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Philadelphia International Records artists (34 P) Pages in category "Musical groups from Philadelphia" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 312 total.
Philadelphia soul, or Philly soul, is a form of soul music that emanated from Philadelphia during the mid-1960s. It provided a smoother alternative to the deep soul of the 1960s while maintaining the soul and emotion of popular R&B of the time. [ 16 ]
Manager from 1984–1985. The "energetic, frequently frenetic and occasionally tasteless tastemaker" Paris is a "legendary" figure in Philadelphia music. [24] His late-Sunday-night radio show on WXPN, Yesterday's Now Music Today (co-hosted with Roid Kafka), was the Philadelphia area's "first significant new music program." [25] David Wildman ...
The Hooters are an American rock band, which was founded in Philadelphia in 1980. [1] They combine elements of rock, reggae , ska , and folk music . The Hooters first gained major commercial success in the United States in the mid-1980s due to heavy radio airplay and MTV rotation of several songs, including " All You Zombies ", "Day by Day ...
Pink, an American pop singer from Doylestown, launched her music career in 1995. The Hooters, a rock band formed in Philadelphia in 1980 Poison, a glam metal band formed in 1983 in Mechanicsburg The Live Aid concert at John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia on July 13, 1985, featured Led Zeppelin, Mick Jagger, Bob Dylan, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Tom Petty and ...
An important source of exposing the Philadelphia region to this music were the DJs Jeff Jenkins and Steve Lukshides at WKDU, 91.7 FM, Drexel University's radio station and Eddie "Hacksaw" at University of Pennsylvania's WXPN, 88.5 FM. Music by some of the early Philadelphia hardcore bands were included on the 1983 compilation LP Get Off My Back ...
Categories and articles related to notable musicians presently or previously from Philadelphia. For musical groups associated with Philadelphia, see Category:Musical groups from Philadelphia . The main articles for this category are List of people from Philadelphia and Music of Philadelphia .
Paul Simon in Concert (also released under the titles "Live at the Tower Theatre" and "Live from Philadelphia") is a live concert video recording by Paul Simon and his touring band, recorded in Philadelphia during his 1980 tour in support of his One-Trick Pony album.