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Unpredictable and brilliant, Todd Rundgren wrote the playbook for how not to get into the Hall of Fame. Dan DeLuca, The Philadelphia Inquirer Back in 2014, when Hall & Oates was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, I asked Daryl Hall who first came to mind when he thought of other deserving Philly acts whose achievements had long been ignored. Hall mentioned Chubby Checker and Teddy Pendergrass, the transcendent front man for Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, before another obvious answer dawned on him. “Todd!” he exclaimed. “Todd Rundgren should be in the Rock & ...

Share this article Share this article CHICAGO, March 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Executive Producer Chaz Ebert announces that "Mr. SOUL!", the award-winning documentary, has been nominated for Outstanding Documentary (Film), Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture) and Outstanding Writing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture) at the 52 nd NAACP Image Awards. The ceremony annually celebrates the outstanding achievements and performances of people of color in the arts and airs at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 27 on BET.  Grammy Award winners Robert Glasper and Lalah Hathawa...

Skip to main content Currently Reading Neil Young and Crazy Horse's Frank 'Poncho' Sampedro on New Live LP, Why He Left the Band Neil Young and Crazy Horse's Frank 'Poncho' Sampedro on New Live LP, Why He Left the Band With the release of 1990 live set 'Way Down in the Rust Bucket,' the guitarist looks back at decades on the road with Young's iconic group Andy Greene, provided by

Reissue CDs Weekly: The Misunderstood - Children Of The Sun The Complete Recordings (1965-1966) | reviews, news & interviews Reissue CDs Weekly: The Misunderstood - Children Of The Sun The Complete Recordings (1965-1966) Reissue CDs Weekly: The Misunderstood - Children Of The Sun The Complete Recordings (1965-1966) Definitive statement on the John Peel-lauded psychedelic pioneers by Kieron TylerSunday, 28 February 2021 On 31 December 1966, the Daily Mail's Virginia Ironside got to grips with a new trend in pop music. Under the heading “The bleeps take over”, Jimmy Hendrix ( ...

Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff and Thom Bell tell the tale of Philly soul. Leon Huff, Thom Bell and Kenneth Gamble (from left) in Philadelphia in 1973. Credit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images. From scorching message songs to sexy ballads, laidback steppers to boogie joints, the catalog of Philadelphia International Records (PIR) is both unmistakably bold and warmly enticing. Spearheaded by the influential songwriting and production partnership of Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff, along with invaluable input from their colleague Thom Bell, a producer, arranger and musician, the label put out 15 Gold...