Back to the dancers. This is from the mid 70's, and one of the few Northern Soul records to feature a Harp. According to the limited information there is about the group, it was originally made up of kids brought together in a youth club by a priest, and hence the name. It had been rumoured that Father's Angels were in fact the session musicians that went on to become the Philly Band MFSB, whose hits included "Family Affair". That was correted by Jerry Ross who had a big role in developing the Sound of Philadelphia. He says, "They were a local group from Allentown, Pennsylvania (just like Jay & The Techniques) brought to me by the disc jockey Gene Kaye. They were represented by Father Angelo who was a priest in Allentown and they used to travel around in a big orange bus and perform. There were about ten guys in the group as I recall. When they came to me they didn't have a name - they were Father Angelo and the band - so I called them Father's Angels."
(Courtesy of the blurb on the "Ain't Nothing But A House Party" CD
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