The unsung co-creator of the Sound of Philadelphia arranged Philly soul classics like this much-beloved message song that helped define the early disco era.
>>>"It remains a testament to the fact that in an alternate, funkier universe, there should have been an early, Black version of MTV that launched in the seventies as an hour-long weekly show. Possibly produced by Don Cornelius as another piece of his Soul Train empire (and welcoming artists of all colors as long as they were funky, just as Soul Train did), the ratings could have been so huge that it might have expanded to an entire channel. With the concept of cable TV conceived then and there, America’s living rooms would have been funked up for decades to come."<<<
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>>>"It remains a testament to the fact that in an alternate, funkier universe, there should have been an early, Black version of MTV that launched in the seventies as an hour-long weekly show. Possibly produced by Don Cornelius as another piece of his Soul Train empire (and welcoming artists of all colors as long as they were funky, just as Soul Train did), the ratings could have been so huge that it might have expanded to an entire channel. With the concept of cable TV conceived then and there, America’s living rooms would have been funked up for decades to come."<<<