
The Sugarhill Gang is a hip-hop group from the 70s and 80s. They are credited with releasing hip-hop's first single to find a mainstream audience beyond the hip-hop scene with their song "Rapper's Delight,", the very first rap song to hit the Top 40. By the mid-80s, the group faded away as the hip-hop scene began to expand and transform itself.
Forming in 1979 The members, all from Englewood, New Jersey, consisted of Michael "Wonder Mike" Wright, Henry "Big Bank Hank" Jackson, and Guy "Master Gee" O'Brien. The three were assembled into a group by producer Sylvia Robinson, who founded Sugar Hill Records with her husband, record mogul Joe Robinson. The group and the record company are named after the Sugar Hill, Manhattan neighborhood
After the release of Rapper's Delight, the group never topped the US charts, though they had a slew of European hits, such as "Apache", "Eighth Wonder" (which was performed on the American music show Soul Train in 1981), "Rapper's Reprise (Jam Jam)," and "Showdown" (featuring Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five). In 1999, the trio reunited and recorded Jump on It! a hip hop children's album. The group continue to tour. "Here I Am," a track on their album sang by Craig Derry, achieved moderate success despite not being released as a single.
The group discontinued touring in 2007.
More Info: http://sugarhillgang.com/
Forming in 1979 The members, all from Englewood, New Jersey, consisted of Michael "Wonder Mike" Wright, Henry "Big Bank Hank" Jackson, and Guy "Master Gee" O'Brien. The three were assembled into a group by producer Sylvia Robinson, who founded Sugar Hill Records with her husband, record mogul Joe Robinson. The group and the record company are named after the Sugar Hill, Manhattan neighborhood
After the release of Rapper's Delight, the group never topped the US charts, though they had a slew of European hits, such as "Apache", "Eighth Wonder" (which was performed on the American music show Soul Train in 1981), "Rapper's Reprise (Jam Jam)," and "Showdown" (featuring Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five). In 1999, the trio reunited and recorded Jump on It! a hip hop children's album. The group continue to tour. "Here I Am," a track on their album sang by Craig Derry, achieved moderate success despite not being released as a single.
The group discontinued touring in 2007.
More Info: http://sugarhillgang.com/
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- Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival 2019
- Solihull Summer Fest 2019
- Penn Festival 2018
- Blackthorn Festival 2018
- Lemonfest 2018
- Sunday Sessions Scotland 2018
- Nozstock Festival 2017
- El Dorado Festival 2017
- The Funk & Soul Weekender 2017
- Electric Fields 2016
- V Festival (Chelmsford) 2016
- V Festival (Staffordshire) 2016
- Forgotten Fields 2016
- Kendal Calling 2016
- Happy Days Festival 2016
- Common People (Oxford) 2016
- Common People (Southampton) 2016
- We Luv Festival 2016
- Rewind North 2015
- The Wickerman Festival 2015
- Tramlines 2015
- The Mostly Jazz Festival 2015
- Rewind Scotland 2014