New York

New York is the home of venues such as The Apollo and the Uptown (now closed) in Harlem and the base for Atlantic Records Atlantic Records – Wikipedia

Los Angeles

Los Angeles At the height of the vintage soul scene in the 1960’s Los Angeles played a minor role. Today however many modern soul recordings originate from this city and Motown moved here from Detroit, setting up their new headquarters in the 1970’s.

Kenny Gamble And Leon Huff

Kenny Gamble And Leon Huff – the men behind the Philly Sound Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff were almost solely responsible for the Philly Sound –  a more seductive version of soul music. If you think of songs such as Me and Mrs Jones, Billy Paul and If You Don’t Know Me By Now, Harold … Read more