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Margo J. Sylvia 1936 - 1991

Margo J. (Lopez) Sylvia of San Diego, San Diego County, California United States was born on April 4, 1936 in Woburn, Middlesex County, MA, and died at age 55 years old on October 25, 1991.

Margo J. (Lopez) Sylvia

San Diego, San Diego County, California United States

April 4, 1936

Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States

October 25, 1991

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Introduction

Margo J. Sylvia was a famous songwriter and singer who sang the hit song HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY in 1957. She was extraordinary! I sat there mesmerized by her singing and the heartfelt lyric, which was one of the first of many lyrics I ever wrote down.
04/4

1936

Birthday

April 4, 1936

Birthdate

Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts United States

Birthplace

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Professional Career

Happy Happy Birthday Baby, although you're with somebody new Thought I'd drop a line to say that I wish this happy day Would find me beside you. Happy Happy Birthday Baby, no I can't call you my baby Seems like years ago we met on a day I can't forget 'Cause that's when we fell in love. Do you remember the names we had for each other I was your pretty; you were my baby How could we say goodbye? Hope I didn't spoil your birthday; I'm not acting like a lady So I'll close this note to you with good luck and wishes too Happy Happy Birthday Baby.
10/25

1991

Death

October 25, 1991

Death date

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Cause of death

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Death location

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Obituary

Fifties Singer Margo Sylvia Dies At 55 October 28, 1991 SAN DIEGO (AP) _ Singer Margo J. Sylvia, best known for her hit song ″Happy, Happy Birthday Baby″ with the 1950s group the Tune Weavers, has died at age 55. Sylvia died Friday from a heart attack and stroke at Hillside Hospital, said Maena Bell, her granddaughter. ″Happy, Happy Birthday Baby″ became a gold record in August 1957, reaching No. 3 on the rhythm & blues chart and No. 5 on the pop chart. It was the Tune Weavers’ only hit. Sylvia later worked as a solo performer around the country. She moved to San Diego in 1990 and was scheduled to sing in four California cities in mid- November on a concert tour with other 1950s singers entitled ″The Golden Voices Of Rock ‘N’ Roll.″ Margo J. Sylvia, 55, singer best known for her hit “Happy, Happy Birthday Baby” with the 1950s group the Tune Weavers, died Oct. 25 in San Diego of a heart attack and stroke. Born April 4,1936, Sylvia started a singing duo with her older brother Gilbert Lopez in the mid ’50s in Boston. Sylvia’s then-husband, John, and cousin Charlotte Davis later joined them to form the Tone Weavers. When a disc jockey emceeing a dance in Boston called them the Tune Weavers by mistake, the group decided to keep that name. After working with other groups’ hits, Gilbert suggested they record new material. They tried a song Sylvia had written about five years earlier, called “Happy, Happy Birthday Baby.” The group soon signed with Chess records in Chicago, and the record was released on their Checker label. In August 1957, “Happy, Happy Birthday Baby” became a gold record, reaching No. 3 on the rhythm & blues chart and No. 5 on the pop chart. After that, the group left Checker records, never to have another hit. Sylvia subsequently worked as a solo performer around the country. She moved from Boston to San Francisco in 1981 and then to San Diego in 1990. She was scheduled to sing in four California cities in mid-November on a concert tour with other 1950s singers entitled “The Golden Voices of Rock ‘N’ Roll.” Survived by a granddaughter, Maena Bell. The Tune Weavers were an R & B group from Woburn, Massachusetts, U.S.A. The group comprised (at various times) of: Margo J. Sylvia (lead - b. Margo Lopez, Woburn, Massahussetts, 4th April 1936 U.S.A., d. 25th October 1991, Hillside Hospital, San Diego, California, U.S.A.) Johnny Sylvia (her husband and bass - b. 8th September 1935, U.S.A.) Gilbert J. 'Gil' Lopez (her brother and tenor - b. 4th July 1934, U.S.A. d. 3rd July 1998, U.S.A.) Charlotte Davis Rose (her cousin and obligato - b. 12th November 1936, U.S.A.) William 'Bunky' Morris, Jr. Alice Fernandes and Burt Pina The Tune Weavers were originally formed in 1956 and hailed from Woburn, Massachusetts. The group was originally comprised of (lead singer) Margo Sylvia, (tenor) Gilbert J. 'Gil' Lopez, (bass) John Sylvia, and obligato Charlotte Davis. Brother and sister, Margo and Gil, sang as a jazz duo, in and around Boston, before being joined in 1956 by Margo's husband, John, and her cousin Charlotte, comprising the Tune Weavers. Originally being called ‘the Tone Weavers,’ the group changed their name to ‘the Tune Weavers’ after being wrongly introduced by name on stage. Happy, Happy Birthday Baby b/w Ol Man River - 1957 / Pamela Jean b/w I Remember Dear - 1957 On being introduced to the band leader Frank Paul, they recorded the song, ‘Happy, Happy Birthday Baby’, in March 1957 for the Casa Grande imprint. The song had been penned by Margo and Gil previously in 1952 and was not an immediate hit. ‘Happy, Happy Birthday Baby’ was later picked up by radio DJs in Philadelphia. Following promotion by Dick Clark, and Chess Records in Chicago, the song was picked up by the Checker Records imprint and re-released. The second time around, the song entered the Billboard and R&B charts in 1957, reaching no. 5 on the pop chart and no. 4 on the R&B chart.

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