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Formed in 1960, the group originally consisted of Sam "Little Sonny" Brown, Eugene "Bird" Daughtry, Phillip "Phil" Terry and Robert "Big Sonny" Edwards. In 1969, Sam Brown was replaced as lead singer by Bobby Starr, only to rejoin the group in 1973.
21 de abr. de 1995 · He was one of the original members of the musical group The Intruders. Other members included: Eugene Bird Daughtry, Phillip Phil Terry and Robert Big Sonny Edwards. The group formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1960. They were most popular in the 1960's and 1970's.
El vocalista principal del grupo, Sam "Little Sonny" Brown se suicidó el 21 de abril de 1995 lanzándose desde el Strawberry Mansion Bridge. Edwards falleció de un ataque al corazón el 15 de diciembre de 2016 a los 74 años de edad.
Samuel 'Little Sonny' Brown of The Intruders wasn't your prototypical lead singer. His pipes were gritty and his pitch sometimes a mite tenuous. That only served to give the Philadelphia quartet an edgy, instantly recognizable and highly soulful sound that Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff selected as one of their early production projects.
6 de ago. de 2021 · The Intruders, an R&B ensemble, was established in 1960 as a doo-wop group influenced by gospel music. Its first members were Sam “Little Sonny” Brown, born June 21, 1941; Phillip “Phil” Terry, born November 1, 1943; Robert “Big Sonny” Edwards, born on February 22, 1942, all in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Other founding members were ...
A year later, Samuel Brown committed suicide at the age of 54, jumping from a bridge into the Schuykill River, following a long battle with drug addiction and the loss of his wife and mother. He was laid to rest at the Woodlawn Cemetery, Wilkinsburg Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
The Intruders were originally formed as a doo wop group in 1960, and sang around Philadelphia for several years. Lead singer Sam “Little Sonny” Brown, Eugene “Bird” Daughtry, Phil Terry, and Robert “Big Sonny” Edwards signed with Gamble and Huff’s fledgling Gamble label in 1966.
