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The O’Jays were among Philadelphia soul’s most popular and long-lived outfits, rivaled only with the Spinners as soul’s greatest vocal band of the ’70s. Within their excellent, the O’Jays’ recordings epitomized the Philly spirit sound: smooth, wealthy harmonies supported by elaborate preparations, lush strings, and some modern funk. They proved …

A gifted Southern soul singer, Willie Clayton continues to be performing because the past due ’60s. Among 11 siblings, the Mississippi vocalist debuted with “That is the Method Daddy Do” on Duplex. He relocated to Chicago in the first ’70s and became a golf club and city preferred. Clayton was …

The 1995 release of Dad And Son paired two legends of soul music, singer and producer Gerald LeVert (b. 13 July 1966, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, d. 10 November 2006, Cleveland, Ohio, USA) and his dad Eddie, lead vocalist and founding person in the O’Jays. The record featured a combined mix …

Philly soul singer, composer, and producer Gene McFadden remains most widely known for the smash “Ain’t Simply no Stoppin’ Us Today,” the disco-era traditional he documented with longtime collaborator John Whitehead. Delivered in 1946, McFadden was raised within the same impoverished Philadelphia community as Whitehead. Whilst in senior high school, …

As the business lead singer of preeminent Philly spirit group the O’Jays, Eddie Levert has handled emotion-soaked ballads, sweat-inducing dance figures, and thought-provoking message tunes with equal aplomb. Dynamic since the past due ’50s, the vocalist has also aided other performers. He co-wrote and co-produced “My Like Don’t Arrive Easy” …