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Rappin' with the Sylvers

David Nathan, Blues & Soul, 15 June 1976

WHEN PAT, Angie, Olympia, Edmund, Leon, James, Ricky and Foster (with Charmaine off sick that day) were seated around the table in Capitol's conference room, eating their lunch and drinking sodas before being wisked off to some television spots, we figured it would be a good time to rap with them. Right now, they're certainly riding the crest of a wave with 'Boogie Fever' having turned gold and the group currently touring across the country with such headliners as Marvin Gaye...

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