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The orchestra was formed in 1974 and was disbanded in 1982. Their music featured elements of Philadelphia soul, funk, Latin and disco. [1] The Salsoul Orchestra included up to 50 members and was created and masterminded for Salsoul Records by Philadelphia musician Vincent Montana, Jr. Montana wrote, arranged, conducted, produced and played on all of the orchestra's tracks until 1978, including ...
Members of Philadelphia musical group Salsoul Orchestra, active 1974–1983 Pages in category "Salsoul Orchestra members" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Vincent Montana Jr. (February 12, 1928 – April 13, 2013), known as Vince Montana, was an American composer, arranger, vibraphonist, and percussionist.He is best known as a member of MFSB and as the founder of the Salsoul Orchestra.
Ken Cayre, the head of Salsoul Records, decided to sign a number of famous musicians and bands to the label, hoping to "consolidate the success of the faceless Salsoul Orchestra", and Double Exposure was chosen as the newly signed band whose first release, "Ten Percent," would feature the orchestra and be promoted with a 12-inch single as well as the typical seven-inch format. [6]
Salsoul Orchestra; Skyy (band) Surface (band) W. Carol Williams (singer) This page was last edited on 19 February 2024, at 16:06 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
In 1977, Charo and the Salsoul Orchestra included the song on the album Cuchi Cuchi; In 1980, Lena Zavaroni included the song on her album Songs Are Such Good Things; In 2002, the Belgian band Swoop had a hit with their version. In 2014, the Ubisoft-based band Los Pimientos Locos recorded this song for the game Just Dance 2015.
"Run Away" is a 1977 disco single written by Ronnie James and Vincent Montana, Jr. and performed by the Salsoul Orchestra with featured vocals by Loleatta Holloway. The single was from the band's Magic Journey album. [1] Along with the tracks, "Magic Bird of Fire", and "Getaway", "Run Away" went to #3 on the US disco chart. [2]
It is the orchestra's second Christmas album. It is the follow-up to Christmas Jollies , but was not as successful as the first album, which was released in November 1976 and produced by Vincent Montana Jr. Side one features lead vocals by Wendell Morrison and Marian Rolle, who were with The Players Association on the 1980 album, We've Got The ...