Jango Song Of The Day-The Intruders

Artist:The Intruders
Song:Cowboys To Girls
Album:Cowboys To Girls: The Best Of The Intruders





Though The Intruders aren't as well known as other Philly Soul groups of the 60s-70s, the 1968 hit Cowboys To Girls was the first hit under the Gamble & Huff banner. The Intruders had been singing together in Philadelphia since 1960. They were Sam "Little Sonny" Brown, Eugene "Bird" Daughtry, Phil Terry and Robert "Big Sonny" Edwards. In 1965, producers Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff left Cameo-Parkway to start Gamble Records. The Intruders were the first act on the label. They had R & B hits with (We'll Be) United and Together. But Cowboys To Girls was their breakthrough and hit #1 on the R & B charts and #6 on the pop charts. Brown sang lead. The success of the song convinced Columbia Records to finance a Gamble-Huff label and Philadelphia International Records was born. Brown was replaced by Bobby Star in 1970. The Intruders continued to chart on the R & B charts but Cowboys To Girls was their only pop hit. Brown retutned in 1973 but The Intruders were finished in 1975. This comp covers their entire run with Gamble & Huff. Eugene Daughtry died in 1994 and Sam Brown died in 1995. Bobby Star continues to lead a version of The Intruders on the oldies cirucuit today. Here's The Intruders performing Cowboys To Girls in 1968.