The Soulful Strings

The Soulful Strings on vinyl: strings with soul from Chicago

In short: The Soulful Strings were a studio orchestra of the Chicago label Cadet, part of Chess. From the mid-sixties arranger Richard Evans had strings and a soul rhythm section play together – well-known soul and pop songs as instrumentals with a big sound. The Vinyl Room currently has 4 records by The Soulful Strings.

What makes The Soulful Strings special?

Instrumentals with groove: “Groovin’ With The Soulful Strings” and “Another Exposure” date from the late sixties.

In the early seventies they devoted a whole album to the Philadelphia songwriters Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff – “The Soulful Strings Play Gamble-Huff”.

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First pressings

Records by The Soulful Strings

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FAQ

Who was behind The Soulful Strings? Arranger Richard Evans and studio musicians of the Cadet label in Chicago.

What did The Soulful Strings play? Mainly well-known soul and pop songs as instrumentals with strings.

Who are Gamble and Huff? Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff, songwriters and producers from Philadelphia who founded the Philadelphia International label in 1971.

Which records do you have? US editions from the sixties and seventies – 4 records in all.