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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 -
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.
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.
MFSB formed in 1971 and disbanded in 1985, three years after Teddy Pendergrass' car accident, which left him paralyzed. [4]Assembled by record producers Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff, MFSB was the house band for their Philadelphia International Records label and originated "Philly sound" that dominated the early 1970s for the artists who recorded at the Sigma Sound Studios, including The O'Jays ...
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.
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 ...
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 ."