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Billy Paul, Dee Dee Warwick, Dusty Springfield, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, Jerry Butler, Joe Simon, Lou Rawls, Luther Vandross, Max Merritt & The Meteors, MFSB, music, Philadelphia Al, Teddy Pendergrass, The Communards, The Intruders, The Jacksons, The O’Jays, The Stylistics, The Three Degrees, Third World, Warrigal, Wilson Pickett, youtube
Gamble & Huff
Gamble & Huff by Warrigal Mirriyuula
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxoFKu4Ok_Q&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PLF3B09D1372EFAC20
WATCH THIS FIRST
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1T6A1fFq-Y
Philadelphia All Stars, Let’s Clean Up The Ghetto
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ2n87_DxfI
Lou Rawls, You’ll Never Find
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPkd9ZQOtbI
Jerry Butler, Only The Strong Survive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWs2y9DcE3I
Dusty, Brand New Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgGLcTeCBi8&feature=related
Max Merritt & The Meteors, Western Union Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao8Ttbzqdns&feature=fvwrel
The Stylistics, You Are Everything
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLN4K2c6Eqo&playnext=1&list=PL630FDC8BB4A279D5
The Intruders, Together
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFIOYizNBhc&playnext=1&list=PL630FDC8BB4A279D5
Billy Paul, Me & Mrs Jones
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy-AX5QItPE
Dee Dee Warwick, I’m Gonna Make You Love Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxOZ6gifTjA
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, If You Don’t Know Me By Now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifAtvI48R_0
The Communards. Don’t Leave Me This Way
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8VLlVU7En4
Third World, Now That We’ve Found Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6fVDAjs9f0
The Three Degrees, When Will I See You Again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbkFCnhqQPo
The O’Jays, Lovin’ You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvkMWGtvoRA
The Jacksons, Enjoy Yourself
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-a487EX3hpQ
Joe Simon, Power Of Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3nPLfG9gZY
MFSB. TSOP (The Sound OF Philedelphia)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MJNEEptHrM&feature=related
Luther Vandross, Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDUYmo_FrRU&feature=related
The Stylistics, I Can’t Give You Anything (But My Love)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w6p4gYHd-E
The O’Jays, Love Train
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKQQlvYulXo
Teddy Pendergrass, Close The Door
Keywords: Philadelphia Al, Lou Rawls, Jerry Butler, Dusty Springfield, Max Merritt & The Meteors, The Stylistics, The Intruders, Billy Paul, Dee Dee Warwick, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, The Communards, Third World, The Three Degrees, The O’Jays, The Jacksons, Joe Simon, MFSB, Luther Vandross, The Stylistics, Teddy Pendergrass, Wilson Pickett
Window Dresser's Arms, Pig & Whistle 
Listened to Billy Paul, ‘me and Mrs Jones’ brought back the Dustin Hoffman movie The Graduate, and of course, the lovely Mrs Robinson…Anne Bening, if I’m right…
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Anne Bancroft H.
http://www.starfetch.com/db/images/Anne_Bancroft/71273/
Ms Benning is somewhat younger. Here’s a link with a few pics of her from “American Beauty” with Kevin Spacey. She’s married to “You’re So Vain” inspiration Warren Beatty, and just to tickle your fancy, her daughter with him has just chosen to have gender reassignment surgery. Its really different in Hollywood.
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Of course , Anne Bancroft…I ‘knew’ I was wrong but too lazy to check…
For me, Anne Bancroft and Anouk Aimee ( of Man and Woman) have a similar , kind of lasting attractiveness…
Saw American Beauty and enjoyed it, always liked Kevin Spacey and the director Sam Mendez who’s English is to thank for that it is not a typical American movie. 🙂
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Now everyone knows that Warrigal is a genius so I thank him for allowing a hidden message in this list to link to Steely Dan, who else.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yej-Zr7CA4I
Max Merritt – Dirty Work
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Uber-Cool Hung! I hadn’t heard that one before.
