The Blue Notes wanna be the black Beatles!
John Abbey, Blues & Soul, March 1978
The original Blue Notes, having endured the splits with Harold Melvin and Teddy Pendergrass, are aiming for versatility and the kind of musical freedom that the Beatles enjoyed.
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