Remembering Bobby Robinson

"I record things that touch me. And I try to record them pure, 100%, no water added."
Bobby Robinson



Robinson with Gladys & the Pips

Bobby Robinson was an independent record producer and songwriter in New York, most active from the 1950s through the mid 1980s. He produced hits by Wilbert Harrison, The Shirelles, Dave "Baby" Cortez, Elmore James, Lee Dorsey, Gladys Knight & The Pips, King Curtis, Spoonie Gee, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, Doug E. Fresh, and Kool Moe Dee. He founded or co-founded Red Robin Records, Whirlin' Disc Records, Fury Records, Fire Records and Enjoy Records.

After the war, Robinson opened "Bobby's Record Shop" (later "Bobby's Happy House") in 1946.[4] His was the first black-owned business on Harlem's famed 125th Street. Located on the corner of 125th St. and Frederick Douglass Boulevard (formerly, "8th Avenue"), his shop remained open until January 21, 2008, forced to close only because its landlord planned to raze the building for new construction

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Robinson_(record_producer)