As a Philadelphian I must say you must be super brave to walk alone in north Philly as your recording this. Not a neighborhood you want to alone in day or night.

@@marycebzanov5633 I was thinking the same thing. He's taking a huge risk. 🤨😲

*I walk in North Philly ( Temple Town ) every day*

That's sad..what happens when a wife/husband/child is supposed to be buried next to the other now..?

@@mombradshaw5528 - In black cemeteries like this three things are typical: * They were only allowed to purchase so much land, so limited space. * They usually just sold one plot at a time. * They usually didn't sell prepaid services. So other relatives will have to find plots somewhere else. I have one relative in a cemetery like this by himself. But he wasn't married. Or had kids, that anyone knows of.

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You're telling the truth!

No its true after the 80 music went down hill

Colin Williams - Not old but fortunate to be born when artists were talented and made good music. The good old days.

You're not sounding old it's the truth I was born in the m 80s back in the day music way better then now to me

I miss Valerie and Nicholas Simpson. They were great together.

That Philadelphia sound

Definitely that elegant Philadelphia sound.

TSOP MFSB , The masterpiece of all time, " Love is the Message " that song never gets old, !

+ auto tune.

I agree. 👍👍

@@lettiegrant9447 thanks Lettie 👍🙌

I agree 💯

Exactly. Back in the day when black ppl were Black!!

You can say that again.

Also the same with films.

Yes I agree 💯

Exactly💯

That is just like courtesy and good manners are mostly gone with the past.

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What is being played, is noise,just noise,not good old Soul Music

Lovely words! So true! 🙏

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The 80's sucked

@@nofrenz2065 I’m sorry you spent your whole 80s in prison NOFRENZ.

@@nofrenz2065 Korn sucks haha

@@monicahyland8641 not at all I was playing college baseball , unfortunately I had to listen to bitch pop rock (Motley Crue, Poison, Warrant....and the likes of Trash like Duran Duran, Wham, and Euro Tech...)..their were exceptions...AC/DC, Ozzy and a few others...I'm probably around your age..so I was definitely a fan of the 70's...But couldn't wait for the 90's to kick the 80's out

@@Brosephus263 🤣🤣..yeah ok..let's hear your band

Yes that part

Yes he gave a tremendous amount of great music. He might not have thought about dying most people don't. But you want to prepare your funeral because you never know when that day will come you purchase your own tombstone you put it in the cemetery if you can or get you a life insurance policy and leave it to the funeral home or somebody you can trust but you have to prepare your funeral because you will end up like that it's famous at that man was he in the cemetery and his tombstone if Lamont hadn't pointed out I never would have known it a lot of people don't want to spend money on a funeral they'll spend six or $800 and get you cremated and throw your ashes in the dumpster and pocket the rest of the money. I have no one I can trust but God so that's what I did went to a funeral home and did everything myself

@@sharonhaywood2818 💯 most people are not prepared. Much of it is not wanting to face the inevitable. I have never been to Philly. But I hope that somewhere, That either the City or music industry have honored these 2 fantastic musical legends

@@sharonhaywood2818 omg Sharon. You and I are almost the same. Im Divorced 10 years. No kids. But loving and trusted nieces n nephew. I have my fund set aside for the day. But you're right I need make the arrangements myself. I been there it's a painful time making arrangements. As far as Mr Whitehead. Maybe he was cheated of his royalties. I wish Performers who came after pooled a little of their fortunes and redo his headstone for starters. Such a talent.

