I miss you part 1 philadelphia international golden oldies usa. With his blue notes, the gentle crooner was at the forefront of the 1970s philly soul movement. Founded in philadelphia, pennsylvania in the middle of the 1950s as the charlemagnes, the group is most noted for several hits on gamble and huffs philadelphia international label. Sporting their trademark lush, stringladen production from gamble and huff who also wrote about half the albums material, the smooth soul outfit delivers a mix of deep soul balladry and uptempo dance tracks. Harold melvin and the bluenotes successful singing. Harold melvin and the bluenotes featuring theodore. Paul williams, 1 december 1934, philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa. A comprehensive round up of harold melvin and the blue notes tenure at philadelphia international between 1972 and early 1977 running from i miss you to dont leave me this way in a fabulous collection that keeps on giving. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Soul funk disco male vocal quintet from philadelphia, pa. Choose country ireland 1 uk 1 see harold melvin and the blue notes or teddy pendergrass.
They had a pop singles chart entry in 1959 with i dont know what it is. The song intro medley quickly became a success and made. Harold melvin and the blue notes featuring teddy p. One of the original member bernard williams 3 then started his own group the original blue notes. Harold melvins blue notes tickets 2020, harold melvins blue notes tour dates 2020, harold melvins blue notes schedule 2020. Harold melvin and the bluenotes i miss you duration. They have powerful lyrics backed by heavenly melodies. Quintessential philly soul group whose hits ranged from sweeping, protodisco dance.
The love i lost part 2 philadelphia international usa. Harold melvin and the bluenotes discography usa 45cat. Harold melvin and the bluenotes discography uk 45cat. Although paul had been an active singer in the philadelphia area since the 50s, singing in jazz clubs and briefly with harold melvin and the blue notes, it was not until he met producer kenny.
This is the first album without teddy pendergrass, david ebo was his replacement. Harold melvins blue notes concert schedule no events. Harold melvin, the bluenotes if you dont know me by now 03. Harold melvins blue notes tickets, upcoming schedule. Also joining the blue notes were dwight johnson and william spratley. Explore releases from harold melvin and the blue notes at discogs. The group, which featured harold melvin, donald broody and bernard williams 3 signed with the small new yorkbased label josie records in 1954. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from harold melvin and the blue notes at the discogs.
As one of the most reliable and trusted sources for premium event seating and harold melvins blue notes tickets, we offer a comprehensive and userfriendly platform for all our customers. Starting their career as the charlemagnes in 1954, philadelphian harold melvin and his blue notes notched up nine hit singles in the uk and many more in the us. Quintessential philly soul group whose hits ranged from sweeping, protodisco dance to silky, smoldering ballads. The bluenotes were a 50s vocal group from asheboro, nc, consisting of ralph harrington, pat patterson, tom underwood, and joe tanner.
Became one of the most popular soul acts of the philly soul scene of the 70s. Find harold melvin discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. Click add to my bands below and well notify you when harold melvins blue notes announces shows in your area. This would be the last album to include teddy pendergrass before he left the group for a solo career the album features the hit singles wake up everybody and tell the world how i. Hope that we can be together soon harold melvin and the blue notes b. Harold melvin and the blue notes talk it up tell everybody. Harold melvins blue notes came on the jazz blues scene with the appearance of the album harold melvins blue notes live in concert published on april 11, 2007. This, their debut album for the abc records label, was recorded in 1976 and released in 1977. Harold melvin and the bluenotes featuring theodore pendergrass discography all countries. Sharon paige and harold melvin and the blue notes a. Harold melvin and the blue notes discography uk 45cat. Harold melvin was one of the driving forces behind philadelphia soul, leading his group the blue notes to the top of the charts during their stint on kenny gamble and leon huffs philadelphia international label.
Find harold melvin discography, albums and singles on allmusic. By 1976, pendergrass left the band over billing disputes and embarked on a solo career. Albums include wake up everybody, if you dont know me by now let me into your world, and the love i lost part 1 the love i lost part 2. The blue notes were formed by harold melvin in philadelphia, pa in 1954. Harold melvin and the blue notes is one classy and stylish group on top of it all.
Founded in philadelphia, pennsylvania in the middle of the 1950s as the charlemagnes, the group is most noted for several hits on gamble and huffs philadelphia international label between 1972 and. Harold melvin and the blue notes discography discogs. The line up of melvin, pendergrass probably the most famous member, bernard wilson, lawrence. Two more albums came out in the early eighties, but they never again reached the. The group were signed to the philadelphia international record label in the early 1950s as the charlemagnes but the name was changed to the bluenotes in 1954. Meanwhile, harold melvin and the blue notes, with david ebbo as replacement singer, bounced over to abc records and released their last substantial hit, reaching for the world.
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