The live music calendar in Philly goes dark at Christmas, but only for a moment, with both hometown acts and regional touring bands getting gigs in the days before the big New Year’s Eve blowouts. The ...

Thom Bell, one of the key architects of the richly-orchestrated Philly Soul sound ... "This man contributed so much to my love of music and helped me get through the hell that is high school." ...

The final pre-Christmas week in Philly music is about hometown artists settling in for hometown shows. Musiq Soulchild, Matt ...

Philadelphia soul legends The Stylistics are preparing to release their first new studio album since 2008, a star-studded 21-track collection called Falling in Love with My Girl. The album ...

Airrion Love (from left), Jason Sharp ... The Stylistics were champions of what became known as smooth Philly soul, along with groups like the O’Jays, the Spinners, and Harold Melvin & the ...

My lifelong love of soul music is truly across the spectrum. Appeared on BBC's Mastermind in 2012 with specialist subject of Philadelphia soul music with leading score on specialist round.