Joni Mitchell has toured.
WMOT -LRB- We Men of Talent -RRB- Records , an independent recording company in Philadelphia , produced a series of singles and albums in the `` Philadelphia sound '' soul tradition -LRB- see Philadelphia soul -RRB- .. Philadelphia. Philadelphia. Philadelphia soul. Philadelphia soul. The company was founded by Alan Rubens and Steve Bernstein in 1973 .. The biggest selling record produced by WMOT was `` Double Dutch Bus '' by Frankie Smith , which hit number one on the Billboard soul chart -LRB- # 30 , pop -RRB- in 1982 and sold more than 2 million copies .. Double Dutch Bus. Double Dutch Bus ( song ). Frankie Smith. Frankie Smith. Billboard soul chart. Billboard soul chart. Other gold hits were recorded by Major Harris with `` Love Wo n't Let Me Wait '' -LRB- # 1 R&B , # 5 pop , 1975 -RRB- and their first signing , Blue Magic , who had a string of R&B and pop hits in the mid-70s , including `` Sideshow '' , -LRB- # 1 R&B , # 8 pop -RRB- , in 1974 .. Major Harris. Major Harris ( singer ). Blue Magic. Blue Magic ( band ). Other WMOT artists included Count Coolout , Barbara Mason , Captain Sky , Brandi Wells , David Simmons , Funk Fusion Band , Bliss , Impact -LRB- which featured former Temptations member Damon Harris -RRB- , Heaven and Earth , Sweet Thunder , and Fat Larry 's Band .. Count Coolout. Count Coolout. Barbara Mason. Barbara Mason. Captain Sky. Captain Sky. Funk Fusion Band. Funk Fusion Band. Temptations. The Temptations. Damon Harris. Damon Harris. Heaven and Earth. Heaven and Earth ( band ). The label also produced `` It 's Good To Be The King '' by actor / comedian / director Mel Brooks in 1981 .. Mel Brooks. Mel Brooks. From its beginning , Atlantic Records distributed WMOT 's releases , mainly on its Atco subsidiary , but in 1978 , Fantasy Records took over distribution as Fantasy  /  WMOT Records .. Atlantic Records. Atlantic Records. Fantasy Records. Fantasy Records. Fantasy  /  WMOT Records. Fantasy  /  WMOT Records. In 1980 , it began distributing independently .. In 1981 , the label and company was sold to Michael Goldberg , Allen Cohen , and Jeff and Mark Salvarian .. Two years later , Larry Lavin bought a stake in WMOT and it was his activity in the company that led to lawsuits over money laundering that brought the company down in 1984 .. Larry Lavin. Larry Lavin. Its back catalog was sold to CBS -LRB- now Sony Music -RRB- .. Sony Music. Sony Music. Later in 1985 , Steve Bernstein launched Omni Records in Philadelphia with an immediate success , Jean Carne 's `` Closer Than Close '' , which was a # 1 R&B hit .. Philadelphia. Philadelphia