William Hart, lead singer of the Philadelphia hit soul band Delfonics, died Thursday in a Philadelphia hospital from complications from surgery. He was 77 years old.
Hart, known to friends and fans as Pugh, was a founding member and lead singer-songwriter of the group and had one of the purest falsettos in the late 60’s and 70’s of Philadelphia soul music. His soulful and sincere tone was shown in the band’s classic hits “La-La Means I Love You” (1968) and, perhaps more enduringly, in “Didn’t I Blow Your Mind This Time” (released in 1969). ), winner of a Grammy. , a hit in 1970).
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Hart’s death was confirmed by brother and co-founder of the band Wilbert Hart, who wrote on Facebook: “RI P. My. brother. William. Pug. Dolphin. deer”
Check out the band’s performance of “Don’t Blow Your Mind This Time” below.
The Hart brothers formed the group (originally called The Orphonics) in Philadelphia in the mid 1960s and were later joined by singers Major Harris and Randy Kane. A pioneering group that would become known as Philly Soul, Delfonix were among the artists who worked with writer-producer Tom Bell to create the lush, rigid R&B style that dominated the radio charts in the 1970s.
The band’s hits remain a staple of the classics to this day and in 1997 Quentin Tarantino put both songs into a movie. jackie brown. The game used the band hits “Can’t Hide from Love” and “Funny Feeling”. Grand Theft Auto V.
Although the band has stuck together in various incarnations, Wilbert Hart is the last surviving member of the original band.
Source: Deadline
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