Gamble and Huff songwriting and production team

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The Gamble and Huff songwriting and production team is a legendary Philadelphia-based duo whose lush, soulful sound helped define 1970s R&B and disco and gave rise to the “Philly soul” genre.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical partnership ⓘ
songwriting and production duo ⓘ
activePeriod 1960s ⓘ
1970s ⓘ
1980s ⓘ
associatedWith Billy Paul ⓘ
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes ⓘ
linked to: Harold Melvin

Lou Rawls ⓘ
MFSB ⓘ
Patti LaBelle ⓘ
Philadelphia International Records ⓘ
Teddy Pendergrass ⓘ
The Intruders ⓘ
The O'Jays ⓘ
linked to: The O’Jays

The Three Degrees ⓘ
awarded Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ⓘ
basedIn Philadelphia ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
era 1970s R&B ⓘ
1970s disco ⓘ
field music production ⓘ
songwriting ⓘ
founded Philadelphia International Records ⓘ
genre Philadelphia soul ⓘ
R&B ⓘ
disco ⓘ
soul ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn American popular music ⓘ
dance music ⓘ
soul music ⓘ
influencedGenre contemporary R&B ⓘ
disco ⓘ
quiet storm ⓘ
member Kenny Gamble ⓘ
linked to: Kenneth Gamble

Leon Huff ⓘ
notableFor developing the Philadelphia soul sound ⓘ
lush orchestral soul arrangements ⓘ
notableWork Back Stabbers ⓘ
If You Don't Know Me by Now ⓘ
Love Train ⓘ
Me and Mrs. Jones ⓘ
TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) ⓘ
Wake Up Everybody ⓘ
occupation record producers ⓘ
songwriters ⓘ
styleCharacteristic danceable rhythms ⓘ
lush orchestration ⓘ
socially conscious lyrics ⓘ
string-heavy arrangements ⓘ

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