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Bunny Sigler

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including "Sunshine" and "When the World Is at Peace". He also wrote songs solo and with Gamble, and his compositions were recorded by many of the Philadelphia International artistes. He discovered a group,
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groups, including the Opals, in which he sang with his brother James Sigler, Ritchie Rome and Jack Faith. By the late 1950s he had started performing in local venues as a singer and pianist, and he first
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After Cameo-Parkway folded, around 1970 Sigler began working as a songwriter with
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From the 1980s, Sigler continued to write and produce for musicians including
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Sigler continued to work as a songwriter and producer for artistes including
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1977: "Let Me Party with You (Party, Party, Party)" (#43 pop, #8 R&B)
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1967: "Let the Good Times Roll & Feel So Good" (#22 pop, #20 R&B)
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Sigler died of a heart attack on October 6, 2017, at the age of 76.
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1979: "By the Way You Dance (I Knew It Was You)" (#37 R&B)
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1967: "There's No Love Left (In This Old Heart of Mine)"
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Songs performed by Sigler appear on 53 compilations
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I've Always Wanted to Sing ... Not Just Write Songs
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Index

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Soul
R&B
pop
Northern soul
Parkway
Gold Mind
Philadelphia International
Curtom
R&B
songwriter
record producer
Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
Philly Sound
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
doo-wop
recorded
label
Leon Huff
record producers
John Medora
Dave White
Cameo-Parkway Records
Shirley and Lee
Let the Good Times Roll
R&B charts
Lovey Dovey
You're So Fine
Kenny Gamble

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