After Motown lost it’s soul moving to LA, the Stax bankruptcy and leaving Memphis and moving Oakland, Philly soul took over. Spinners, (love) the Delfonics, Stylistics too many to mention. Even Elton worked with Thom Belle:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw1ulSbMBiw
A good decade. The best. I dug the late Joe Tex-I GOTCHA! Then there’s the I ain’t gone a bump. Don’t forget the girl with the skinny legs.
I don’t think Junior Giscombe worked with Thom Bell but he was inspired by Philly soul.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lepx24flhaI