Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
R&B/Soul
The next Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes concert is scheduled for Saturday, June 21, 2025 at Keystone Korner in Baltimore, MD, United States. See all 1 upcoming concerts
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![Listen to Talk It Up (Tell Everybody) (Expanded Edition) [Remastered] by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music/v4/f0/e8/7b/f0e87bc8-c292-4497-dd22-0adfc4e69bb7/894231493522.jpg/1380x1380bb.webp "Listen to Talk It Up (Tell Everybody) (Expanded Edition) [Remastered] by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes")
![Listen to Talk It Up (Tell Everybody) [Remastered] by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music/11/99/7d/mzi.hzfjsqyn.jpg/1380x1380bb.webp "Listen to Talk It Up (Tell Everybody) [Remastered] by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes")
![Listen to To Be True (Expanded Edition) [feat. Teddy Pendergrass] by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music125/v4/3a/2d/f7/3a2df73d-79a7-0cd4-1319-7afb95892671/886446424187.jpg/1380x1380bb.webp "Listen to To Be True (Expanded Edition) [feat. Teddy Pendergrass] by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes")
![Listen to Black & Blue (Expanded Edition) [feat. Teddy Pendergrass] by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music111/v4/94/4b/fe/944bfec0-0a41-e6fb-6855-10023129b64d/886446403762.jpg/1380x1380bb.webp "Listen to Black & Blue (Expanded Edition) [feat. Teddy Pendergrass] by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes")
![Listen to I Miss You (Expanded Edition) [feat. Teddy Pendergrass] by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music111/v4/cd/60/f3/cd60f30f-e1d6-e407-0223-1b7fea2c7140/886446403847.jpg/1380x1380bb.webp "Listen to I Miss You (Expanded Edition) [feat. Teddy Pendergrass] by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes")
![Watch Hope That We Can Be Together Soon (feat. Sharon Paige) [From Love Train: The Sound of Philadelphia - Live In Concert] music video by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes](/mkimage/image/thumb/Video128/v4/1d/d6/1a/1dd61a52-5d6f-0357-ea42-804700ee33a3/8849771472090101VIC.jpg/575x575mv.webp "Watch Hope That We Can Be Together Soon (feat. Sharon Paige) [From Love Train: The Sound of Philadelphia - Live In Concert] music video by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes")
About Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
Hometown
Philadelphia, PA, United States
Formed
1960
Genre
R&B/Soul
Fronted by the charismatic Teddy Pendergrass during their peak years, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes helped to define the lush and soulful “Philly Sound” of the ’70s.
• Melvin formed the group as a Philly doo-wop outfit called The Charlemagnes in the mid-’50s. They soon changed their name to Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, and in 1956, they released their debut single, “If You Love Me.”
• In 1965, they scored a minor R&B hit with “Get Out (And Let Me Cry).”
• Teddy Pendergrass joined in 1970, rounding out a lineup that also included Melvin, Lloyd Parkes, Lawrence Brown, and Bernard Wilson. The quintet signed with Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff’s Philadelphia International label in 1972.
• The group struck gold with 1972’s “If You Don’t Know Me By Now,” an R&B chart-topper that reached No. 3 on pop. The song earned a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group, or Chorus.
• Featuring disco drums and strings, 1973s “The Love I Lost” gave the group another No. 1 on Billboard’s R&B chart. The single peaked at No. 7 on the pop charts.
• The Blue Notes notched two more No. 1 R&B hits before Melvin left for a solo career in 1977: “Hope That We Can Be Together Soon” and “Wake Up Everybody.” The latter appears on 1975’s platinum-selling Wake Up Everybody.
• Following Pendergrass’ departure, the group’s remaining members—fronted by Sharon Paige and David Ebo—returned with 1977’s Reaching for the World. The LP spawned a pair of Top 20 R&B hits.
• The Blue Notes issued their final album, Talk It Up (Tell Everybody), and continued to tour until 1997, when 57-year-old Melvin died from stroke complications.
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