By any measurement, the O'Jays must be considered one of the most important Soul Music groups of the past 40 years. Originally a regionally popular act in Cleveland (and in fact named after local deejay Eddie O'Jay), the group was together for a decade before getting a major break by teaming with young songwriter/producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff... Click Here for the full biography
And while the trio won the most fame for their years at Philadelphia International Records, in 1991 they proved to still have the magic, as they created a brilliant cover of a Bob Dylan song and took it near the top of the R&B charts. Check out this weeks SoulTracks Lost Gem, "Emotionally Yours," and tell us what you think!
By any measurement, the O'Jays must be considered one of the most important Soul Music groups of the past 40 years. Originally a regionally popular act in Cleveland (and in fact named after local deejay Eddie O'Jay), the group was together for a decade before getting a major break by teaming with young songwriter/producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff... Click Here for the full biography
And while the trio won the most fame for their years at Philadelphia International Records, in 1991 they proved to still have the magic, as they created a brilliant cover of a Bob Dylan song and took it near the top of the R&B charts. Check out this weeks SoulTracks Lost Gem, "Emotionally Yours," and tell us what you think!
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