Some glorious Philadelphia soul preceded the glory years of Philly Soul
The Delfonics
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…
The Brighter Side of Darkness hit inspired a parody song that did even better
The funky People’s Choice scored big in ’71 and bigger in ’75
The Moments scored big hits before morphing into Ray, Goodman & Brown
Working with Philly Soul legend Thom Bell the Intrigues had their biggest hit
Billy Paul’s career was not limited to one hit single
Major Harris had success as a solo artist and as a member of the Delfonics
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“Stop, Look, Listen” began a chart roll for the team of the Stylistics and producer Thom Bell
The Delfonics left us with many indelible hits, but it’s a more obscure B-side that Ken Shane recalls as he celebrates the second birthday of Soul Serenade.
The Philly vocal group Blue Magic are best known for their huge 1974 hit “Sideshow,” but they sent hits up the R&B charts for several years in the 1970’s.
Ken Shane celebrates the six-month anniversary of his Soul Serenade column with an awesome mix that includes every song that has appeared in his column so far.
Working with producer Thom Bell, the Delfonics hit the charts with a string of unforgettable singles, including 1970’s “Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time).”