RECORD MIRROR .& DISC, JANUARYJI, 1976 19 r WWI! Sound Of Soul -. 1f%Is , -- 1 0- Some of the talent was local, and acts came from Detroit afar to adopt -the Phllly Philadelphia Sound: the O'Jays from Ohio: New York City from NYC; the Detrólt Sptñ- Northern Sounds' favour- ners ex - Motown_ Not all Iles were signed to Ph II- The With the demise of adelphia International `Motor major successes (whose `Twist' Cameo - Parkway. the way was open 'tor were with the O'Jays the , v' something new In the _Three Degrees lily t city. Vocal- greapet,,.,aul. MFSB,' 1e's of faith singing accappellsf(umie. Choice. Harold Melvin Town' that companled) spawned on. and the Bluenotes, the every corner, all they ¡ñlruderat b all relied THE PHILLY same Ilona Sound Sound, pioneered by needed was an outlet on the Stan Watson provided Studios. !'31k- Thom Bell, Kenny one for the Deifonies with Thom Bell switched his died Gamble and Leon his Phllly Groove label attentions from the Huff, has replaced and, using Thom Bell as Delfonics to the Stylistics TO MOST pop fans, Detroit and SMOKEY ROBINSON & THEMIRACLES the old Detroit arranger, they set the and later to the Detroit the Tamla pace for the evolution of Spinners. Motown Sound are synonymous. any Independent _record the major Motown is company. Eventually he Sound as today's smooth, sophlstl - Seeking the magic an adaptation of company in the USA, let left the Miracles to movement in pop - "Motor Town", the alone soul style which is Phllly format, already nickname has a black owned one, concentrate on his duties epitomised by the words establlashed artists like Detroit earned as -capital of Motown broke big. as soul today but America's car industry. But - a vice president Philadelphia's part "The Phllly Sound". Wilson Pickett, Joe Simon Detroit's Barrett Strong's Money whilst maintaining a After a couple of false and, lately, Dionne contribution to soul a runs even deeper than was most people's first singing career as solo in soul's evolution starts with short - lived Warwicke went there for the enormous impact Motown made as the Introduction to. the new act. The writing / goes back much labels, producers Kenny sessions and -emerged self - proclaimed sound Then came the production team of Eddie Gamble and Leon guff with hit records. Cur- "Sound Of Young and and further. Miracles' million - selling Brian Holland got their Philadelphia rently, a crop of new America". Shop Lamont Dozier also Phllly based jazz Around, followed by organists Jimmy Smith International label off the home grown talent, like Long before Motown, Chess and Mary a flood of smashes commanded such in- Johnson for the and Jimmy McGriff laid ground and the flood - Blue Magic, is emerging arts like the Falcons and for United Artists. Supremes, Mary Wells fluence. gates were opened. in the city. Jackie Wilson had won (with My In the early Seventies down much of the basis on Gordy's sister. Anna, Guy she gave which soul the city a reputation. It already Motown the old Motown Sound instrumental had her own Its first British styles were later based. was Wilson who helped Anna label In partnership hit), the Four Tops, was changing enormous- Berry Gordy Stevele ly, and many members of Meanwhile, the Carneo provide Jnr with Harvey Fuqua, It Wonder, Junior Parkway label gave an ( then a Walker, the one time close - knit car factory' was Anna who loaned her the TemptaIlons,- early boost for black worker and part - brother 700 Marvin family had split for time dollars - and Gaye (who in selling to white songwriter married one pastures new - Gladys music / producer) Tamla Motown was born. of Gordy's consumers via the Chub- with the wherewithal to Originally the name was sisters) Martha and the Knight and the Plps, the -i Vandellas, De roll Spinners, the by Checker spearheaded launch Tamla Motown in to have been Tammy but Jimmy Ruffin, "twist" craze. the first place someone else already had the Contours and Smokey Four Tops and others. In 1958 Gordy wrote two thatname registered. Robinson. With the company's Other Cameo artists massive hits for Wilson - Motown's subsidiary Called "America's move Into the film world like the Orions and Dee To Be Loved and Lonely labels VIP. Soul and greatest folk (Diana Ross In Lady Dee Sharpe are also living poet" Sings Motown remembered fondly while Teardrops, while a year Gordy gave the company by no less than Bob The Blues), shifted base to Los Swan, also operating out later. he was busy a broad front to fight on Dylan, Bill 'Smokey" Its 'yl producing the Smokey and amazingly, Robinson Angeles and to all Intents -of Phllly, also released a consld wielded great and purposes the Detroit lot of cuts which have - Robinson's Miracles for ering the -handicaps for - tdfliience- within the - Sound had died. since been re - born as GAMBLE AND HUFF -

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