RIP Thom Bell

[Jake from State Farm]

Along with Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff one of the architects of the Philly Sound

https://www.inquirer.com/news/thom-bell-sound-of-philadelphia-dead-obituary-20221222.html

 

[qtlaw]

Damn, he brought a lot of fun times to this youngster in the 60’s and 70’s ….and still today.

 

[maumann]

Man, there was nothing like having one of the ballads from the Delfonics or Stylistics on the record player and asking the tall girl in the miniskirt to slow dance at MYF. It was like an intentional walk to first base. Thom Bell led to a lot of "belly rubbing," as we called it back then.

RIP, good sir. Lots of neat memories from a much more innocent age.

 

[qtlaw]

Man, there was nothing like having one of the ballads from the Delfonics or Stylistics on the record player and asking the tall girl in the miniskirt to slow dance at MYF. It was like an intentional walk to first base. Thom Bell led to a lot of "belly rubbing," as we called it back then.

RIP, good sir. Lots of neat memories from a much more innocent age.

EXACTLY!!

 

[Corky Ramirez up on 94th St.]

“Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind)” brings an instant whistle-along in the car when that comes on.

I never realized it for most of my life but once I really started taking note of the Philly/Chicago/Detroit soul sound, you really can tell a difference.

 

[Starman]

MFSB; TSOP

 

[Starman]

Man, there was nothing like having one of the ballads from the Delfonics or Stylistics on the record player and asking the tall girl in the miniskirt to slow dance at MYF. It was like an intentional walk to first base. Thom Bell led to a lot of "belly rubbing," as we called it back then.

RIP, good sir. Lots of neat memories from a much more innocent age.

The Three Degrees.

 

[maumann]

"Sideshow" by Blue Magic is another Philly classic.