Editing MFSB (section)

==Overview==
MFSB formed in 1971 and disbanded in 1985, three years after [[Teddy Pendergrass]]' car accident, which left him paralyzed.<ref name="AllMusic">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mfsb-mn0000221894/biography|title=MFSB &#124; Biography & History|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|first=Steve|last=Huey}}</ref>

Assembled by [[record producer]]s [[Kenneth Gamble]] and [[Leon Huff]], MFSB was the [[house band]] for their [[Philadelphia International Records]] [[record label|label]] and originated "[[Philadelphia soul|Philly sound]]" that dominated the early 1970s for the artists who recorded at the Sigma Sound Studios, including The O'Jays, The Spinners, Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes, [[The Intruders (band)|the Intruders]], [[the Three Degrees]], [[Jerry Butler]], and [[Teddy Pendergrass]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/style/philly-soul-ma0000002776|title=Philly Soul Music Genre Overview - AllMusic|publisher=AllMusic| access-date=6 April 2024}}</ref> Later in the decade, the collective would become known for the [[hi-hat]]-dominated [[disco]] sounds that became popular in the late 1970s with groups such as [[the Trammps]], [[First Choice (band)|First Choice]], [[Ripple (band)|Ripple]] and [[Double Exposure (band)|Double Exposure]].{{Citation needed|date= August 2022}}

It was the 1973 release of their first album, ''[[MFSB (album)|MFSB]]'', that put them on the map.<ref name="AllMusic"/> This marked the beginning of a string of instrumental hits that brought major attention to a large orchestra who laid the foundation for the Sound of Philadelphia. The line-up of musicians included Karl Chambers, [[Earl Young (drummer)|Earl Young]], and Norman Fearrington on drums; [[Norman Harris (musician)|Norman Harris]], Roland Chambers, [[Bobby Eli]], and [[T. J. Tindall]] on guitar; Winnie Wilford and [[Ronnie Baker (musician)|Ronnie Baker]] on bass; [[Vincent Montana Jr.]] on [[vibraphone|vibes]], [[timpani]], [[orchestra bells]], [[Tubular bells|chimes]], percussion, arrangements and conductor, and Larry Washington on [[congas]] and [[bongos]], Harold Ivory Williams Jr. Jr. on keyboards, plus Leon Huff and [[Thom Bell]] on keyboards and Don Renaldo on strings and horns featuring Rocco Bene on trumpet.{{Citation needed|date= August 2022}}

MFSB's disco sound first hit the top of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 charts as the backing band for [[the O'Jays]]' "[[Love Train]]" in March 1973.<ref name="Whitburn"/>

In 2005, drummer Keith Benson (who along with Charles Collins and Quinton Joseph, had joined the group in 1975 upon Earl Young's departure) revived the group with Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff’s help. The lineup included himself on drums, Jimmy Williams and Stacey McGee on bass,|Dennis Harris and Barton French on guitars, Carla Benson and Michael Clark on vocals.