His biggest hits included foundational Philly Sound songs "Hey, Western Union Man" and "Only The Strong Survive," written ...
In an exhibition, designed as a joyful but incomplete stroll, the musical phenomenon is placed in its original context as a ...
The future politician who later served on the County Board became famous performing with the Impressions, which also included ...
Darius Slay had a big role in the Philadelphia Eagles' historic Super Bowl run, helping the team boast the NFL's top-ranked ...
Chicago soul giant Jerry Butler, a singer with Curtis Mayfield's Impressions and a Windy City politician, has died. He was 85 ...
Jerry Butler, the veteran soul hitmaker who became a local Chicago politician, has passed away. Butler was suffering from ...
The soul icon who formed the group with the late Curtis Mayfield, notched 38 career Billboard Hot 100 singles over his long ...
The City Sounds Music orchestra pays homage to Black-owned record labels Philadelphia International and Motown Records, 2-3:30 p.m., Elmont Memorial Library, 700 Hempstead Tpke., free ...
His last top-10 hit, “I Wanna Do It to You” (No. 7, 1977), came during a brief association with Motown; a stint at Philadelphia International failed to recapture the magic of past collaborations.
Joan grew up in Detroit’s suburbs in the shadow of Motown Records ... Clover nods back to Hoover’s early career days in Philadelphia and includes Wonderbird, (a rice-based gin), beet ...