The Delfonics
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On Disc: Singles Reviewed By John E. Abbey
Review by John Abbey, Blues & Soul, 29 March 1970
RECORD OF THE FORTNIGHT ...
Profile and Interview by John Abbey, Blues & Soul, 9 October 1970
GENERALLY, all forms of American music finally break through in Britain. But, to date, there has been one outstanding exception in that the smooth groups ...
Profile and Interview by John Abbey, Blues & Soul, 20 October 1972
PHILADELPHIA'S Delfonics are probably the innovators of the city's famed sound, dating back to their earliest Philly Groove hits such as 'La La Means I ...
Eddie Kendricks, The Delfonics: Apollo Theater, New York NY
Live Review by Vernon Gibbs, New Musical Express, 22 September 1973
Hot night at the Apollo ...
Thom Bell: Creator of Classical Soul
Interview by John Abbey, Blues & Soul, 9 November 1973
IF YOU study Thom Bell's creative work, there is an undeniable classical influence in everything he does. The easy explanation to this is that the ...
Philly Special: The Thom Bell Story
Interview by Tony Cummings, Black Music, January 1974
THOM BELL smiles a lot. And it isn't only his natural good humour which creases his handsome, bearded face into another explosion of laughter. Over ...
The Delfonics: Very much alive and kicking
Interview by John Abbey, Blues & Soul, 4 June 1974
WITH ALL of the current interest in the Philly Sound, now is a very apt moment to consider the group that started it all, the ...
The Delfonics: Developments In The Delfonic Dilemma
Profile and Interview by Bob Fisher, New Musical Express, 30 November 1974
MENTION THE Philly sound, and people will start thinking about The O'Jays, Billy Paul, The Intruders or The Three Degrees. ...
Four Tops, Delfonics, Tymes: Hammersmith Odeon, London
Live Review by John Abbey, Blues & Soul, 17 December 1974
THIS WAS probably the soul event of a fairly inconspicuous year for our music as far as concerts in the capital are concerned Without thinking ...
The Delfonics: Alive And Kicking
Review by Bob Fisher, New Musical Express, 4 January 1975
THE REAL SOUND of Philadelphia belongs to the Delfonics, who started not only the Philly sound but almost the whole black vocal-group syndrome back in ...
Report and Interview by Tony Cummings, Black Music, December 1975
In the States, and in Britain, the insidious sweet beat of the Philly Sound continues to conquer the best selling charts. The whooping passion of ...
The Delfonics: La-La Means I Love You – The Definitive Collection
Review by Ian MacDonald, Uncut, April 1998
THOUGH THE Delfonics are now seen as archetypal icons of '70s kitsch, they recorded their best stuff, including their three big hits, before the '60s ...
Book Excerpt by Phil Hardy, Dave Laing, Faber Companion to 20th Century Popular Music, 2001
Randy Cain, b. 2 May 1945, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (replaced by Major Harris, b. Richmond, Virginia, replaced by Bruce Peterson, b. Chicago); Wilbert Hart, b. ...
Symphonic Soul: "You get more bees with honey"
Retrospective and Interview by Paul Lester, The Guardian, 16 November 2007
Take one soul ballad. Add a falsetto vocal, swooping strings, timpani and an oboe or two. That's symphonic soul. Paul Lester talks to the heroes ...
see also Thom Bell
see also Major Harris
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