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Gamble (left) and Huff (right), 1995, with unknown 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 team credited for developing the Philadelphia soul music genre (also known as Philly sound) of the 1970s.
- List of Songs Written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
Written by Gamble, Huff, Gene McFadden and John Whitehead...
- Expressway to Your Heart
The Vibrations with Gamble & Huff producing, in 1969 on...
- List of Songs Written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
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 ...
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Feb 25, 2021 · 36. 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 ...
Philadelphia International Records ( PIR) was an American record label based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1971 by songwriting and production duo Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff along with their longtime collaborator Thom Bell. It was known for showcasing the Philadelphia soul music genre (also known as Philly soul) that was ...
CatalogAlbumArtistYearKZ 30580Billy Paul1971KZ 31648Harold Melvin & Blue Notes1972KZ 31712O'Jays1972KZ 31793Billy Paul1972- 1971 (52 years ago)
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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 ...
In 1971, Gamble and Huff had founded Philadelphia International Records (PIR) with their stable of Philly-based talent, including Patti LaBelle, Archie Bell & the Drells, Jerry Butler, the Ebonys, the Intruders, the O’Jays, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, Billy Paul, MFSB, the Three Degrees, Teddy Pendergrass, and Lou Rawls.
