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Today’s trax includes Dee Dee Sharp Gamble, David Simmons, Steve Arrington, Hardsoul featuring Ron Carroll

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Ooh child – Dee Dee Sharpe Gamble – (Former Cameo-Parkway artist and hit-maker was assigned to her husband’s label Philadelphia International Records … from her first P.I.R. album came this said trak which was originally a hit for “The Five Stairsteps” also known as ‘The Burke Family’ – real life siblings)

Locked up in a groove – David Simmons (Sounding similar to Teddy Pendergrass vocally – rumour has it that he was offered the job to replace him with The Blue Notes … assigned to local production company/label ‘W.M.O.T’ where he was produced by Butch Ingram with their musical family support unit)

Crazy about you – Steve Arrington (Former ‘Slave’ drummer and vocalist who later fronted his ‘Hall of Fame’ band … releasing his retrospective double cd on Tummy Touch which also includes some of his Salsoul & Atlantic catalogue)

Back together – Hardsoul featuring Ron Carroll (Dutch brothers Rogier & Greg Van Bueren are Djs/producers and label owners … they commissioned Chicago based Ron as co-writer and vocalist for this trak who is known for his productions on Afterhour & Body Music Records)

Trax feat. Keith Washington feat. Letita Body, David Simmons, Steve Arrington’s Hall of Fame, Divine Soul feat. Michelle Weeks

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Let me make love to you –  Keith Washington featuring Letita Body (Keith’s second album “You make it easy’ includes this duet with former “Body” vocalist who were affliated to MCA Records … a ‘Qwest Records’ release)

Locked up in a groove  –  David Simmons (Philadelphia based David was credited to be vocally similar to Teddy Pendergrass – David wanted to be known as an individual rather than a carbon-copy … signed to WMOT Records where he released two albums including ‘The World belongs to me’)

Weak at the knees  –  Steve Arrington’s Hall of Fame  (Having been the vocalist in one of U.S. premier Funk band “Slave” – former Ohio based Steve departed and later formed ‘Hall of Fame’ which pacted with Atlantic Records … sampled by Ice Cube)

Search N (Higher Ground)  –  Divine Soul feat. Michelle Weeks (New York born Michelle became as a background vocalist before venturing into House/Garage genre as lead and/or featured … co-written by Michelle and released on Strictly Rhythm Records)