The Phillies 7th annual Sound of Philadelphia Night
The Phillies and Philadelphia International Records are teaming up to host the 7th annual Sound of Philadelphia Celebration on Friday, June 18, at Citizens Bank Park, prior to the 7:05 p.m. game against the Minnesota Twins.
Held in honor of Black Music Month, the evening pays tribute to the legendary music of Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff.
Billy Paul, the Philadelphia soul singer whose Grammy Award-winning No. 1 single “Me & Mrs. Jones” introduced him to the rest of the world. His vocal versatility spans the spectrum of musical styles from jazz to sophisticated R&B to ballads, and the recent Philadelphia Walk of Fame inductee continues to captivate live audiences on every continent.
The Original Intruders (Phil Terry and Robert “Big Sonny” Edwards): As the first group to have hit songs under the direction of Gamble & Huff, they played a major role in the rise of the Sound of Philadelphia. Their 1968 hit, “Cowboys to Girls,” topped the R&B charts, was a Top 10 pop hit, and became the template for what would become the Philly Sound. And let’s not forget their follow-up hit, “(Love Is Like a) Baseball Game.”
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