The music world has lost an irreplaceable titan today. TMZ reports that William “Poogie” Hart, the lead singer of the iconic R&B trio The Delfonics, passed away Thursday, July 14, at the age of 77.

Hart sang and co-wrote Philly soul classics like “La-La Means I Love You” and “Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time).” William “Poogie” Hart, the longtime lead singer of the hitmaking R&B trio, The ...

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Hart's voice can be heard on hits like "La-La (Means I Love You)," "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)," and "Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide From Love)." Lauren Huff is a writer at ...

The Delfonics in 1968. From left, Randy Cain, William "Poogie" Hart and Wilbert Hart. (Getty Images) William “Poogie” Hart, the Grammy Award-winning lead singer of soul band The Delfonics, has died.

THROUGHOUT the 1960s and 1970s, The Delfonics experienced mainstream fame after releasing back-to-back hit songs. Decades later, fans of The Delfonics are mourning the loss of the group's lead singer ...

They caught the rising tide of R&B music at just the right time. The early 1960s was a time when young male groups were coming into their own, and so were The Delfonics.

William “Poogie” Hart, lead singer of the R&B band The Delfonics, has died at the age of 77. According to TMZ, the singer was hospitalized in Philadelphia after he was having trouble breathing. He ...

Next month, Nothing are releasing The Great Dismal B-Sides, which is exactly what it sounds like: a collection of tracks recorded during the sessions for the Philadelphia heavy-music-to-shoegaze ...

Adrian Younge (left) and William Hart. Adrian Younge Presents The Delfonics comes out March 12. Tapping the veins of The Delfonics' emotive ballads has made for intensely dramatic tracks. Hart sings ...

If you’re from the sandwich generation, you’ll remember The Delfonics (“La-La Means I Love You”), The Temprees (“Out of My Reach”) and The Mad Lads (“I Want a Girl”). But David Atmore III remembers ...

Major Harris, a former member of the Delfonics who had a hit of his own with 1975's "Love Won't Let Me Wait," died Friday at age 65. By Associated Press Major Harris, a former member of the ...