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Watch UNSUNG: Billy Paul

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Uploaded: 2020-03-30T15:20:48+00:00
Description: With the classic ‘Me and Mrs. Jones,’ Billy Paul’s mix of jazz and R&B helped define the emerging Philadelphia sound. But substance abuse and political controversy threatened to derail his career.

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