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Gamble (left) and Huff (right), 1995, with Percy Sutton between them. Kenneth Gamble (born August 11, 1943, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and Leon A. Huff (born April 8, 1942, Camden, New Jersey) are an American songwriting and production duo credited for developing the Philadelphia soul music genre (also known as Philly sound) of the 1970s.
Mar 26, 2013 · Leon Huff. R&B record company owner Leon Huff was born in Camden, New Jersey on April 8, 1942. Huff was first exposed to music through his mother, who played the piano and the organ for the 19th Street Baptist Church choir. Huff began playing the piano at the age of five; he received basic lessons from his mother as well as formal teaching ...
Feb 25, 2021 · Kenny Gamble, left, and Leon Huff, the founders of Philadelphia International Records, are celebrating the label’s 50th anniversary this year. Devin Oktar Yalkin for The New York Times. By the ...
Along with his partner, Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff wrote or co-wrote over 3,000 songs in 35 years, including RandB #1 hits, pop #1 hits, gold and platinum records, Grammy winners and BMI songwriters’ awards honorees. Born in Camden, New Jersey, on April 8, 1942, Leon Huff was exposed to music through his mother, who played piano and organ for ...
Sep 12, 2021 · Philadelphia International Records is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, so we thought we'd talk to its founders, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. These two Grammy-winning producers and ...
Leon Huff was born in Camden, New Jersey, on April 8, 1942. He was initially exposed to music through his mother, who played piano and organ for a church choir and taught him some of the basics, though he also took formal lessons. He performed with several local doo-wop groups (including the Lavenders, who recorded the regional hit, "The Slide ...
Jul 5, 2021 · July 5, 2021, 3:01 AM PDT. By Christopher A. Daniel. By the early 1970s, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff were regularly meeting in Gamble’s office by an upright piano with a list of titles and a tape ...
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