From the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Ultimately, what Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff were selling, using the medium of well-crafted, danceable and urbane soul music, was a message of “peace in the world, people getting together,” Gamble told writer Chuck Miller in 1998. “That’s what our whole thing was, [what] all our music was about: people uniting, living together in peace and … [Read more...] about Tuesday Afternoon Thread: Tribute to Philadelphia International Records
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Monday Afternoon Thread: Tribute to Philadephia Internation Records Week
Did you know: Gamble and Huff wrote 110 number one hits A Gamble-Huff song plays every 14.5 seconds around the world Enjoy Yourself - The Jacksons … [Read more...] about Monday Afternoon Thread: Tribute to Philadephia Internation Records Week
Sunday Afternoon Thread: Tribute to Philadelphia International Records Week
It’s the end of an era in Philly, at 309 South Broad Street, corner of Spruce, where the “Sound of Philadelphia” was born. The iconic Philadelphia International Records sign outside of the Sound Of Philadelphia building was removed on Wednesday (Oct. 15), marking the end of an era. The label’s building, owned by legendary songwriters Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Thom … [Read more...] about Sunday Afternoon Thread: Tribute to Philadelphia International Records Week