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| | page= 270}}</ref> As one of the first groups to have ] ]s under the direction of writer-producers ] and ], they had a major influence on the development of ]. | |||
| The four original members of the group were : Sam "Little Sonny" Brown, Eugene "Bird" Daughtry, Phillip "Phil" Terry and Robert "Big Sonny" Edwards. | |||
| The Intruders are still going strong and performing today with members of the group that Eugene "Bird" Daughtry had formed together back in 1981,which included, Michael Singletary, Calvin Hines, and Glenn Montgomery whom kept the group alive and still is the leader of the group today. This group of Intruders has gone through many personnel changes since 1981 with the return of Robert "Bobby Starr "Ferguson. Michael Singletary and Calvin Hines whom performed with Bird in the 80s' have returned with Michael replacing Bobby as lead singer. They also compliment the other singers in the group James Murphy and Philip Gay whom the both of them have long histories as Intruders.They did a great job on the 2013 Maiden Voyage SoulTrain Cruise and continue every year to do great concerts in California on The Pacific Concert Tours, They have also performed in Rick Watson's, My Husband John of McFadden and Whitehead stage play in Philadelphia at the Kimmel Center. They are presently working on some future major tours and possibly some recording dates. | |||
| ==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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| Formed around 1960, the group originally consisted of Sam "Little Sonny" Brown, Eugene "Bird" Daughtry, Phillip "Phil" Terry and Robert "Big Sonny" Edwards.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs">{{cite book | |||
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| | year= 1978 | |||
| | title= The Book of Golden Discs | |||
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| | publisher= Barrie and Jenkins Ltd | |||
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| | isbn= 0-214-20512-6}}</ref> In 1969, Sam Brown was replaced as lead ] by ], only to rejoin the group in 1973. | |||
| In 1965, when ]s and ]s Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff first contemplated leaving the ] ] to risk launching their own label, the vocalists on which they pinned all their hopes and venture capital were The Intruders. Like many other subsequent acts the duo produced, which included ] and ], The Intruders had already developed a vocal sound that was both theirs and uniquely ''Philadelphian''.<ref></ref> | |||
| Brown, Daughtry, Terry and Edwards had been ] and performing one-off ] together since 1961, blending Philly's street corner ] tradition with black gospel fervor. The result was neither as ]-infected as ], nor as ]y and ]-inflected as ]. The sound which The Intruders refined for the ], ] and ] imprints reflected a different attitude than either Stax or Motown.<ref></ref> | |||
| ]'s success with The Intruders helped convince ] to grant them the money to launch Philadelphia International. Gamble and Huff acknowledged that their work with The Intruders was the foundation of what they called "The Sound Of Philadelphia".<ref></ref> | |||
| The Intruders, meanwhile, were undergoing some internal turmoil. When the group resurfaced on the 1970 Gamble ], ''When We Get Married'', lead singer Brown was replaced by ].<ref></ref> The title song, "When We Get Married" (R&B #8, ] #45), a ] ], became a hit on the ], as was the follow-up "Win, Place Or Show (She's A Winner)" (] #14).<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> Starr's tenure with the group included '']'' television appearances, and the rare collector's single, "I'm Girl Scoutin".<ref></ref> Brown returned to the group in 1973 for the album ''Save The Children'', which spawned The Intruders' last two big hits, "I Wanna Know Your Name" (R&B #9, Pop #60) and "]" (R&B #6, Pop #36). Kenny Gamble's mother Ruby, the inspiration for "I'll Always Love My Mama", died 10 March 2012 in Mount Airy, Pennsylvania, at age 96. | |||
| "]" (R&B #1, Pop #6) remains the only ] single of their career. It was awarded an ] ] for one million sales in mid May 1968.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs"/> It was ] by the ]. Other covers of their hit singles included "Together", which was recorded by ] on their ''Silk 'N' Soul'' LP, as well as ] on their 1975 work, ''Take Good Care Of Yourself''. In 1980, Chicano Rock group, Tierra, interpolated a few lines from the lyrics of "Cowboys to Girls", for their version of The Intruders, top ten, R&B hit, "Together". | |||
| During the late 1970s and early 1980s, their music was popular on the West Coast among ] ], as evidenced by the covers by both Hacienda and Tierra. Daughtry died of cancer on December 25, 1994 at age 55, and Brown committed suicide by jumping off the Strawberry Mansion Bridge in April 1995. According to Marc Taylor in "A Touch of Classic Soul of the Early 1970's" (1996, Aloiv Publishing, New York), Brown and Terry, left the business to devote time to their religious teachings as Jehovah's Witnesses. The Intruders today include Bobby Starr, Glenn Montgomery and Phil Gay. The group tours with the Love Train: Sound of Philadelphia Concert series.<ref></ref> There are also several tribute groups including the best variation of The Intruders, "The Philly Intruders" who appear on ''The Big Show'' ], and "The Fabulous Intruders" founded by William Payton, Sr. | |||
| ==Discography== | ==Discography== | ||
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| The Intruders | |
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 The Intruders in 1968 (clockwise from bottom): Sam "Little Sonny" Brown,Phil Terry,Eugene "Bird" Daughtry, and Robert "Big Sonny" Edwards. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genres | R&B Soul |
| Years active | 1960–present |
| Labels | Excel, Gamble, TSOP, Streetwave, Moor Ent. |
| Members | Sam "Little Sonny" Brown (deceased) Robert "Big Sonny" Edwards Phillip "Phil" Terry Eugene "Bird" Daughtry (deceased) Robert "Bobby Starr" Ferguson |
The Intruders were an American soul music group most popular in the 1960s and 1970s.
