The Crossover
The late, great Bobby White, who was also a controversial but well-respected columnist for The Community Contact, shared a priceless story with me many years ago. Philly music legend Billy Paul was in Montreal for a show in the 70’s was hanging out with Bobby in downtown Montreal when he decided that Bobby would be privy to a racial and social experiment. Paul was enjoying tremendous success with his hit-single “Me And Mrs Jones,” off of his 1972 album “360 Degrees Of Billy Paul”. The hit was written by the legendary hit-song writing team of Gamble and Huff, known for …