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Archie Bell and The Drells

John Abbey, Blues & Soul, December 1977

Q. When is a Philly group not a Philly group?
A. When they're a bunch of Texans known as Archie Bell & the Drells
John Abbey talks to the group who found success in Philadelphia way before the whole Philadelphia thing happened...

Total word count of piece: 830

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