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Given the endless number of RnR related threads about players and music constantly posted here, and since most of you grew up in the heyday of RnR I’ve wondered:
Do you know Motown or the sound of Philadelphia or Stax that produced so many hits during RnR’s heyday?
Who do you know? Who did you like? What made that group special to you?
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10-03-2020 02:21 PM
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This classic was written and produced by and features a great vibraphone solo by Vince Montana Jr who produced and arranged a lot of classic Philly soul records , although this is the Salsoul Orchestra who were New York based . Nice to hear some classic bebop licks on a disco record .
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This is my favourite Philly tune
Huge influence on early house music .
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I really like Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder. Ironically they did their best work when they 'left' Motown.
Last edited by Marcel_A; 10-03-2020 at 03:10 PM.
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When was that latter tune recorded? Sounds like middle 80’s. Was that your generation? I ask because there were a lot of actual hits out of Philly in the very early 70’s.
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Originally Posted by Marcel_A
Stevie’s biggest, Songs in the key of life, was also released under Motown’s Tamla label. Although the original Motown label had long sold when it released in 1976.
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Originally Posted by 2bornot2bop
Ironically.
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That smooth voice... Smokey Robinson.
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Who knows this mega hit from 1971? It was a one hit wonder.
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Originally Posted by fep
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Philly release 1976. But Harold Melvin wasn’t the lead singer in the group named after him. Who was the lead singer?
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A Philly release mega hit from 1973. The instrumentation is off the charts. You don’t hear this type of arranging in today’s music.
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I was raised in South Philly from 1951 on. I'm not familiar with the Disco scene and even with Motown's inner working's, I couldn't tell you anything of producers, record Company's, etc.. But I could mention D'John's smoky steak shop with the "Queen of hearts" pin ball machine and a vast array of neighborhood characters but I'll refrain and post a video instead.
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Or have you heard of this singer who for all intents and purposes could have been a very good jazz singer. Man was he gifted. Philly’s own, Mr. Billy Paul. The instrumentation has deep jazz roots. Here Billy puts his own spin on Al Green’s mega hit “Let’s stay together.” It’s both a bluesy and uniquely soulful rendition. The man literally bears his soul in pure vocal majesty. A Philadelphia International release, 1973.
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Originally Posted by Dogfaceboy
To this day I miss the hoagies and cheese steaks. I was stationed in Philly between ‘’75-77.
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In 1974, before disco, the house band of Philadelphia International Records known simply as MFSB released their own album. It too became a disco hit 2 years after its release. It was apparent that like the band in Motown, these too were jazz players.
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Recorded in 1973 and written by PI owners Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff was For the love of money. Released by The Ojays.
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Most don’t know that as Motown folded and sold it’s company in 1971 Philadelphia International Records was founded. They produced a slew of hits between 1971-80 including the 1972 hit ‘If you don’t know me by now’ by Harold Melvin, who never sang lead and yet was paid the majority of the money. As you can imagine this would soon become a problem.
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The 1976 PI release written by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff by none other than Lou Rawls of ‘You’ll never find a love like mine. The album won a Grammy. Surely even if you were a hard core rocker you must have heard this?
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peoples choice outta philly
cheers
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also, big undisputed truth fan!!
cheers
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A Philly band from 1970 - Hall and Oates
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detroit..but not motown...
the mighty- funkadelic
early vid for cosmic slop
cheers
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Originally Posted by 2bornot2bop
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Originally Posted by fep
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