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MFSB and Philadelphia
MFSB released " TSOP ( The Sound of Philadelphia )", a 1974 hit recording featuring vocals by The Three Degrees, which became the first disco song to reach number one, after " Love's Theme ", on the Billboard Hot 100 ; it was written as the theme song for Soul Train.
* Summertime ( MFSB album ), the fifth album to be released by Philadelphia International Records houseband MFSB
** MFSB for " The Sound of Philadelphia "
The first song they recorded there was with the studio band MFSB, entitled " TSOP ( The Sound of Philadelphia )" which was the theme song for Soul Train.
** MFSB for " The Sound of Philadelphia "
* 1973-1975: " TSOP ( The Sound of Philadelphia )", composed by Gamble and Huff and recorded by Philadelphia soul studio group MFSB with vocals by the Three Degrees.
MFSB ( Mother Father Sister Brother ) was a pool of more than thirty studio musicians based at Philadelphia ’ s famed Sigma Sound Studios.
In 1972, MFSB began recording as a named act for the Philadelphia International label.
Assembled by record producers Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff, MFSB was the house band for their Philadelphia International Records label and originated the signature smooth " Philly sound " sound that dominated the early 1970s for the artists who recorded at the Sigma Sound Studios, including the O ' Jays, the Spinners, the Bluenotes, The Delfonics, Blue Magic, The Intruders, Three Degrees, Jerry Butler, and Teddy Pendergrass.
According to the book A House on Fire: the rise and fall of Philadelphia Soul, by John A. Jackson, the MFSB name means " Mother, Father, Sister, Brother ", because according to Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, despite the diversity at Philadelphia International Records, all were connected musically.
MFSB was a group of soul music studio musicians based in Philadelphia at the Sigma Sound Studios ; they later went on to become a name-brand instrumental group, and their best known hit was TSOP ( The Sound of Philadelphia ), better known as the theme from Soul Train.
* The song " TSOP ( The Sound of Philadelphia )", is the theme song for the American television music program Soul Train, and a 1974 hit single by the band MFSB
* TSOP Records, a subsidiary of Philadelphia International Records, named after the hit MFSB song
The label's major hits included: " TSOP ( The Sound Of Philadelphia )" by MFSB, featuring The Three Degrees, 1974 ( which was later adopted as the theme of the TV dance-music show " Soul Train "); " Ain't No Stoppin ' Us Now " by McFadden & Whitehead ( writers and producers with the label ), 1979 ; " Backstabbers " and " Love Train " by The O ' Jays, 1972 / 3 ; " If You Don't Know Me By Now " and " The Love I Lost " by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, 1972 / 3 ; " Me And Mrs Jones " by Billy Paul, 1972 ; " When Will I See You Again " by The Three Degrees, 1974 ; and " You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine " by Lou Rawls, 1976.
The name comes from the 1974 hit single, " TSOP ( The Sound of Philadelphia )", by MFSB and The Three Degrees.
" TSOP ( The Sound of Philadelphia )" is a 1974 hit recording by MFSB ( Mother, Father, Sister, Brother ) featuring vocals by The Three Degrees.
Some original Salsoul / Philly / TSOP ( The Sound of Philadelphia )/ MFSB ( Gamble and Huff ) session musicians have appeared on ' Soul Recession ', including Earl Young ( drummer ), Bobby Eli, Dennis Harris, T G Conway, Jimmy Williams & Rikki Hicks.
The Salsoul Orchestra consisted of the most of the original members of Philadelphia International's MFSB, who had moved on to Salsoul as the result of a disagreement with producers Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff over finances.

Philadelphia and International
* Sweet, J. P. M., ( 1979, Updated 1990 ) Revelation, London: SCM Press, and Philadelphia: Trinity Press International.
Trinity Press International, Philadelphia, 1991.
Picasso was one of 250 sculptors who exhibited in the 3rd Sculpture International held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in mid-1949.
Argenbright Security, a company that provided security for Newark and Washington Dulles, had problems before in May 2000, because they hired 1, 300 untrained security guards, including several dozen with criminal records, for Philadelphia International Airport.
Also in 1971, Philadelphia International Records was established, with Camden native Leon Huff as co-founder.
* Johnson, Amandus ( 1927 ) The Swedes on the Delaware ( International Printing Company, Philadelphia )
These include several musicals based on his life, such as The Fartiste ( awarded Best Musical at the 2006 New York International Fringe Festival ) and Seth Rozin's A Passing Wind which was premiered at the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts in 2011.
The closest airports with commercial air service to Dover include the Wicomico Regional Airport in Salisbury, Maryland, the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in Baltimore, Maryland, and the Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Additional air service is provided by Continental Express, which provides a seasonal service to Newark Liberty International Airport, and US Airways Express, which serves New York-LaGuardia and Hyannis year-round, as well as Philadelphia and Washington-Reagan seasonally.
Based primarily in the Philadelphia International record label, Philadelphia soul ( AKA Philly Soul ) had a lush orchestral sound and doo-wop-inspired vocals.
