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The Philly soul music of the 1970s will be celebrated in new ‘The Sound of Philadelphia’ doc
The Philadelphia Inquirer ^
| February 4, 2022
| Dan DeLuca
Posted on 02/15/2022 3:02:07 PM PST by Cecily
The Philly Sound is going to the movies.
The Sound of Philadelphia, a new documentary film, will tell the story of songwriters and producers Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Thom Bell, architects of the Philly soul sound that was a dominant musical and cultural force in the 1970s. The film is now in production with a team that includes Oscar- and Emmy-winning documentarian Alex Gibney.
Gamble, Huff, and Bell — collectively known as “The Mighty Three” — have a shared catalog of over 3,500 songs, whose innumerable hits include The O’Jays’ “Back Stabbers,” Billy Paul’s “Me & Mrs. Jones,” The Delfonics’ “La-La (Means I Love You),” and The Stylistics’ “You Are Everything,” among others.
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TOPICS: Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: music; philadelphia; soulmusic; tsop
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To: fieldmarshaldj
I LOVE the Stylistics!
Had a tape from its waning days but I destroyed that one too.
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02/15/2022 5:16:29 PM PST
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the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVd)
To: foreverfree
TSOP…..I know that is on my survey because it was before, being in the Billboard top 10 of the year.
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02/15/2022 5:17:11 PM PST
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the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVd)
To: Cecily
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02/15/2022 5:26:08 PM PST
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fidelis
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fidelis
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fidelis
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fidelis
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fidelis
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fidelis
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To: frank ballenger
O’Jays’ song “I Love Music” is another great one.
To: nickcarraway
Both of those songs are in my all time top 20.
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02/15/2022 6:27:14 PM PST
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CletusVanDamme
(Well I'm all broken up about that man's rights...)
To: the OlLine Rebel
Yes. “Smiling Faces” by the Undisputed Truth. An extremely well crafted song. None of their other releases charted as high, unfortunately.
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02/15/2022 6:35:13 PM PST
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CletusVanDamme
(Well I'm all broken up about that man's rights...)
To: Susquehanna Patriot
O’Jays’ song “I Love Music” is another great one. Good idea for a link. Pleasant memory.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuOnb4rAIgk
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02/15/2022 6:44:32 PM PST
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frank ballenger
(You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
To: Susquehanna Patriot
O’Jays’ song “I Love Music” is another great one. Good idea for a link. Pleasant memory.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuOnb4rAIgk
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02/15/2022 6:44:44 PM PST
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frank ballenger
(You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
To: Cecily
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Albion Wilde
(If science can’t be questioned, it’s not science anymore, it’s propaganda. --Aaron Rodgers)
To: Albion Wilde
Money, money, money, money .... MOOOONEY!
Great song. Somebody should do a mash-up of this song and Pink Floyd’s “Money.” Competing for most memorable bass intro.
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02/15/2022 8:10:29 PM PST
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Cecily
To: CletusVanDamme
Lots of great 1-hit wonders out there.
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02/15/2022 8:16:24 PM PST
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the OlLine Rebel
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To: fidelis
Stop! Too much awesome! Esp. This late at nite!
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02/15/2022 8:20:41 PM PST
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the OlLine Rebel
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To: the OlLine Rebel
I wasn't just talking about the song TSOP (which I've heard a Mummers string band play) but the Philly soul *scene*, going back to the sixties with the Soul Survivors, the Delfonics, Jerry Butler (whose career Gamble & Huff revitalized [I *looove* "Only the Strong Survive" and "What's the Use of Breaking Up"]), and some lesser knowns.
ff
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