Vincent Montana Jr. (February 12, 1928 – April 13, 2013), known as Vince Montana, was an American composer, arranger, vibraphonist, and percussionist, best known as a member of MFSB and as the founder of the Salsoul Orchestra. He has been called "the Godfather of disco". Montana was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2016.
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Norman Harris
American musician
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MFSB
group of studio musicians based at Philadelphia’s Sigma Sound Studios
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Salsoul Orchestra
band
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Bunny Sigler
American musician
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Loleatta Holloway
American singer (1946–2011)
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Tommy Stewart
American trumpeter
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Thom Bell
Jamaican-born American singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer
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Instant Funk
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First Choice
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The Stylistics
American musical group founded in Philadelphia
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Double Exposure
musical artist
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Blue Magic
American R&B and soul group
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The J.B.'s
band
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Van McCoy
American musician, record producer, arranger, songwriter, singer and orchestra conductor
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The Three Degrees
American vocal group
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Ron Kersey
American keyboardist, songwriter, producer and arranger
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Floyd Smith
American jazz guitarist
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Tom Moulton
American record producer
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William DeVaughn
American R&B singer, songwriter and guitarist
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Jean Carn
American singer
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John Davis and the Monster Orchestra
American disco band
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Carol Williams
American musician
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Masters at Work
house-garage production and remix team
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Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
band
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Linda Creed
American singer-songwriter and lyricist
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The Trammps
American soul band
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The Delfonics
American R&B/soul vocal group
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Biddu
Indian singer
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Richard Tee
American musician
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Gloria Jones
American singer
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Percy Faith
Canadian bandleader, orchestrator, composer and conductor, known for his lush arrangements of pop and Christmas standards (1908-1976)
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Skyy
American band
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Marvin Stamm
American trumpeter
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Timmy Thomas
American musician
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Jimmy Johnson
American musician (1943-2019)
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Billy Paul
American singer
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Major Harris
American R&B singer
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Betty Wright
American singer
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Cornell Dupree
American R&B/soul jazz guitarist
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Jon Faddis
Jazz trumpet player
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Roger Hawkins
American drummer
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Pattie Brooks
American musician
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Teddy Pendergrass
American singer, songwriter, composer
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Bert Kaempfert
German orchestra leader, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, arranger and composer (1923-1980)
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Eumir Deodato
Brazilian musician
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Eddie Henderson
American musician
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Labelle
American all female singing group
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Morris Jennings
American musician