San Remo Golden Strings
The San Remo Golden Strings | |
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Origin | Detroit, Michigan |
Genres | Orchestra soul |
Years active | 1965 - 1971 |
Labels | Ric-Tic, Gordy, Motown |
The San Remo Golden Strings were a studio group from Detroit, Michigan. A number of its members also played in the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, while others were members of the Motown backing band, The Funk Brothers.[1] Their albums were released on Ric-Tic, Motown and Gordy labels. They scored two hits in the U.S. in 1965: "Hungry for Love" (U.S. Pop #27, U.S. AC #3) and "I'm Satisfied" (U.S. Pop #89).[2] In 1971, they had some success, as the "San Remo Strings" with "", which reached #39 in the UK Singles Chart and was popular on the UK's Northern soul music scene.[3][4]
Discography[]
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- Hungry for Love (Ric-Tic, 1965)
- Hungry for Love (Motown, 1967)
- Swing (Gordy Records, 1968)
- Festival Time (Tamla Motown, 1967) TMG 795
- Anthology-Hungry For Love(2-Lp Set) (Gordy,1973)
References[]
- ^ Review of Hungry for Love, Allmusic
- ^ San Remo Golden Strings at Allmusic.com
- ^ Bill Dahl (January 2001). Motown: The Golden Years. Krause Publications. pp. 301–. ISBN 0-87349-286-2.
- ^ "San Remo Strings". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
Categories:
- Musical groups from Detroit
- Easy listening musicians
- Motown artists
- Ric-Tic Records artists
- Northern soul musicians
- American instrumental musical groups
- Musical groups established in 1965
- Musical groups disestablished in 1971
- 1965 establishments in Michigan