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Celebrating Excellence in Music- The Sound of Philadelphia- Honoring my Dad the late Roland Chambers III #musicindustry #TSOP
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• Roland L. Chambers III, a composer, arranger, producer and guitarist.
Mr. Chambers worked with many artists from the Philadelphia sound including Teddy Pendergrass, Phyllis Hyman, and the O’Jays. He was the lead guitarist for MFSB (Mother, Father, Sister, Brother), the studio band for Philadelphia International Records where, in 1974, reached the top of the charts with ‘TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia). The record became the theme song for the music program Soul Train.
Mr. Chambers began playing the guitar as a teenager. He attended the Philadelphia Conservatory of Music and formed a group with his brother Karl Chambers called The Realtos. Roland enjoyed a longtime musical collaboration with Kenneth Gamble, co-founder of Philadelphia International Records.
In their youth, the two sang together in a group called the Romeos (the Philadelphia version) and later joined forces at the record company, Philadelphia International Records with co-founders Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. Roland also toured with Motown’s Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell as their musical director.
Over the next two decades, Roland arranged, composed, produced and played guitar on recordings by singers such as Dusty Springfield, Lou Rawls, the Temptations, B.B. King, The O Jays, The Spinners and many more. His work has been sampled by Jay Z and T.I. Click on the link to see his discography #blackhistory365 #musicindustry #musicbusiness #musician
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