Over the last 40 years, it has been extremely rare for an instrumental to top the Billboard Hot 100. That makes it all the harder to believe that during a five-year span in the mid-1970s, no fewer ...
A 1974 smash hit made music history when it climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100—and did something no song had ever done before. Fifty-two years ago today, “TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)” ...
Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff got some things done in the early '70s. They launched Philadelphia International Records, the first soul label ever to really challenge Motown's commercial dominance. They ...
In 1974, "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" became the first TV theme song to Hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100—and it was recorded by a supersized studio house band. Only a handful of other TV ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1974, "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" became the first TV theme song to Hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100—and it was ...