The Chambers Brothers’ song “The Time Has Come Today” reached #11 on Billboard’s Hot 100 in 1968, catapulting the previously unknown interracial soul group to fame. The 11-minute epic also helped usher in the psychedelic movement, and featured cow bell, reverb, and an Echoplex.

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This timeless hit song by Philly’s Soul Surivors was released in 1967 and exemplified the genesis of the Sound of Philadelphia. Written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, the song’s honking horns and sound effects combined with the blue-eyed soul of Charlie and Richie Ingui have made this one of the great all-time singles to […]