SAM REED DIES ….

Veteran Philadelphia saxophonist SAM REED died on Thursday July. Few details are currently available save that Reed was aged 85.

Though hailing from South Carolina, Reed became  a key figure on the Philly soul and jazz scene, and he played on countless records by the roster @ Philadelphia International Records. He was also MD for Teddy Pendergrass. Prior to his time with Gamble and Huff, Sam was bandleader at Philly’s famed Uptown Theatre.

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