Apr 10, 2021 · The music, dubbed the Sound of Philadelphia, was played by an intensely talented pool of session musicians and orchestra players known as MFSB, which stood for “Mother …

Nov 19, 2017 · Like Motown and Stax-Volt, the style known as "Philly Soul" was born largely of one label, in this case the city's own Philadelphia International Records, headed by the …

Sep 12, 2021 · What is the sound of a city? If you are from Detroit, probably Motown. If you're from New Orleans, probably jazz. But if you're from Philadelphia, well, what can it be but Philly …

2024 marks the 50th anniversary of "T.S.O.P. (The Sounds of Philadelphia)," an anthem that defined Philly soul alongside artists including Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff and Thom Bell who …

Different cities had distinct styles of soul, often associated with local record companies—Stax in Memphis, Motown in Detroit. In Philadelphia, soul was defined by Philadelphia International …

Feb 18, 2011 · Back Stabbers sold more than 700,000 copies that first year. They’d created the Sound of Philadelphia. The City of Brotherly Love joined Detroit, the home of Motown, and …

Jun 3, 2011 · When Motown emerged in the 1960s, the nation was in the midst of one of its greatest civil rights battles. Although Berry Gordy shied away from political statements, …

The Philadelphia Soul can refer to one of two successive professional arena football teams in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They both have competed in the Arena Football League (AFL).

By 1975, Philadelphia International and the Philadelphia soul genre it helped define had largely eclipsed Motown and the Motown Sound in popularity, and Gamble and Huff were the premier …

" Motownphilly " is a song by American vocal harmony group Boyz II Men, released in April 1991 by Motown as the first single from their debut album, Cooleyhighharmony (1991). Co-written …