{"id":515,"date":"2021-10-21T18:02:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T18:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhythmnation.online\/?p=515"},"modified":"2021-10-28T18:10:13","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T18:10:13","slug":"royal-philharmonic-orchestra-refreshes-a-marvin-gaye-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhythmnation.online\/index.php\/2021\/10\/21\/royal-philharmonic-orchestra-refreshes-a-marvin-gaye-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Philharmonic Orchestra refreshes a Marvin Gaye Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is a British orchestra based in London, it was founded in 1946. In its early days, the orchestra secured profitable recording contracts and important engagements and the concerts of the Royal Philharmonic Society<\/a>. After 1961, the RPO\u2019s fortunes declined steeply. The RPO battled for survival until the mid-1960s, when its future was secured after an Arts Council<\/a> report recommended that it should receive public subsidy. The RPO today is considered _____________ in the UK. Over the years the RPO has recorded with Elvis, Aretha, Lionel Richie, and The Beach Boys among others, and now, posthumously, with Marvin Gaye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Back in 1968, soon after the deaths of Martin Luther King in April, and Bobby Kennedy in June, respectively, then pop star Dion<\/em> made an iconic song, \u201cAbraham, Martin & John,\u201d a song that became a number one hit in the U.S. and remained on the charts well into 1969. <\/p>\n\n\n\n