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Cary Gilbert (March 20, 1942 – February 15, 1993) was an American lyricist who wrote songs with Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff at Philadelphia International Records in the 1970s. Among the songs he co-wrote are the international #1 hits " Me and Mrs. Jones " and " Don't Leave Me This Way ."
Gamble-Skogmo Inc. was an American conglomerate of retail chains and other businesses that was headquartered in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.Business operated or franchised by Gamble-Skogmo included Gambles hardware and auto supply stores, Woman's World and Mode O'Day clothing stores, J.M. McDonald department stores, Leath Furniture stores, Tempo and Buckeye Mart Discount Stores, Howard's ...
Written by Gamble, Cynthia Biggs and Dexter Wansel 1995: Phil Perry, #43 R&B 1986 "Last Night I Needed Somebody" Shirley Jones - 36 - Written by Gamble, Cynthia Biggs and Dexter Wansel: 1987 "Living All Alone" Phyllis Hyman - 12 - Written by Gamble, Cynthia Biggs and Dexter Wansel "She Knew About Me" Shirley Jones - 80 -
Gamble (left) and Huff (right), 1995 Kenneth Gamble (born August 11, 1943, Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ) [ 1 ] and Leon A. Huff (born April 8, 1942, Camden, New Jersey ) [ 2 ] are an American songwriting and production duo credited for developing the Philadelphia soul music genre (also known as Philly sound) of the 1970s.
It is Springfield's only album on which every song was produced by the same production team: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. Gamble also co-wrote every track on the album, and the Gamble and Huff duo went on to have success with many groups and singers in the 1970s, among them Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, The O'Jays, MFSB and The Three Degrees.
Gamble grew up in Tuscumbia, AL and started playing drums at the age of 4. His first drum kit was a Muppets themed set and the first song that he learned to play was The Beach Boys’ “In My Room.” [1] After graduating from the University of Alabama in 1997, he moved to Shreveport, LA, then Memphis, TN.
[2] [3] A veteran of World War II, Gamble's father wanted his son to become a boxer. [3] His mother was a high school dropout (although she received her GED diploma later in life). [2] The Gamble family was somewhat poor, and both boys and girls in the family were taught to cook, sew, and repair automobiles in order to be self-sufficient. [2] [3]
SWV (Sisters with Voices) is an American R&B vocal trio from New York City whose members are Cheryl (Coko) Gamble, Tamara (Taj) George, and Leanne (Lelee) Lyons.Formed in 1988 as a gospel group, SWV became one of the most successful R&B groups of the 1990s.