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MFSB albums featuring Norman Harris
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| | Best Of MFSB: Love Is The Message CD (1995)
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THE BEST OF MFSB is a collection of instrumentals recorded by Philadelphia International Records' famed in-house backup band, Mother, Father, Sister, Brother--better known as MFSB.
Triangulate a midpoint somewhere between Philly soul, Space Age Bachelor Pad lounge sounds, and disco fever, ...
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 Mfsb Lyrics and Songs
Popular or famous Mfsb songs: Freddie's Dead, K Jee, MFSB, My One and Only Love, Cheaper to Keep Her, Sexy, Touch Me in the Morning. More music songs Mysteries of the World, Let's Go Disco, South Philly, Lay in Low, Back Stabbers, Bitter Sweet, Interlude 1, My Mood, Poinciana, Tsop Lyrics. More music lyrics and songs Love Is the Message Lyrics, Family Affair Lyrics, Philadelphia Freedom Lyrics.
Mfsb Biography
As backing musicians for the likes of the O'Jays, the Spinners, and the Stylistics, among others, and the house band for Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff's Philadelphia International label, the instrumental outfit MFSB (Mother Father Sister Brother) were a crucial element in the creation of the Philly Soul sound of the 1970s. Marked by mellow yet funky grooves and lush orchestration, MFSB's music was an early template for disco (especially the track "Love is the Message"), and their song "T.S.O.P." became the theme for the long-running TV show SOUL TRAIN. Disagreements with Gamble & Huff led to the demise of the outfit, although many members would go on to play in the Salsoul Orchestra, the house band for Salsoul Records.
Key Personnel
| Member Name | Worked With | | Don Renaldo | O'Jays, Wilson Pickett, Fania All Stars, Fat Larry's Band, Major Harris, Intruders, Jones Girls, Grace Jones, Love Committee | | Lenny Pakula | Manhattans, Harold Melvin, Laura Nyro, O'Jays, Billy Paul, Teddy Pendergrass, Blue Magic, Intruders, Wilson Pickett | | Leon Huff | O'Jays, Jacksons, Harold Melvin, Teddy Pendergrass, Bob Wills, Archie Bell, Intruders, Jones Girls | | Anthony Jackson | Al DiMeola, Lee Ritenour, Michel Petrucciani, Michel Camilo, Will Downing, George Benson, Alejandro Sanz, Earl Klugh, Paul Simon, Jorge Dalto | | Tony Williams | Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Stan Getz, Great Jazz Trio, George Benson, Ron Carter, Stanley Clarke, Mccoy Tyner, Michel Petrucciani | | Larry Washington | O'Jays, David Bowie, B.B. King, Teddy Pendergrass, Loleatta Holloway, Blue Magic, Carol Douglas, Major Harris, Elton John, Laura Nyro | | Earl Young | Blue Magic, O'Jays, B.B. King, Trammps, Major Harris, Phyllis Hyman, Manhattans, Harold Melvin, Billy Paul, Teddy Pendergrass | | Evette Benton | Loleatta Holloway, Major Harris, France Joli, Michael Mcdonald, O'Jays, Teddy Pendergrass, Cat Stevens, Blue Magic, Gloria Gaynor, Phyllis Hyman | | Carla Benson | Major Harris, Loleatta Holloway, France Joli, Michael Mcdonald, O'Jays, Teddy Pendergrass, Cat Stevens, Blue Magic, Gloria Gaynor, Ben Harper | | Barbara Ingram | Major Harris, Loleatta Holloway, France Joli, Michael Mcdonald, O'Jays, Teddy Pendergrass, Cat Stevens, Blue Magic, Gloria Gaynor, J. Geils Band | | Roland Chambers | O'Jays, B.B. King, Blue Magic, Teddy Pendergrass, Phyllis Hyman, Jacksons, Manhattans, Harold Melvin, Laura Nyro, Billy Paul | | Norman Harris | B.B. King, Harold Melvin, O'Jays, Blue Magic, Major Harris, Loleatta Holloway, Manhattans, Laura Nyro, Billy Paul, Teddy Pendergrass | | Vince Montana | Blue Magic, O'Jays, Major Harris, B.B. King, Manhattans, Harold Melvin, Laura Nyro, Billy Paul, Teddy Pendergrass, Archie Bell | | Bobby Eli | O'Jays, Blue Magic, Major Harris, Manhattans, Harold Melvin, Billy Paul, Teddy Pendergrass, Trammps, Deniece Williams, George Clinton | | Dexter Wansel | Teddy Pendergrass, Blue Magic, Grover Washington, Jr., Phyllis Hyman, Pieces Of A Dream, Heaven & Earth, Intruders, Jackson 5, Miles Jaye | | Bob Malach | Mike Stern, Bob Mintzer, Marc Cohn, Robben Ford, Arto Lindsay, Spyro Gyra, Jennifer Warnes, Dave Weckl, Stevie Wonder, Mose Allison | | Ronnie Baker | Harold Melvin, B.B. King, Billy Paul, Danger Danger, Major Harris, Tubby Hayes, Jackie Moore, Laura Nyro, Teddy Pendergrass | | T.J. Tindall | Loleatta Holloway, Phyllis Hyman, O'Jays, Robert Palmer, Joe Simon, Blue Magic, Taio Cruz, Edison Electric Band, Five Special, Intruders | | Evan Solot | Philly Sound Orchestra, Salsoul Orchestra | | Dennis Harris | Teddy Pendergrass, Five Special, Gloria Gaynor, Major Harris, Intruders, Jackson 5, Jacksons, Jones Girls, Manhattans, McFadden & Whitehead | | Eddie Green | Pat Martino, Rachelle Ferrell, O'Jays, Billy Paul, Henry Paul, Intruders | | Karl Chambers | Teddy Pendergrass, O'Jays, Intruders, Orlons, Dee Dee Sharp | | Bill Lamb | Elvin Bishop, Brothers Johnson, Rodney Crowell, Michael Allen Harrison, Quincy Jones, Tower Of Power, Narada Michael Walden, Elton John, John Mayall | | David Cruse | Loleatta Holloway, Jacksons, O'Jays, Teddy Pendergrass, Intruders, Jackson 5, Jones Girls, McFadden & Whitehead | | Anthony Bell | Vivian Green, Idaho, Teddy Pendergrass, Jill Scott, 5, Raheem Devaughn, Kindred The Family Soul, Jazmine Sullivan | | Quinton Joseph | Phyllis Hyman, Tyrone Davis, Teddy Pendergrass, Aretha Franklin, Heaven & Earth, Loleatta Holloway, Jones Girls, Curtis Mayfield, O'Jays | | Harold Williams | O'Jays, Gregg Allman, BBC Sym. / Beecham, Bloodstone, Miles Davis, Goose Creek Symphony, Sea Level | | Billy Friday Johnson | John Lee Hooker, Maze, Joyce Cooling, Tiedye Keith, Ray Anthony, Hadley J. Castille, Tanya Fermin, George Howard, Lisa Madison | | Carlton "Cotton" Kent | Blue Magic, Loleatta Holloway, Major Harris, Five Special, Grace Jones, Love Committee, Curtis Mayfield, Trammps | | James "Hal" Smith | Burning Spear, Underoath, Fats Waller, Betty Davis, Mario, Superdude | | Joel Bryant | Tramaine Hawkins, Lili Anel, Jones Girls, George Michael, Rev. Stefanie R. Minatee, Phil Roy, Brian Trainor, Susan Werner, Womack & Womack | | Casey James | Phyllis Hyman, Elton John, Spinners, Unwritten Law | | Leroy Bell | Tony Gable, Phyllis Hyman | | John R. Faith | Gloria Gaynor | | Miguel Fuentes | France Joli, Hi Gloss, Idjut Boys, Jones Girls, Patti LaBelle, Nightlife Unlimited, Ultimate, Grover Washington, Jr. | | Larry McKenna | Craig Raymond, Buddy DeFranco Featured With The Al Raymond All Star Jazz Band, City Rhythm Orchestra, Pete Smyser, John Swana, Frank Tiberi | | Steve Gold | Doug Macleod, Annie Moscow, Sister Sledge | | Winston Gay |
Worked With
Teddy Pendergrass, O'Jays, Jacksons, Elton John, Patti LaBelle, Intruders
Contemporaries
Earth, Wind & Fire, The O'Jays, Teddy Pendergrass, The Chi-Lites, Chic, The Average White Band, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, The Delfonics, The Stylistics, The Three Degrees, The Trammps (Disco), B.T. Express, The Salsoul Orchestra, The Undisputed Truth, The Blackbyrds, The Persuaders, The Floaters, Mel & Tim, The Futures, Love Unlimited Orchestra
Followers
Luther Vandross, Jamiroquai, Keith Sweat, Jamie Lidell, Gerald LeVert, Sylvester, Loleatta Holloway, Johnny Gill, First Choice
Influences
Smokey Robinson, Curtis Mayfield, Quincy Jones, Booker T. & the MG's, Donald Byrd, The Bar-Kays, David Axelrod (Producer/Arranger), The J.B.'s, Junior Walker & the All-Stars, The Funk Brothers
More Music Artists
Madder Mortem, Alan Gilbert
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