The Delfonics

The Delfonics were the agents by which producer Thom Bell crafted a new subgenre of soul. Blending lush, pop-influenced orchestrations with a group harmony approach (complete with soaring, romantic tenor leads) updated from the '50s doo-wop aesthetic, Bell and the Delfonics were the pioneers who blazed the trail in the late '60s for the Philly Soul explosion of the '70s.

Formed in Philadelphia,...