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Thom Bell
Thom Bell
Jamaican-born American singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer
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Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
band
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Bunny Sigler
Bunny Sigler
American musician
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MFSB
MFSB
group of studio musicians based at Philadelphia’s Sigma Sound Studios
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Billy Paul
Billy Paul
American singer
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Jerry Butler
Jerry Butler
American soul singer and songwriter
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Jean Carn
Jean Carn
American singer
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Teddy Pendergrass
Teddy Pendergrass
American singer, songwriter, composer
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The O'Jays
The O'Jays
American band that plays rhythm and blues
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Joe Simon
Joe Simon
American soul and R&B musician
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Gene McFadden
Gene McFadden
American musician
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Linda Creed
Linda Creed
American singer-songwriter and lyricist
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The Trammps
The Trammps
American soul band
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The Stylistics
The Stylistics
American musical group founded in Philadelphia
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Atlantic Starr
Atlantic Starr
American R&B band
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New Edition
New Edition
American R&B group
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Linda Jones
Linda Jones
American singer
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Double Exposure
Double Exposure
musical artist
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Lou Rawls
Lou Rawls
American record producer
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Vincent Montana, Jr.
Vincent Montana, Jr.
American musician
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The Soul Survivors
The Soul Survivors
musical artist
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The Temptations
The Temptations
American Motown vocal group
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Sam & Dave
Sam & Dave
American soul and R&B duo
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The Delfonics
The Delfonics
American R&B/soul vocal group
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Ray, Goodman & Brown
Ray, Goodman & Brown
band
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The Spinners
The Spinners
American soul music vocal group
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Honey Cone
Honey Cone
band
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Edwin Starr
Edwin Starr
American singer
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Len Barry
Len Barry
American singer, songwriter and record producer
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The People's Choice
The People's Choice
American funk band
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First Choice
First Choice
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Dexter Wansel
Dexter Wansel
American musician
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Garnet Mimms
Garnet Mimms
American musician
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Blue Magic
Blue Magic
American R&B and soul group
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Betty Wright
Betty Wright
American singer
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Wilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett
American singer and songwriter
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Ralph Tresvant
Ralph Tresvant
American singer
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Sister Sledge
Sister Sledge
American vocal group
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The Manhattans
The Manhattans
American popular R&B vocal group
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Teddy Randazzo
Teddy Randazzo
American recording artist, music arranger and songwriter
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The Persuaders
The Persuaders
New York City-based R&B vocal group
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The Larks
The Larks
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Salsoul Orchestra
Salsoul Orchestra
band
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Sweet Inspirations
Sweet Inspirations
American R&B vocal group
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Patti LaBelle
Patti LaBelle
American singer-songwriter and actress
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Mint Condition
Mint Condition
American band
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The Jaggerz
The Jaggerz
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Sam Watters
Sam Watters
American record producer
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The Intruders are an American soul music group most popular in the 1960s and 1970s. As one of the first groups to have hit songs under the direction of Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, they were a major influence on the development of Philadelphia soul. The Intruders are also noted for having 24 R&B chart hits, including 6 R&B Top Tens, and 14 chart hits in the Billboard Hot 100, including their signature song, the million-selling Top 10 smash, "Cowboys to Girls." Other hits include the Top 10 R&B smashes "(Love Is Like A) Baseball Game", "Together", "I'll Always Love My Mama", "United", and "I Wanna Know Your Name". The original members, all natives of Philadelphia, were Samuel "Little Sonny" Brown, Eugene "Bird" Daughtry, Phil Terry, and Robert "Big Sonny Edwards.