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Bobby Robinson

real name Morgan Clyde Robinson

Bobby Robinson is credited on 2,496 releases across 878 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1953–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,496

Credits

878

Albums

8

Decades active

870

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Biography

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American record shop owner, songwriter, and producer active in New York City.
Born: 16 April 1917 in Union, South Carolina, USA. - Died: 7 January 2011 in Harlem, New York City, New York, USA (aged 93).
Do NOT confuse with US producer, songwriter, guitarist Bobby Robinson active in Chicago, IL, in the same era.
Legendary Harlem record shop owner ("Bobby's Records And Tape Center", "Bobby's Happy House"). Most active in the record industry from the 1950s up to the 1980s. He penned and produced numerous hit records and (co-)founded several record labels, among them Red Robin, Fury Records, Everlast, Fire Records,, Enjoy Records, and
Brother of Danny Robinson (opens in a new tab), father of Ronnie Robinson. Uncle of Spoonie Gee.

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Credited work

2,496 releases · 878 albums · active 1953–2025

  • Performance · 2,517
  • Production · 551
  • Other credits · 63
  • Engineering · 3

Studios: Studio Rahlstedt · Musikhalle, Hamburg · Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg · A&M Studios

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