Mickey And Sylvia - Singles & Albums Collection (2CD)

Mickey Baker was a guitarist and Sylvia Vanterpool was a singer who was also one of his guitar pupils, and they teamed up to make records as Mickey & Sylvia.\n\nFamous for recording the first hit version of the timeless and much-recorded pop standard Love Is Strange, this substantial set is a comprehensive overview of their output during the primary period of their career.\n\nBaker and Vanterpool released their first record, I\u2019m So Glad, as Mickey & Sylvia on Rainbow Records in 1955. They recorded for the RCA label subsidiary Groove Records in 1956.\n\nWhile sharing the bill with Bo Diddley at Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C., Vanterpool was inspired by his song Love Is Strange. With his blessing, Mickey & Sylvia recorded their own rendition. Their single was released in November 1956. It went on to sell over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA.\n\nThis 59-track collection comprises most of their A- and B-sides together on the Rainbow, Groovea