Well, it’s that time again: Time for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to announce another set of nominees for possible induction, and time for me to emerge from…
the Spinners
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Ken Shane
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Some glorious Philadelphia soul preceded the glory years of Philly Soul
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Ken Shane
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Two years after the Five Stairsteps brought a song of hope to the Top 10 the Edwin Hawkins Singers brought their gospel soul to it
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Ken Shane
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Do you remember when you first fell in love with Philly Soul? For me, it was in 1968 because that was the year when the Delfonics’ “La La Means I…
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Robert Cass
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“That’s what I like about pop music: the only truth is the three and a half minutes of music you’re presenting to the audience.”
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David Medsker
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Have you thanked your mother lately? No, seriously, thank your mother.
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Ken Shane
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Working with Philly Soul legend Thom Bell the Intrigues had their biggest hit
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Ken Shane
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Yes, you’re reading that title correctly. For a few years in the ’70s, Dionne Warwick added that ‘e’ to the end of her last name because her astrologer convinced her…
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Ken Shane
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Billy Paul’s career was not limited to one hit single
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Ken Shane
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In the beginning, there was doo-wop … even at Stax.
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Ken Shane
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One great song, three great versions. Which is your favorite?
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Ken Shane
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Major Harris had success as a solo artist and as a member of the Delfonics
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Ken Shane
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“Stop, Look, Listen” began a chart roll for the team of the Stylistics and producer Thom Bell
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Ken Shane
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The Spinners had a remarkable run of hit singles with lead singer Philippe Wynne and producer Thom Bell.
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Ken Shane
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In 1964 Joe Hinton broke out with his hit cover of a Willie Nelson song. Four years later he was gone in the prime of his career.
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Ken Shane
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We lost Funk Brother Bob Babbitt this week, He played on countless Motown hits, including this Stevie Wonder classic.
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Ken Shane
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The O’Jays are best known as a hit-making trio, but they started as a quintet, and had one of their earliest hits as a quartet.
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Popdose Staff
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1973 didn’t end on such a high note for our humble AM Gold series, so maybe 1974 will pick things up nicely. Maybe.
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Popdose Staff
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Certainly you’ve noticed by now that we have good weeks and bad weeks here on Digging for Gold. This is definitely one of the good weeks.
Something Else! Reviews
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Hall & Oates are, of course, the poster boys for what happens when hair gel meets R&B. Funny thing is, they were originally anything but polished. Hall had reportedly been…
Popdose Staff
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Last Christmas, we gave you our heart, but you were too busy doing real stuff. Hey, it’s perfectly understandable. We launched a “special gift” on Christmas morning 2009 with zero…
Ken Shane
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Harvey Fuqua died on Tuesday. He was 80 years-old. Fuqua was from Louisville, KY, where in 1951 he founded a group called the Crazy Sounds. After the members of the…
Dave Steed
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Whew. Friday morning was a big ol’ sigh of relief for me. My wife and I moved last Wednesday (hence my late-Thursday responses to part 81), and of course that…
Jason Hare
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A duck, a muskrat, and Rod Stewart in a bowtie — the only thing that could save this Billboard Top 10 is a four-minute talkbox solo. It’s all in Jason Hare’s latest edition of CHART ATTACK!
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