That was fantastic R.I.P Bobby because of you The Philly Sound will live forever.

Sadly Bobby just passed away. Such a great talent and human being. God bless

All the singers on Philadelphia International Records were brilliant and the Musicians were the best in the world.

Just as James jamerson played bass on most Motown hits... Ronnie Baker played bass on most Philly international hits. They both moved me to play bass. 💥

Thank you for documenting this important piece of history. Philly Love 215 Peace!

Bobby Eli - a legend unto himself - is an absolute aficianado regarding this epic era of Philly soul sounds. Than k you this wonderful interview.

@DRRICHARDNILES

Жыл бұрын

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man this is like a philly sound history/ biography and geography where everyone was from especially the parts about Bobby Martin and the continental 4.and Norman Harris lesson all rolled into one Bobby Eli gets an A+ for this one

I swear, I listened back to this interview a couple of times. Great interviewer and Bobby really painted a picture for the audience.

@DRRICHARDNILES

Жыл бұрын

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Bobby Is Quite The Historian ... I Can Listen To Him Like He's The Old Man The Bench...Wow I'm So Full

SEE, THIS IS THE REASON WHY THERE NEEDS TO BE AN OFFICIAL HBO DOCUMENTARY ON THE PHILLY SOUND! THE LEGENDS OF THIS BEAUTIFUL SOUND ARE LEAVING THIS EARTH! GIVE THEM THEIR TRIBUTE NOW WHILE THEY ARE STILL HERE SO THEY CAN TELL THEIR STORY!

@DRRICHARDNILES

2 ай бұрын

This interview was such a pleasure to do, and is a valuable historical document. Most of the creators are gone.If someone would invest, I'd make the documentary immediately!

@rxs98

Ай бұрын

I agree with you 100%!!!!

This is a truly incredible interview. Fascinating, totally engaging and highly informative. One of the best interviews of its kind- incisive and sharp with a whole bunch of facts one after the other! Its important to capture the memories of these iconic players who contributed so much to the magic of the Philly Sound while they're still with us so that future generations can share the knowledge.

27:55 Incredible interview. I could listen to 3 more hours of this….

@DRRICHARDNILES

Жыл бұрын

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@ferdinandfrancis9673

Жыл бұрын

@@DRRICHARDNILES I enjoyed the interview, i am so sorry there won't be an interview with the talented song writer, the late Linda Creed passed away 4/10/86 There is a live performance of her with the Spinners in 1974 doing then came you(audio only).Maybe you could ask around if there is a live performance and you could post. Thanks.

Bobby Eli was one of my mentors in the 1980's. We recorded many song demos in my home studio. We didn't drink or get high much. But invariably Bobby would ask, "You got any cookies or something?" Haha. Great times. I'm still sad I didn't catch up with him before he passed.

@DRRICHARDNILES

4 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed doing this interview. How lucky you were to know him!

@CribNotes

4 ай бұрын

@@DRRICHARDNILES He was a treasure chest of Philly Sound stories.

I played with bobby Eli and Herb Johnson and the Impacts five years! I was the drummer. Howard Little Rice.

Ironic how he talks about those that have passed on and playing with them again one day. Well RIP Bobby with the other greats.

BTW - Bobby Martin's first arrangement for G &H was Cowboys to Girls. Joe Renzetti did United and Together and is indeed credited as the arranger on the label of the singles. Joe went to Hollywood and won an Oscar for arranging the music for the Buddy Holly Story.

I do wish you would have gotten to the incredible songs Bobby wrote with Vinnie Barrette, but this interview was extremely engaging and informative.

@DRRICHARDNILES

Күн бұрын

Thanks. This was done in 2008. And for the time I had, Bobby gave me so much. I am so honored to have had the chance to talk with such a great story teller, filled with so much detail and heart. And proud that it's available for music lovers and scholars to hear. You'd really enjoy my book of interviews THE INVISIBLE ARTIST.

Just a very interesting interview with Bobby Eli, hearing how the Philly sound was manufactured by some very talented people. Just great music.

Brilliant interview the kind of clarity and details we love! i have subbed to your channel

Amazing interview......I'm exhausted!

Great stuff, Thanks for the information, Bobby.

Great Stuff from a VIP man in the Philly sound. Loved the stuff on Bell at the end.

