearest (Vik 0267)
    1957 - Love Will Make You Fail In School / Two Shadows On Your Window (Vik 0280)
    1957 - There'll Be No Backing Out / Where Is My Honey (Vik 0297)
    1958 - Bewildered / Rock And Stroll Room (Vik 0324)
    1958 - It's You I Love / True True Love (Vik 0334)
    1958 - To The Valley / Oh Yeah! Uh Huh (RCA Victor 47-7403)
    1958 - There Oughta Be A Law / I'm So Glad / Dearest / Se De Boom Run Dun  (Vik EP EXA-262)
    1958 - Rock And Roll Room / Bewildered / There 'll Be No Backin' Out / Love Will Make You Fail In School (RCA Victor EP 75449) (France)

    1958 - Love Will Make You Fail In School / Peace Of Mind / Rise Sally Rise / Who Knows Why / Say The Word / Too Much Weight / Where Is My Honey / Seems Just Like Yesterday / A New Idea On Love / Forever And A Day / I've Got A Feeling / Shake It Up (Vik LP LX-1102)

    1960 - Sweeter As The Day Goes By / Mommy Out De Light (RCA Victor 47-7774) (Mono)
    1960 - Sweeter As The Day Goes By / Mommy Out De Light (RCA Victor 61-7774) (Stereo)
    1960 - What Would I Do / This Is My Story (RCA Victor 47-7811) (Mono)
    1960 - What Would I Do / This Is My Story (RCA Victor 61-7811) (Stereo)
    1960 - This Is My Story / Mommy Out Delight / What Would I Do / Sweeter As The Day Goes By (RCA Victor EP 75637) (France)
    1961 - Love Lesson / Love Is The Only Thing (RCA Victor 37-7877) (Compact 33 RPM Single)
    1961 - Love Lesson / Love Is The Only Thing (RCA Victor 47-7877)
    1961 - Baby You're So Fine / Lovedrops (Willow 23000)
    1961 - Darling (I Miss You So) / I'm Guilty (Willow 23002)
    1962 - Since I Fell For You / He Gave Me Everything (Willow 23004)
    1962 - Love Is Strange / Walking In The Rain (Willow 23006)
    1963 - Baby Let's Dance / Oh Yea, Ah Ah (King 5737)
    1965 - Let's Shake Some More / Gypsy (RCA Victor 47-8517)
    1965 - From The Beginning Of Time / Fallin' In Love (RCA Victor 47-8582)
    1965 - Love Is Strange / Darling (I Miss You So) (King 6006)

    1965 - Love Is Strange / Walkin' In The Rain / Dearest / In My Heart / Mommy Out De Light / Love Is Treasure / Two Shadows On Your Window / Love Will Make You Fail In School / No Good Lover / I'm Going Home (RCA Camden LP 863)

    1968 - Lovedrops / Because You Do It To Me (All Platinum 2307)
    1969 - Any Time / Soulin' With Mickey & Sylvia (All Platinum 2310)
    1969 - Rocky Racoon / Souling With Mickey And Sylvia  (Stang 5004)

    1973 - Love Is Strange / What Will I Do / A New Idea On Love / Love Will Make You Fail In School / There'll Be No Backing Out / Bewildered / No Good Love / Dearest / Say The Word / Love Is The Only Thing / There Oughta Be A Law / This Is My Story (RCA LP APM-1-0327)

    1973 - Baby You're So Fine / Anytime You Want To (Stang 5047)
    1973 - Love Is Strange / Dearest (RCA Victor Apao-0080)
    N/A - Love Is Strange / Ooh Wee Baby (Goldies 45 2672)
    N/A - Loving You Darling (Willow unreleased)
    N/A - Mickey’s Blues (Willow unreleased)
    N/A - Sylvia’s Blues (Willow unreleased)
    N/A - The Hucklebuck (Willow unreleased)
    N/A - Can’t Get You On The Phone (unreleased)
    N/A - I Gotta Be Home By Ten (unreleased)
    N/A - I Hear You Knockin’ (unreleased)
    N/A - I'm Glad For Your Sake (unreleased)
    N/A - I'm Working At The Five And Dime (You're At The A And P) (unreleased)
    N/A - Let’s Have A Picnic (unreleased)
    N/A - Summertime (unreleased)
    N/A - Yours (unreleased)



    Biography :

     

    “Although this duo is primarily remembered as a one-hit act — for "Love Is Strange," which reached number 11 in 1957 — they actually recorded quite a few exciting hybrids of R&B and rock & roll in the mid- and late '50s. Playing on countless '50s sessions for various labels (especially Atlantic and OKeh), Mickey Baker was one of the greatest guitar players of early rock & roll.

            

    With his partner (and former guitar student) Sylvia Robinson, he got to stretch out a bit from his usual role, with some trailblazing, piercing, lean, and bluesy leads. Vocally, Mickey & Sylvia had an engagingly playful, occasionally sly and sassy repartee that makes up in charm what it might lack in smoke and firepower. Their recordings were inconsistent, but at their best they offered a fetching blend of blues, Bo Diddley, calypso, and doo wop.

    After "Love Is Strange," whose devastating licks inspired countless guitarists, the duo notched a couple more substantial R&B hits. But although they recorded as late as 1965, they never approached the Top 20 again. Mickey Baker recorded as a solo artist and enjoyed a fairly successful career as an expatriate sessionman in France. Sylvia Robinson unexpectedly re-emerged with the number three pre-disco hit "Pillow Talk" in 1973, and co-founded the pioneering rap label Sugar Hill in the late '70s.”

    Richie  Unterberger, All Music Guide



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    http://www.soulfulkindamusic.net/sylviav.htm
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