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Harlem Legend Bobby’s “Happy House” Robinson Dies

Posted on January 10, 2011 by | 1 Comment

Bobby Robinson, whose tiny record shop on Harlem‘s 125th St. spawned No. 1 national hits and made him an uptown patriarch for six decades, died yesterday. He was 93 and had been ill for several years – though he regularly went to work at his shop until it was forced to close in January 2008. Continue reading →

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Old stores Die in Harlem

Posted on January 21, 2008 by | Leave a comment

Bobby RobinsonAssemblage from Bobby’s Happy House

On Saturday morning, Bobby’s Happy House, a music store in Harlem that opened in 1946, was in a state of chaos.

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