Thank you for capturing the excellence of the history of the Philadelphia sound by presenting in this interview the master musician/historian Bobby Eli. Truly loved it. An inimitable, incomparable, sound that is still so utterly pleasing. I hope that you will interview someone who can tell us the background as to why PIR had such a vibrant but comparably short run given all of the dynamic musicians that worked that pleasing magic together so well making one think it would be ever lasting. What happened after a strong run throughout the 70s and even placing its stamp on the Disco era to where it appeared to ultimately flame out by maybe 1980?

Thank you! Love his fuzz guitar in "Engine Number 9" by Wilson Pickett, never guitar soling like that to this day!

This interview is amazing. Talk about painting a picture of Philadelphia the producers singers arrangers song writers….. I mean amazing. It’s as if I am in each described era studio and Philadelphia neighborhood. History captured like no other. Thank you Thank you Thank you.

Great interview

This is amazing! Thank you so much!

Very informative, RIP Bobby Eli.

Your style of interviewing is PERFECT, not once did you interrupt B.Ely, but your unobstrusive way of asking very important questions, really shone.!!! I could listen for hours and hours of this legend speak. But thanks to you, i managed to get some historical facts, in line. Thanks so much for this wonderful interview.!!!!

@DRRICHARDNILES

9 ай бұрын

Thanks! That's exactly my philosophy of interviewing: ask the right questions, and the SHUT UP AND LET THEM SPEAK.

By the way Richard…a proper musical interview needs to be done with Thom Bell…like a lot of guys from the past…they have been overlooked by the industry!Most of MFSB have passed on…get to the rest quick…! Bobby Eli actually wrote some classic ballads like ‘Love Won’t Let Me Wait’…Just Don’t Wanna be Lonely…Sideshow etc etc…if you can get him to talk about his own writing…that would be cool…nice one Richard!

@DRRICHARDNILES

2 жыл бұрын

I would LOVE to interview him. Any ideas of how to contact him? I'll look into it!

@Sypooda

Жыл бұрын

Man I agree. I’ve been looking for another one the past 2 years now

@imagine07018

Жыл бұрын

@@DRRICHARDNILES Bobby Eli or Russell Thompkins of the Stylistics should be able to put you in touch.

Thank you so much Richard for this monumental incredible interview. I would love to stay in contact with you. Peace, Jamaaladeen Tacuma

RIP Bobby Eli.

You do realize Gamble and Huff are misrepresented with the names under their picture? Anyway, met Bobby many years ago at a birthday party for a friend of mine, the late Keith Barrow, who Bobby was producing at that time. Nice guy.

@DRRICHARDNILES

Жыл бұрын

Sorry about that. My channel is a 2 man operation, and I do my best. I hope you can subscribe and check out some of the other great interviews. Thanks for watching.

@bobjohnson7441

Жыл бұрын

No problem. Just thought you'd want to know. Enjoyed the vid.

Oh yeah! No mention of The Soul Survivors? Or did I miss it?

Philadelphia International records was the real good "Disco"

I sang at Bobby Eli’s memorial 10/10/23. He engineered my last cd. He was the best. The name of my cd is Anticipation! My name is Crystal Spivey- check it out! Song 🕊🎶

F……brilliant…far too short!

this man has died. Bobby Eli (born Eli Tatarsky; March 2, 1946 - August 17, 2023) was an American musician, arranger, composer and record producer from Philadelphia. He was a founding member and lead guitarist of Philadelphia studio band MFSB.[1] NO mention of this.. too bad.

@DRRICHARDNILES

9 ай бұрын

This interview was done in 2003 when Bobby was very much alive, so there would be no mention of his death. His biography is mentioned clearly both in the video and in the description of the video clearly printed above.

@thatsthewayitis1

9 ай бұрын

no man, I mean IN THE NEWS.. he went without any announcements, like they do celebrities who have died this year, that sort of thing.. not you on youtube.. .. @@DRRICHARDNILES

@DRRICHARDNILES

9 ай бұрын

Sorry to misunderstand you.I do this for music lovers and I am so happy that people like youwho care still exist!

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the word "arrangement" and 'legato" and more... WORDS OF REAL MUSICIANS... during a hip hop album, who says the world "arrangement" and "legato" ? NO BODY...

You have the names of the men backwards. It's Kenny first then Leon on the left

I had to leave the video because I couldn’t stand looking at those two masks