Over the last 40 years, it has been extremely rare for an instrumental to top the Billboard Hot 100. That makes it all the harder to believe that during a five-year span in the mid-1970s, no fewer ...
A groundbreaking 1974 track made music history when it became the first TV theme song to top the charts — and its influence ...
Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff got some things done in the early '70s. They launched Philadelphia International Records, the first soul label ever to really challenge Motown's commercial dominance. They ...
PHILADELPHIA — With preparations under way for a 40th anniversary celebration next year, Philadelphia International Records (PIR) is starting the party early with the grand opening this weekend of The ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 1974 smash hit made music history when it climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100—and did something no song had ever done ...
In 1974, "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" became the first TV theme song to Hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100—and it was recorded by a supersized studio house band. Only a handful of other TV ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1974, "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" became the first TV theme song to Hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100—and it was ...