MUSIC 351 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: The Sugarhill Gang, Mc Lyte, Sylvia Robinson
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Tanya sweet tee winley - vicious rap (1979) Father owned a record company (was involved in a doo wop group) Lady b (wendy clark) - to the beat y"all (1979) Did not stay a recording artist for long. Credited for introducing listening audience to new hip hop music through her radio show, street beat. First dj to play planet rock on the radio. Best known as the founder and ceo of sugar hill records. Driving force behind two landmark singles in hip hop. The message by grandmaster flash and the furious five. Had a recording career prior to creating the record label. In the mid 1950"s, she collaborated with kentucky guitarist, mickey baker. Spent two weeks as #1 on the soul charts. Named after the sugar hill area in harlem, ny. Known as the hub for artists and performers in that time. First song to be released by a female rap group.
