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MFSB (short for "Mother, Father, Sister, Brother") were a loose conglomeration of studio musicians who provided
backing tracks for dozens of seminal Philadelphia soul recordings
in the 1970s, and later released successful songs and albums as a standalone recording
act.
Assembled by the production team of Gamble & Huff, MFSB was
the house band for their Philadelphia International Records label and provided the signature smooth Philadelphia
sound for many acts including the O'Jays, The Spinners, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, and The Stylistics.
In 1974, Philadelphia International released an instrumental track which had been
recorded by the band as the theme for the television show Soul Train as
a single. The record, titled "TSOP
(The Sound of Philadelphia)" was a hit on both the pop and R&B charts, and launched a recording career for the band under
their own name. MFSB albums and singles were released for the rest of the decade, and their material later served as ample
material for sampling by hip-hop musicians
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