Philly Soul Singer Billy Paul Dies at 81: Manager
Philadelphia soul singer Billy Paul died at the age of 81 Sunday morning, according to his manager.
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Philadelphia soul singer Billy Paul died at the age of 81 Sunday morning, according to his manager.
Click to copy Fifty years ago, a new label started by two esteemed hitmakers turned the corner on the crossover soul-pop of Motown and gritty Southern R&B of Stax/Volt, which had defined the sound of Black America in the '60s. The new label offered a new style for a new decade, from a new geographical hub of elite writers, producers, singers, arrangers and session players. The Sound of Philadelphia was promised, and for the next 10 years and beyond, the Sound of Philadelphia was delivered. Philadelphia International Records, founded by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, was formed in 1971 from the a...