Sam Reed - Uptown Theatre

From the film, Philly Pop Music, Sam Reed talks about the Uptown Theatre in Philadelphia. The premiere R&B venue in the 60's & 70's.
A George Manney film. Copyright 2008 Philly Pop Music
http://www.PhillyPopMusic.com
Joining Sam is drummer Earl Young & producer-promo man, Weldon McDougal III. Sam & Earl talk about playing with Stevie Wonder in the 60's. For sax player, Sam Reed, his first love was Be-Bop jazz, then as he did more r&b session work for Gamble & Huff, he then took over as orchestra leader for the Uptown Theatre in 1963.
Visit Sam online at his MySpace page here:
http://www.myspace.com/samreedband
For more info regarding the Uptown Theater, please contact the Uptown Entertainment & Development Corporation at:
2227 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19132
215-236-2100
Linda Waters Richardson, President
Background:
The Uptown Entertainment and Development Corporation (UEDC) is a Community Development Corporation that was incorporated as a nonprofit in 1995, received its IRS 501(c)3 status in 2002 and became registered with the Pennsylvania Bureau of Charitable Organizations in 2004. The mission is to stimulate the economy in blighted areas in Philadelphia by creating commercial enterprises, neighborhood revitalization and management of moderate and low income housing.

Special thanks to Research Coordinator-Uptown Theatre: Alan Cannon

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Stevie
• Wonder
• Sam
• Reed
• Earl
• Young
• r&b
• Uptown
• theater
• Philadelphia

[PhillyGirl20p]

WOW!!!! What memories!!! Sam Reed!!! Doc Bagley!!! Earl Young!!! Weldon McDougal!!! WOW!!! The Uptown Theatre was a second home to me!!! Thanks for posting this slice of music/entertainment history!!! Encore!!!! I want more!!! :)

[PhillyGirl20p]

WOW!!!! What memories!!! Sam Reed!!! Doc Bagley!!! WOW!!! The Uptown Theatre was a second home to me!!! Thanks for posting this slice of music/entertainment history!!!

[turnerdj]

I'm one of Sam Reed's students from the Phil. Clef of Jazz. Thank you Mr. Reed for all your help. I hope I call play like you someday.

[edaudio]

Hey George!

That was well done and a great music bed too. What track was that? (Eddie Ciletti)

[customkey]

Hey Sam, what's up? I've had the privilege of sitting next to Sam in the Odean Pope Saxophone Choir for many years, and he's as fine a human being as he is a musician. What isn't stated in this interview is that the Uptown in Philly was usually the last stop for acts before they opened at the Apollo in NYC. Many of these acts were desperate to get to the Uptown and to get Sam's help and advice on how to polish their show for their Apollo opening.