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Author Jackson, John A., 1943-

Title A house on fire : the rise and fall of Philadelphia soul / John A. Jackson
Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 338 pages) : illustrations
Contents I'll get by (1942-1962) -- Who do you love (1963) -- Mixed-up shook-up girl (1964) -- Expressway to your heart (1965-1967) -- Cowboys to girls (1968) -- Only the strong survive (1969) -- Betcha by golly, wow (1970-1971) -- Love train (1972) -- Am I black enough for you? (1973) -- I'll be around (1974) -- TSOP (the sound of Philadelphia) (1975) -- Wake up everybody (1975) -- Philadelphia freedom (1976) -- Kiss and say goodbye (1977-1978) -- Ain't no stoppin' us now (1979-1982) -- Love, need, and want you (1983-2001)
Summary Gamble, Huff, and Bell were the pre-eminent soul music producers of the 1970s. This book tells the story of their meteoric rise, their years of unstoppable success, and their demise from payola, competition, a tough economy, and the inevitability of changing popular tastes
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-328) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Gamble, Kenny
Huff, Leon
Bell, Thom
SUBJECT Bell, Thom fast
Gamble, Kenny fast
Huff, Leon fast
Subject Philadelphia soul (Music) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History and criticism
Philadelphia soul (Music)
Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780195149722
0195149726