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Philadelphia Soul - Wikipedia
Philadelphia Soul - Wikipedia
Philadelphia
Style
Due to the emphasis on sound and
arrangement and the relative anonymity of
many of the style's players, Philadelphia
soul is often considered a producers'
genre.[2] Bunny Sigler, Kenny Gamble and
Leon Huff were credited with developing
the genre.[3][4]
See also
Philadelphia International Records
Sigma Sound Studios
Philadelphia Freedom by The Elton John
Band, written for Billie Jean King and her
Philadelphia Freedoms professional
tennis team and part dedicated to the
Philadelphia sound
References
1. Zollo, Paul (1997-08-21). Songwriters
On Songwriting . Da Capo Press.
p. 118. ISBN 978-0-306-80777-0.
2. "Philly Soul Music Genre Overview -
AllMusic" . AllMusic. Retrieved
19 June 2018.
3. "Bunny Sigler, Who Helped Create
1970s Philly Sound, Dies" . NBC
Philadelphia. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
4. Morrison, Jim. "Forty Years of
Philadelphia Sound" . Smithsonian
Magazine. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
5. Rizik, Chris. "R.I.P. Legendary soul
music producer Bobby Martin" .
SoulTracks. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
. Jackson, John A. (2004). A House on
Fire: The Rise and Fall of Philadelphia
Soul . New York: Oxford University
Press. p. 115. ISBN 0195149726.
Retrieved 18 June 2020.
7. Van Schaik, Lauren. "Today in Music
History: Bowie Starts Recording at
Sigma Sound" . laurenvanschaik.com.
Archived from the original on 2
February 2016. Retrieved 25 January
2016.
Further reading
Cummings, Tony (1975). The Sound of
Philadelphia. London: Eyre Methuen.
Jackson, John A. (2004). A House on
Fire: The Rise and Fall of Philadelphia
Soul. New York: Oxford University Press.
ISBN 0-19-514972-6.
Moore, Dave & Thornton, Jason (2016).
The There's That Beat! Guide to THE
PHILLY SOUND. Stockholm: Premium
Publishing. ISBN 978-91-89136-86-1.
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