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Disco’s most soulful vocal group began within the ’60s because the Volcanos, and were also known as the Moods. Gene Beliefs was the initial business lead vocalist, with Earl Little, Jimmy Ellis, guitarist Dennis Harris, keyboardist Ron Kersey, organist John Hart, bassist Stanley Wade, and drummer Michael Thomas. But by …

Most widely known for saving the strike theme to Spirit Teach, MFSB were the pre-eminent instrumental clothing of Philadelphia spirit, backing many Kenny Gamble/Leon Huff productions even though saving regularly independently through the entire ’70s. The group’s name stood for Mom Father Sister Sibling, and ahead of their formation in …

Philly soul drummer Earl Small kept the master about countless hits appearing out of the town of Brotherly Like through the ’60s, ’70s, and middle-’80s. As one-third of the traditional Baker-Harris-Young tempo section that included bassist Ron Baker and guitarist Norman Harris, Youthful played on strikes from the Intruders, the …