@@waitforit5146 you know most of the performers back during that time was cheated out of their royalties even Elvis Presley my Dad loved him and I'm African-American he was the leader of his empire but his promoter the colonel was nothing but a fat crook look what happened to Mike Tyson with Don King Don King was nothing but a crook. And a lot of people do not know how to prepare funerals I did my mom and dad so it's a cakewalk to me I'm thinking about taking my policy to a funeral home that excuse me owns that live in a small country town and sign the policy over to him and whatever's left over he can put it toward his funeral home business I trust him before I trust my three siblings. Because if you have a $50,000 policy you can leave that to your siblings and they will cremate you for $600 and put the rest of the money in their pocket and throw your ashes off the freeway underneath the bridge or something so that's why I said I'll take care of my funeral myself. And all these black performers and athletes come on now it's enough for them in this world for them to give at least 2 to $500 a piece if they all pull together it's really sad I don't like that and I'm sure the majority of them have listened to this man's music like the last living member of The temptations I couldn't do that if I was a millionaire a billionaire I would never let this man go out like that. My daddy's mother is buried on some property that used to blown in our family and I'm working on now getting a documentation and trying to make arrangements to get them off those people property and put in our family Cemetery why she was buried outside the cemetery I have no idea everybody that could have told us anything is now dead because I know if I don't do it at age 65 when I leave here nobody's going to care about where she's at to be honest one of my oldest sisters found her body with a grave locator and she died in the 1940s and nobody thought about moving her body you know back then they didn't have laws they can go out there and dig up 10 years later and pack up down to the cemetery nobody said anything besides doing that time who would care about anybody digging up anybody else that's black nobody so I'm trying to get her body moved now to our family Cemetery.

Both of them died. McFadden died a year and a half after Whitehead's murder succumbing to lung and liver cancer.

Same here, grew up listening to my parents playing this and just found out watching Fat Joe...Rest easy fellas!!

You got that right, also the 4 tops were great.the Temptations were without a doubt one of the absolute best groups of All Time.

Agree 💯.

My grandma just said the same! Temptations, delfonics, earth wind and fire, stylistics, etc are her faves.

It was NOT A BLACK THING. DO YOUR HOMEWORK.

When does a soul die n becomes unpeaceful?

Let's make a stronger statement by VOTING..Please

I’m 44 I’m A Big Fan Of Old School

💯 true

I totally agree. I love that song and always wondered what really happened, all these years thought was a drug situation. I am so disgusted with our folks because with all the information, access to history etc., our brains are still dead to what we should be doing, no commitment to our ancestors & everyone who led, fought & died to lay the foundation for us! No self respect, don't care about the pain & suffering they perpetrate ! It really angers me how many don't value life! So many gifted among us come from cities, towns, etc. created to destroy us as a people, but miraculously still excel through it all to bring us greatness; only to be murdered & cut down in the streets without mercy by parasites in our community who have no purpose in life. Where are all our R&B artist, community leaders, etc to ensure our rich legacies are remembered & memorialized forever! Actually, we really lost our dignity because this type of situation is nothing new, I found out by chance off similar platform, one of the Brothers Johnson died!!!!! Thank you for bringing this to lite

My older sister is too ☠

Broaden your horizons. Lots of great music is still being released today. Not all of it is radio hits and rap.

Actually the late Mr. Whitehead was living in the Mt. Airy section of Philadelphia which is mostly working middle class. He's originally from the as you call it, "hood-hood" area of North Philly. Unfortunately 'hood' problems often spread across the city.

Shout to Valley Forge Music Fair! My friend got see the great Miles Davis perform there too, salutes to the 215 and highway 309 (drive carefully!).

Didn't know that either "... RIP 🌹🌹🙏

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Didn't know. They were on a oldies show & I thought it was a recent event meaning 2013. And they've been gone since 04 n 06 I'm thoroughly taken aback

I'm just learning of this. I did hear of McFadden's passing when it happened. Rest brothers.

Thank you Lamont for this information. Did not know John Whitehead passed. Rip

KUDOS TO all those people who are taking care of this cemetery, nice to see some people taking some and with no government help.

For sure

That old memories I used hear on the radio.

The most tragic thing about "music" today, is they get tens of millions of dollars and cannot play any instruments and don't sing. It's all about posturing, while the real talent like Whitehead, who was a singer song writer lived in deprived areas. Sad RIP WHITEHEAD, what a senseless death

@AN Morgan Yes I remember them

@@deloresannwells 😄 I didn't connect them to this other song called Stylin and Profilin... I think I was like 7 or 8 when it came out

@@anmorgan3129 Ohk I was a teenager then

@@deloresannwells that other song came out in the 80s - they had kid voices