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First Listen: Anthony Hamilton, 'What I'm Feelin"

Edit National Public Radio 23 Mar 2016
Courtesy of the artist hide caption. toggle caption Courtesy of the artist ... Courtesy of the artist ... From the upbeat "Save Me," to the downtempo "Ain't No Shame," to the gently driving "Never Letting Go," the songs that are built within that framework all expand and reach out in varying emotional directions, but remain rooted in the unmistakable influence of the church (albeit run through groups like The Delfonics)....

The Pioneers of Philly Soul

Edit About.com 21 Feb 2016
THE DELFONICS ... The three main members of the Delfonics were true Philly natives, the Hart brothers having met Randy Cain and other original member Ritchie Daniels while students at Overbrook High School (which also produced Dee Dee Sharp, Solomon Burke, and the lead singers of both the Orlons and the Dovells) ... Sound of Sexy Soul (1969) The Delfonics Super Hits (1969) The Delfonics (1970)....

The Top 10 New Albums of 2013

Edit About.com 21 Feb 2016
What's clear in listening to the best new oldies artists albums of 2013 is that the sounds they became famous for aren't going away anytime soon ... 1.  "Adrian Younge Presents the Delfonics". Influential producer Younge didn't actually present the classic Philly Soul band the Delfonics on this remarkable album, and that's all for the better ... Elton John's "The Diving Board" ... 7.  "To All the Girls..."...

The 10 Biggest Philly Soul Hits

Edit About.com 21 Feb 2016
Though it was considered by purists to be soul's first sellout move, the rise of Philly Soul actually resulted in more R&B airplay than pop smashes, proving that R&B had grown up and become sophisticated while keeping its doo-wop heart ... But wait -- Holman had been on the Philly Soul scene from the beginning, singing with the originators of the genre, the Delfonics, and also its first hit artists the Stylistics....

Gone But Not Forgotten: 2012 (continued)

Edit About.com 21 Feb 2016
The "Emperor of Easy," Andy Williams.  myspace.com ... Bob Babbitt was from Pittsburgh but made his name as a bass guitarist in Detroit and Philly, becoming both a member of the legendary Motown “Funk Brothers” and Philadelphia International’s house band, MFSB ... Major Harris was a member of the late-period Delfonics before going solo and scoring a classic “orgasm” record with the ballad “Love Won’t Let Me Wait.” (65, heart failure)....

How ‘All Eyez on Me,’ ‘The Score’ Changed Hip-Hop

Edit Rhapsody 13 Feb 2016
February 13 marks the anniversary of two epochal hip-hop albums, released on the same day in 1996 ... How All Eyez on Me Introduced the Thug. When 2Pac released the first double album of new material in rap history, All Eyez on Me, it dropped only months after he secured parole in October 1995 from prison, where he was serving a sentence for a sexual assault ... Deft beats backed tasteful samples from The Delfonics and even Enya....

Throwback Thursday: Fugees 'The Score'

Edit Skiddle 11 Feb 2016
Twenty years since its release, we revisit Fugees seminal second album 'The Score' ... featuring slices like 'Planet Rock' by Afrika Bambaataa and Erik B & Rakim's 'My Melody' on 'The Score'.  ... From Hill's buttery interludes to the sampling of Enya's Boadicea - which deviated from the genre's penchant for sampling soul and jazz joints - right through to their employment of Delfonic's 'Ready or Not'....

They changed their names and make a No.1 hit

Edit The Examiner 09 Feb 2016
Paul and Paula started a three week run at No.1 on the U.S ... The duo was found when a radio disc jockey asked listeners to come to the radio station and sing their songs for the American Cancer Society ... Major Harris – born in 1947, Major was an American R&B singer with The Delfonics who had the 1968 U.S ... After leaving The Delfonics in 1974, Major went solo signing with Atlantic Records and had a string of No.1 U.S....

Pasadena's Black History Parade & Festival Set for Feb. 20, 2016 (City of Pasadena, CA) ...

Edit Public Technologies 09 Feb 2016
The festive celebration includes one of the biggest and longest-running Black History parades in California ... This year's theme is 'Footprints in the Past - Stepping Stones to Our Future.'. The parade begins at 10 a.m ... Fair Oaks Ave., where the festival takes place from 12-4 p.m ... Live entertainment will be provided for both adults and children, including performances by the famous Philadelphia soul group The Delfonics....

Glenn Frey was the Eagles' 'spark plug' – invaluable, driven, reliable

Edit The Guardian 19 Jan 2016
The guitarist and singer who introduced a generation to country-rock was a determined perfectionist with a good head for business ... “He was the spark plug, the man with the plan ... If Henley brought the blues, Frey – a big fan of 60s Motown, the lush early-70s productions of Thom Bell for the Spinners and Delfonics, and even Michael Jackson’s Off the Wall – inveigled R&B elements into the Eagles’ music....

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 17-23

Edit The Washington Times 12 Jan 2016
Jan. 17. Actress Betty White is 94. Actor James Earl Jones is 85. Talk-show host Maury Povich is 77. Singer William Hart of The Delfonics is 71. Former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor is 68. Singer Sheila Hutchinson of The Emotions is 63. Singer Steve Earle is 61. Singer Paul ... ....

Donald Washington Jr., 64; jazz musician and composer

Edit Philadelphia Daily News 09 Jan 2016
He mastered the piano, trombone, guitar, flute, violin, and drums ... A graduate of West Philadelphia High School with a letter in music, he studied at Combs College of Music and became one of the initial students of the Clef Club of Philadelphia, a social, teaching, and performance group for jazz musicians that dates to the 1960s ... The group toured Haiti, Jamaica, and the Virgin Islands ... He toured with the Delfonics and the Intruders....

Chicago BBQ King James B. Lemons, a founder of 'Lem’s,' dies at 87

Edit Chicago Sun-Times 15 Dec 2015
The founder of Lem’s Bar-B-Q at 311 E ... 13 at the Grove rehab facility in Lincoln Park ... Lem’s was one of the first places to serve rib tips, said his daughter, Carmen Lemons ... Lemons enlisted in the Army ... And TX isn’t even on the map.” ... Lem’s also drew the Staples Singers, Scottie Pippen, Chicago Bull Bob Love, actress-model LisaRaye McCoy-Misick, and the singing groups the Dells, the Delfonics and the Whispers, said Lynn Walker, whom Mr....
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