4/28/08
Patti Labelle's "Live In Washington, D.C." will arrive in stores June 10th on Philadelphia International/Legacy.
The electrifying performance of "If You Don't Know Me By Now" that was delivered by two-time Grammy Award winner
Patti Labelle at the opening of the 2008 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame ceremony brought the entire house to its feet with a well-earned standing ovation
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4/22/08
From The O'Jays' "Love Train" to Billy Paul's "Me and Mrs. Jones" and Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes' "If You Don't Know Me By Now," Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff put a message in the music, and the message was Love. THE SOUND OF PHILADELPHIA celebrates the enduring power and passion of their voice and vision, and the indispensable music they created at Philadelphia International Records which, a generation later, is still as necessary today.
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3/3/08
The performers heard on
Conquer The World: The Lost Soul of Philadelphia International Records, one of the latest releases from Philadelphia International/Legacy, comprise a Who's Who of 'lost soul' artists: Pat & The Blenders, David Sigler & Dee Dee Sharp, Bunny Sigler, Soul Devalents, Johnny Williams, Frankie & The Spindles, Carolyn Crawford, Love Committee, Yellow Sunshine, Ruth McFadden, and Bobby Bennett.
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Philadelphia International Records
In 1971, Gamble and Huff founded PIR as the outlet for their creative vision. Building a stable of Philly-based talent -- including Patti LaBelle, Archie Bell & the Drells, Jerry Butler, the Ebonys, the Intruders, the O'Jays, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, Billy Paul, MFSB, the Three Degrees, Teddy Pendergrass, Lou Rawls, to name a few -- PIR recordings reached the tops of the charts from day ...