The Delfonics

The Delfonics were an American soul band of the late 1960s and early 1970s. They are regarded as important representatives of the Philadelphia Soul.

Members

• William Hart ( born January 17, 1945)
• Wilbert Hart ( * October 19, 1947 )
• Randy Cain ( born 2 May 1946), all singing

Band History

The brothers William and Wilbert Hart founded along with Randy Cain the early 1960s, The Delfonics in high school. In her hometown of Philadelphia, they were quickly becoming a household name of the local music scene. Your national breakthrough was achieved by The Delfonics in 1968 with the release of the single La La Means I Love You, considered the first recording for the Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia.

The style of the Delfonics was gentler than traditional soul music. She was strongly influenced by Phil Spector's Wall of Sound influenced productions. The band was productive and created numerous soul classics; next Did not I ( Blow Your Mind This Time ), Ready Or Not Here I Come ( Can not Hide From Love ) also La La Means I love You. This was covered in 1996 by Prince.

1971 Cain left the group and was replaced by Major Harris. The mid-1970s left after the commercial success of The Delfonics, and the band broke up in 1975. The music of the Delfonics experienced mid-1990s, a small renaissance, as the U.S. director Quentin Tarantino 's film Jackie Brown two songs of the Delfonics (La La Means I Love You and Did not I ( Blow Your Mind This Time ) ) used in a key scene and the song Across 110th Street by Bobby Womack as a musical leitmotif of the film. 1999 appeared the CD Forever New.