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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.
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 ...
The song is a cover of The Salsoul Orchestra's recording "Run Away", featuring American singer Loleatta Holloway from 1977. The new version was very successful in clubs and reached number-one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in the US.
Greatest Disco Hits: Music for Non-Stop Dancing is an album released by the Salsoul Orchestra in 1978 on Salsoul Records (LP record SA 8508). [1] It is noted for its pioneering use of slip-cueing , [ 2 ] known at the time as “disco blending,” a phrase coined by Walter Gibbons .
"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 ...