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    Stunning in-depth investigation of how Philadelphia became the hottest city in the American pop music industry.! Thom Bell, Bobby Eli, John Madara, David White, The Harthon Team, Virtue's Sigma Sound Studio, Cameo-Parkway, Del Val, Merben, Arctic, The Intruders, The O´Jays, Billy Paul, Teddy Pendergrass, Eddie Holman, WDAS and so much more!

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