* In conjunction with Temple University-Philadelphia, USA, École des Ponts ParisTech is the first leg of the Fox School of Business International MBA, with study in Paris, Philadelphia, and Tokyo.
Engraved invitation to the Opening Ceremonies for the 1926 Sesqui-Centennial Exposition held at Philadelphia, Pa., May 31, 1926The Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition of 1926 was a world's fair in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence, and the 50th anniversary of the 1876 Centennial Exposition
The Centennial International Exhibition of 1876, the first official World's Fair in the United States, was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from May 10 to November 10, 1876, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia.
Five major airlines offer over 60 flights a day to and from Bangor International Airport, giving the city non-stop service to Boston, Newark, Philadelphia, Detroit, Cincinnati, Atlanta, Orlando, and seasonal non-stop service to New York's LaGuardia Airport and Minneapolis.
New Jersey Transit bus service connects Freehold with towns along U. S. Route 9, Newark Liberty International Airport and New York City, to Philadelphia ( via transfer in Lakewood ) and to Six Flags Great Adventure located in Jackson Township.
The nearest international airport is Philadelphia International Airport ( Airport Code PHL ), approximately southwest of Levittown.
This widening and realignment project, spearheaded by the late State Senator Clarence D. Bell of Upland, allows PA Route 291 to maintain at least two travel lanes in each direct between the refinery towns of Marcus Hook and Trainer and the Philadelphia International Airport, as well as promote the riverfront development in the city.

Philadelphia and Records
Some of the longer running and most stable operations include Last Gasp in San Francisco, California, Parcell Press in Philadelphia, Microcosm Publishing in Portland, Oregon, Great Worm Express Distribution in Toronto, CornDog Publishing in Ipswich, Café Royal in the UK, AK Press in Oakland, California, Missing Link Records in Melbourne and Soft Skull Press in Brooklyn, New York.
* Jobriath Boone-( born Bruce Wayne Campbell December 14, 1946 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, died August 3, 1983 ), A native of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, he was an American folk and glam rock musician and actor. He was the first openly gay rock musician to be signed to a major record label, Elektra Records ..
Unfortunately, a Musicians Union recording ban from 1942 to 1944 prevented immediate retakes ; by the time the ban ended, the Philadelphia Orchestra had left RCA Victor for Columbia Records and RCA apparently was hesitant to promote the orchestra any further.
* Cameo-Parkway Records is formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Kal Mann & Bernie Lowe.
In the mid-1960s two of Burke's younger brothers, Alex ( born 1948 in Philadelphia ) and Laddie ( born 1949 in Philadelphia ), joined with fellow Germantown High School students, brothers Earl and Timmy Smith to form The Showstoppers, who had a couple of local hit singles in Philadelphia on Showtime Records in 1968, including a # 11 hit on the UK Singles Chart with " Ain't Nothin ' But a Houseparty " b / w " How Easy Your Heart Forgets Me " ( Heritage HE-800 ), which peaked at # 87 on the Billboard chart in 1968, which was later a discothèque hit (# 33 ) in 1971, just before the group disbanded after a series of flops.
Burke's daughter, Melanie " Honey " Burke McCall, a Neo Soul singer who is an accomplished artist as well as a freelance background recording artist with companies such as Daxwood Records, Casablanca, A & M and Rawkus Records and a studio artist for groups such as Billy Preston, Peacock ( Anna Gayle group ), and Leslie Uggams, and toured with Chaka Khan, and wrote and produced Family, & Friends, a 14-song original soundtrack for Ms, which was released in 2005, and opened for Jocelyn Brown, Jaheim, Norman Connors, and Angela Bofill, as well as for her father at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia in 2006.
In March 2009, VH1 Classic Records issued the band-authorised Still Dangerous: Live At The Tower Theatre Philadelphia, 1977, a live CD recorded on the Bad Reputation tour.
Category: Philadelphia International Records artists
They would also reunite with Thom Bell and sign with Philadelphia International Records subsidiary TSOP Records in 1980 and released the single " Hurry Up This Way Again " in 1980, which was their biggest hit since " You Make Me Feel Brand New ".
Category: Philadelphia International Records artists
However, RCA lost the Philadelphia Orchestra during this period ; when Columbia Records settled quickly with the union, Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphians signed a new contract with Columbia and began making recordings in 1944.
Category: Philadelphia International Records artists
" After word got out about the popularity of this live " Captain Jack " recording in Philadelphia, people working for Columbia Records heard the recording and signed Joel to the label.
* In 1955 Columbia Records released a recording with Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Also contributing to the labels success was its distribution of Philadelphia International Records, which produced additional hit records by acts such as The Three Degrees and McFadden and Whitehead.
* Philadelphia International Records ( 1971 – 1984 )
Shaw places a series of newspaper advertisements, publicizing this price and asserting that his Grey Gull Records were " Better Than 75 cent Records ... MUCH better " ( ad in the Philadelphia Inquirer, 10 September 1922, p. 6 ) As well, Shaw introduced a new method of selling phonograph records ... one which would much later become standard practice in the record industry.
Swan Records was a mid-20th century United States based record label, founded in 1957, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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