Biography
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Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Record label | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
US R&B | |||||
| 1967 | The Intruders Are Together | — | 23 | Gamble | ||
| 1968 | Cowboys to Girls | 112 | 11 | |||
| 1970 | When We Get Married | — | 48 | |||
| 1973 | Save the Children | 133 | 12 | |||
| 1974 | Energy of Love | — | 41 | TSOP | ||
| 1985 | Who Do You Love? | — | — | Streetwave | ||
| 2002 | How Long Has It Been | — | — | Moor Ent. | ||
| "—" denotes the release failed to chart | ||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Record label | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
US R&B | |||||
| 1969 | Greatest Hits | 144 | 19 | Gamble | ||
| 1973 | Super Hits | 205 | 51 | |||
| 1994 | Philly Golden Classics | — | — | Collectables | ||
| 1995 | Cowboys to Girls: The Best of the Intruders | — | — | Epic/Legacy | ||
| 1998 | On the Move | — | — | Sony Music | ||
| 2002 | Super Hits | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes the release failed to chart | ||||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
US R&B |
UK | ||||
| 1961 | "I'm Sold (On You)" | — | — | — | ||
| 1962 | "This Is My Song" | — | — | — | ||
| 1966 | "Gonna Be Strong" | — | — | — | ||
| "(We'll Be) United" | 78 | 14 | — | |||
| "Devil with an Angel's Smile" | — | 29 | — | |||
| 1967 | "(You Better) Check Yourself" | — | — | — | ||
| "Together" | 48 | 9 | — | |||
| "Baby I'm Lonely" (A-side) | 70 | 28 | — | |||
| "A Love That's Real" (B-side) | 82 | 35 | — | |||
| 1968 | "Cowboys to Girls" | 6 | 1 | — | ||
| "(Love Is Like A) Baseball Game" | 26 | 4 | — | |||
| "Slow Drag" | 54 | 12 | — | |||
| 1969 | "Give Her a Transplant" | 104 | 23 | — | ||
| "Me Tarzan You Jane" | — | 41 | — | |||
| "Lollipop (I Like You)" | 101 | 22 | — | |||
| "Sad Girl" | 47 | 14 | — | |||
| "Old Love" | — | 35 | — | |||
| 1970 | "Tender (Was the Love We Knew)" | 119 | 25 | — | ||
| "When We Get Married" | 45 | 8 | — | |||
| "This Is My Love Song" | 85 | 22 | — | |||
| 1971 | "I'm Girl Scoutin'" | 88 | 16 | — | ||
| "Pray for Me" | 105 | 25 | — | |||
| "I Bet He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)" | 92 | 20 | — | |||
| 1972 | "(Win, Place or Show) She's a Winner" | — | 12 | 14 | ||
| 1973 | "I'll Always Love My Mama (Part 1)" | 36 | 6 | 32 | ||
| "I Wanna Know Your Name" | 60 | 9 | — | |||
| 1974 | "Nice Girl Like You" | — | 21 | — | ||
| 1975 | "Rainy Days and Mondays" | — | 81 | — | ||
| "Plain Ol' Fashioned Girl" | — | — | — | |||
| 1979 | "Goodnight" | — | — | — | ||
| 1984 | "Who Do You Love?" | — | — | 65 | ||
| 1985 | "Warm and Tender Love" | — | — | 99 | ||
| "—" denotes the release failed to chart | ||||||
References
- Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 270. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "US Albums Charts > The Intruders". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ "US Singles Charts >The Intruders". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- "UK Charts > The Intruders". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- A House On Fire: The Rise and Fall of Philadelphia Soul by John A. Jackson, ISBN 0-19-514972-6 (Publication: New York Oxford University Press (U.S.), 2004)
- Chicago Soul by Robert Pruter. ISBN 0-252-06259-0, Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1991.
- A Touch of Classic Soul: Vol, 1: Soul singers of the early 1970s by Marc Taylor. ISBN 0-9652328-4-0 (Publication: Aloiv Publishing, New York (U.S.), 1996)
External links
- The Intruders at AllMusic
- The Intruders at Legacy Recordings
- The Intruders at Philly Soul Classics
- The Intruders on the Soulwalking U.K. website
