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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 featuring Dee Dee Sharp Gamble, Tuxedo Junction, Salsoul Orchestra, Adeva

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I’m not in love – Dee Dee Sharp Gamble (Former ‘Cameo Parkway’ recording artist known for the hit and dance craze “Mashed Potato” records a Soulful version of the U.K. group “10CC” evergreen … released on her husband’s Philadelphia International Records)

Chattanooga Choo Choo – Tuxedo Junction (Made famous by Glen Miller Orchestra … released by A.J. Cervantes’s Butterfly Records and produced by Laurin Rinder & Michael J Lewis of ‘El Co Co’ fame)

Getaway – Salsoul Orchestra (Headed by vibra-harpist, writer, arranger, producer Vince Montana Junior and also features former MFSB musicians … from the album “Magic Journey” recorded at Sigma Sound, Philadelphia – originally a hit for ‘Earth, Wind & Fire’)

Respect – Adeva (Written by Otis Redding and became a hit for both Otis & Aretha Franklin individually … produced by Smack Productions, remixed by Paul Simpson – from the self-titled album and released on Cooltempo Records in the U.K)

Trax. feat. Robert Owens, Dee Dee Sharp Gamble, Noel Pointer, Mood 11 Swing

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One love   –  Robert Owens (Robert is known as ‘One of the Founding Fathers of House Music’ – as he was part of the trio the “Fingers Inc” – which also includes writer/arranger/producer Larry Heard … double cd was released on Germany’s Compost Records featuring various producers)

Just as long as i know you’re mine  –  Dee Dee Sharp Gamble (Having being a hit-maker at a young age with a trak which started a dance in the same vein as Chubby Checker’s  “The Twist” … Dee Dee later recorded for her husband’s Kenneth Gamble’s own label)

Rainstorm  –  Noel Pointer (Violinist Noel was assigned to Jazz phenomenon Blue Note Records – his first solo album “Phantazia” was produced by future label heads Dave Grusin & Larry Rosen of GRP fame known for discovering Angela Bofill)

Can’t get away  –  Mood 11 Swing featuring Caroline Johnson (Mood 11 Swing were just one of the pseudonyms of duo John Ciafone & Lem Springfield … their productions and compositions were released on a variety of labels including King Street Sounds, Groove On, Defected and others)