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A minor but talented Philadelphia female soul quartet, Honey & the Bees made some relatively little-known records for the Arctic and Josie labels in the late '60s and early '70s with the aid of musicians that played on classic 1970s <a href="spotify:artist:6Qlnvq7TkRSm7Pw4SfDLD7">Gamble-Huff</a> productions. These included <a href="spotify:artist:24uSOCTYbMPqL1B56WYT7T">Leon Huff</a> himself on piano, and <a href="spotify:artist:6MxJ7n6UHva0LqDiTBBO5f">Ron Baker</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7sep305Li0p5iZycRJPZri">Earl Young</a>, Bobby Eli, and <a href="spotify:artist:0s9IdQ3tTE1kaRkesHpjWl">Norman Harris</a> in the rhythm section; Harris and Thom Bell were among those who contributed to the songwriting. Honey & the Bees spent years on the club circuit, opening for bigger soul acts in Philadelphia and throughout the East Coast before disbanding in 1973. Group member Gwen Oliver married <a href="spotify:artist:2uE66NiUti6Wpz90SD4eam">Fred Wesley</a> of <a href="spotify:artist:4lJHGi5dlJmWwFH0JKF6di">the JB</a>'s, whom she met when Honey & the Bees opened for <a href="spotify:artist:7GaxyUddsPok8BuhxN6OUW">James Brown</a> in 1971. ~ Richie Unterberger, Rovi
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