An in-demand R&B session man who played with the likes of Ray Charles, Louis Jordan and LaVern Baker, he also co-wrote and performed on Mickey and Sylvia's 1957 classic "Love Is Strange." By Erik ...

Mickey Baker, guitarist for the duo Mickey & Sylvia, died of heart and kidney failure on Tuesday at his home in France, The New York Times reports. He was 87 years old. Baker developed a genre-bending ...

The son of hip-hop pioneer Sylvia Robinson sat down with News 12's Naomi Yane to celebrate New Jersey's ties to hip-hop and Robinson's legacy. “Love is Strange” is a late '50s hit song by R&B duo ...

*The legacy of the late Sugar Hill Records founder/CEO Sylvia Robinson will be explored and celebrated in a new documentary from Black Starz Music Television. Prior to founding Sugar Hill, Robinson ...

Mickey Baker, an exceptional 1950s session guitarist who played on hundreds of recordings, helping to transform rhythm and blues into rock ‘n’ roll, died Tuesday at his home near Toulouse, France, ...