Average White Band

Comprising the Philadelphia-spawned lead singers of the three foremost falsetto groups of
late-period soul --the Stylistics’ Russell Thompkins Jr., Blue Magic’s Ted Mills and the
Delfonics’ William Hart --the 3 Tenors of Soul are more than a cheeky gimmick. Conceived
and produced by Bobby Eli, a guitarist in the definitive Philly-sound studio band MFSB,
they’re an oldies act with a brain, like Mavis Staples doing freedom songs. Rath... More >