But then when I went to play it again it had disappeared, to be replaced by some very badly shot vox pops that did include a brief interview with max.
Wazap’nin?
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Twilight Zone moment. Now its back.
There might be dirty work afoot.
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Did you push the Back One Page button?
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You IT mavens with your instant insight into the minor mistakes of the uninitiated. I didn’t even know there was a “back one page” button.
But look, don’t tell me any more at the moment. I’ll need to forget other important stuff to make room.
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It’s just some youtube clips play multiple tracks and other don’t
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Devilish smart, that YouTube.
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I think I like the slow ones best, the Lou Rawls tune and Me and Mrs Jones in particular
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8kah02eQIE&feature=related
Wilson Pickett – Don’t the green grass fool you
The O’Jays – Back stabbers
Heres a couple that are also worth a look
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Well spotted that man! The Wilson Picket is almost a primer for the sound and the O’jays were of course their principal vehicle. I suppose I should have included “Backstabbers” it’s a definitive track for Philly and G&H.
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Hey, but what about Dusty and “Brand New Me”? Perhaps my favourite track after “Going Back”
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Yes I did like that. The produced the album A brand new me as wll as the single Silly silly fool as well. I don’t know that I have a favourite Dusty tune, too many to choose from. Like dusty there are also many O’Jays sings to choose from “Back Stabbers” perhaps the most memorable.
I found this which might interest you, their own Internet radio station called “The sounds of Philadephia”
http://gamble-huffmusic.com/tsopradio/
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Thanks for that. I’ll check it put later.
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When I watched the Dusty clip, I was distracted from her singing by thoughts about having to find her a good hairdresser.
I also can’t get away from the fact that she reminds me of my English friend Barbara, who we affectionately call Champagne Barbara so as not to confuse her with Summer Perfume Barbara…lovely girls both of them…
I better just listen…and not look 🙂
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I think ‘Backstabbers, was in the opening clip.
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I just got around to watching the introduction video. I don’t know what gave you the idea, but it was a great one. Very interesting. Funny to see The Jacksons there, nodding their heads. Also Me & Mrs Jones: a great classic.
I liked the format; a lead in and then a selection.
Yup, they were prolific. Tuneful too.
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Both their senior sons are in the biz too, though the provenance is a little hard to discern; they’re rappers.
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Nice selection Waz. I wonder if the lead singer in The Communards is a castrato.
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No, he’s just a little chap with a big heart.
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Dunno how he sings that high, he’s not sing falsetto.
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That’s a genuine falsetto voice, though Jimmy is somewhat limited in his range. Apparently he has always sung that way, since well before his stones dropped.
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Well there you go, I didn’t know. I’ve learnt something today.
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Pretty rare to be able to transit seamlessly from the natural to the falsetto!
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After listening to the clip I rate his voice as somewhere between piss weak and shithouse, just sayin
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…and saying it so pleasantly buddy. His vocals are not my taste either and in my none too humble opinion, not a patch on Russell Thompkins Jr. from The Stylistics, on whose vocal performances Jimmy may have styled himself.
Did a couple of gigs with The Stylistics back in the day, at the opening of a place called the Centrefold Disco. Where the Tivoli was on George Street. They were fabulous guys and great singers.
The nude adagio act performing in the fountain wasn’t too shabby either.
I wonder where Rob Hook and Jim are these days.
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That’s a pretty cool collection.
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Viv, a very cool collection, and some of it pretty HOT. I have only listened to some of them so far…
I have a feeling that someone is using your pseudo ‘Stuffed Olive’ on the Drum…or have you changed sides 🙂
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Yes, I saw the imposter once the other day. I never change. You can always tell the real me.
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They’re a pretty cool couple of songwriters. I tried to make this list “accessible” but there’s plenty more R&B, disco, soul ballads, the works. The selection on YouTube isn’t as good as I’d have liked, but that’s so often the case.
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Vale Teddy Prendergast. Never get tired of listening to his voice. Clear and precise.
Played it to my lettuces this morning.
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Liked that one too, VL.
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