The Delfonics, y’all. Philly soul at its finest (from the 45 collection of spoonfedcornbread).
“Trying to Make a Fool of Me” was the second single off the Delfonics’ wondrous self-titled LP. It debuted on Billboard’s R&B singles chart on June 13, 1970, and barely snuck into the Top 40.
If you can tell me a better use of the harp in a pop record... well, forget it, because you can’t.
And if William Hart’s soaring falsetto makes you want to hear more, I’ve got something nice coming up in a minute...
UPDATE (09/13/07): Oh crap, y’all. Looks like YouTube has suspended spoonfedcornbread’s account! If you try to check out any of his spinning platters, it’ll say: “This video has been removed due to terms of use violation.”
Dammit. Dee-double-dammit. I sure hope my calling attention to him didn’t lead to his downfall. I didn’t even know this was illegal. He was just an oldies deejay to me... playing cool records and getting people excited about music... bringing back sweet memories...
Shit. I don’t even have a way to contact him and find out what the deal is. We communicated through YouTube messages. Wow. I couldn’t wait to embed 45s like “I’m Doin’ Fine Now” and “Remember Me.”
Spoonfed Cornbread's account has been suspended, and all the videos of the 45s taken down. Two words for you: The Man.
ReplyDeleteI discovered this just as you were leaving this comment, Shamus. Aw hell...
ReplyDeleteDumb-ass me, I didn't even know this was quasi-illicit or whatever. Maybe I shouldn't have tried to draw attention to him (by name).
Really very sad! But thanks for posting all of those oldies. Hope in some time we will see / hear again.
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