I'm sure people can link some good New York City soul groups here, but why is the power structure situated [[or was formerly situated) in Detroit, Chicago, and Philly? Why is the nation's biggest city a minor league player when it comes to soul music history? One can trace all the soul super groups to those three cities, with some exceptions [[O'Jays from Canton, Ohio, for example).
I'm sure there was talent back in the day in NYC and there's talent now? But man, talk about getting punked by Philly, Motown, Chi-Town.
After watching the documentary on Seattle soul where I heard some good music, I'm convinced talent will only take you so far. You simply must have a Berry Gordy or Gamble & Huff to make things go, to not only produce the great talent, but also promote it. [[Let's not forget Stax, too, was not located in New York City.) SOLAR records had another run out of L.A.
Just curious as to why New York City lags behind in soul music history. Thoughts?
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