MUSIC NEWS - TEDDY PENDERGRASS , one of best known and respectedp soul singers of all time and R&B's reigning sex symbol in the 1970s and '80s, died last night at 59, following a prolonged illness.p The legendary, Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter, whose powerful vocals helped define The Sound of Philadelphia , first with Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes then later as a solo performer, passed away at Bryn Mawr Hospital in suburban Philadelphia, PA where he had been hospitalized since August.p p [...]
Everyone loves an underdog. Everyone loves a superstar. But almost no one's got love for an underdog superstar. That's about how I'd describe Ciara , the 23-year-old R&B sensation responsible for eight top ten singles and roughly ten million albums sold in just five years. Still, despite an impressive chart record and a lasting presence in the industry, the songstress continues to face the crippling blow of the shadow--that dreaded, overbearing presence brought upon by enough comparisons to her contemporaries to recall the bubble-gum blonde diva duels of the '90's ( Willa Ford , you will be [...]
The Singers: Along with the Stylistics, the Spinners and Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes, the Delfonics were one of the premier Philly soul acts of the '60s and '70s. Hit-making producer Thom Bell h... Continue reading "Hump Day Slow Jam of the Week: The Delfonics, "Ready or Not Here I Come"" >
So I found some interesting tracks here... some weird crossbreed somewhere between bollywood and Indian disco. I'm not sure what to think about it, but it makes me giggle a little bit. You decide. Salma Agha & Bappi Lahiri - Jeena Bhi Kya Hai Jeena Bappi Lahiri - Yaad Aa Raha Hai Salma Agha - Come Closer [...]
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, "Wake Up Everyday" ( YSI link ) 320 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, "Keep On Lovin' You" ( YSI link ) 320 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, "I'm Searching For A Love" ( YSI link ) 320 Here's the logical follow-up to our Dimitri From Paris edits , a return to the original source material, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes ! Yeah! Here's a few tracks from their 1975 Philadelphia International LP , Wake [...]
Dimitri From Paris, "Madd Luck" ( YSI link ) Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, "Bad Luck" ( YSI link ) Dimitri From Paris, "Feeling About 'Cha" ( YSI link ) Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, "Tell The World How I Feel About 'Cha Baby" We're jumping right back in the mix here, with two edits from the master, Dimitri From Paris . Dude is probably best known now for his Playboy Mansion mixes , which feature a [...]
The Singers: Harold Melvin got top billing with the Blue Notes, but the quintet is best remembered as the proving ground for Teddy Pendergrass, whose raspy, unbound voice was supported by the act's ve... Continue reading "Hump Day Slow Jam of the Week: Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes featuring Teddy Pendergrass, "If You Don't Know Me by Now"" >
Things ain't what they used to be, and moreover, they never were. Life is always changing. Once the twentieth century arrived, technology massively changed lifestyles globally—think of it: electricity, radio, television, atomic power/bomb, computers, cell phones/mp3 players, internet. All preceding centuries cantered along at a leisurely pace compared to the last hundred years or so. Survival and lifestyle paradigm shifts now occur two or three times in a human lifetime rather than once in a century or so. The connection to music is not so obvious at first glance but again think about it: the music we know [...]
Happy Valentine's day from The Late Greats , I Am Fuel, You Are Friends and SVB. Okay, we're a day early. We wanted to share the love a little early. So, here's my ten selections for V_Day and you can find more songs for V_Day from The Duke and Heather over at their blogs. And remember, if you can't be with the one you love, love the one your with. Mr. Lonely - Bobby Vinton [...]
Harold Melvin - You can't go (edit de Prince Language) A while back, I posted Parisian-based porn-legitimiser Dimitri's edit of the classic Don't Leave me this Way . Like all of Dimitri's edits, it was quite a functional, extension of the instrumental middle chunk type affair (which I also played to great response at the wedding last weekend). Earlier on in the year, Prince Language gave it a much more interesting treatment for the excellent Editions Disco series that both the Squeaker and myself have [...]
1. Ann Peebles - Trouble, Heartaches & Sadness (Straight From the Heart / Hi / 1972) 2. The Spinners - Could It Be I'm Falling In Love (Spinners / Rhino / 1972) 3. Esther Phillips - Home Is Where The Hatred Is (From a Whisper to a Scream / Columbia / 1972) 4. Al Green - I'm Still in Love With You (I'm Still in Love With [...]
Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes: Hope We'll Be Together Soon From To Be True (Philly Int'l, 1975). Also on If You Don't Know Me By Now . Stanley Turrentine: Hope We'll Be Together Soon From Everybody Come On Out (Fantasy, 1975) INI: Krossroads From Center of Attention (unreleased Elektra, 1996) Sample hounds should enjoy this post but really, my inspiration was just enjoying [...]
Welcome to Throwback Thursday, the first of an ongoing (meaning until I get bored) series of tunes from back in the day, from a particular year. We start off with 1975 , a fine fine musical year if there ever was one. I'm starting with this year as it was the year I graduated high school and musically still holds some great memories for me. It is a year, quite arguably, that's one of the best ever musically; I mean take a look at some of the releases for the year (all of which I [...]
Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes - Don't Leave Me This Way (dim's re-edit) Inspired by a slew of cover versions of this classic track over on Joe My God , I thought I'd just add this to a fairly comprehensive list. Taken from the rather good, although rather tastelessy named After The Playboy Mansion mix, this has a couple of extra instrumental minutes tweaked on to heighten its anthemicness. Anyway, I'm basically using this post as a means of highlighting the plight of a gay Ugandan asylum seeker [...]
So I've made a Body Snatchers mix which I'll be posting over the next week and a half or so. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes -- Wake Up Everybody Philly soul wearing its heart on its sleeve, confident in its sincerity and optimism and urging positive change. Sing it, Teddy. The Beatles -- I'm Looking Through You (alt version) This one is probably [...]
It's amazing how we accept lyrics sometimes. "Tremors in my thigh bone." What the hell is that? The only time my thigh bone has ever shaked was after a very long 5 sets of tennis. Even then, I think it was more muscular than skeletel. Is skeletel a word? Regardless of Johnny Kidd's strange lyric, the following seven songs are a few from my collection that make me quiver. There's something about them. Maybe it's the intorduction of the band midway through the song... the opening riff... Otis Redding's screaming that [...]
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