Gamble and Huff

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Gamble and Huff is the legendary American songwriting and production duo credited with creating the Philadelphia soul sound and shaping 1970s R&B music.

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instanceOf musical duo
record producers
songwriters
songwriting and production duo
activePeriod 1960s
1970s
1980s
associatedWith Billy Paul NERFINISHED
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes NERFINISHED
Lou Rawls NERFINISHED
MFSB NERFINISHED
Patti LaBelle NERFINISHED
Philadelphia International Records NERFINISHED
Teddy Pendergrass NERFINISHED
The O'Jays NERFINISHED
awarded Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction
basedIn Philadelphia NERFINISHED
coFounded Philadelphia International Records NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
era 1970s
fieldOfWork popular music
record production
songwriting
genre Philadelphia soul NERFINISHED
R&B
soul music
hasPart Kenny Gamble NERFINISHED
Leon Huff NERFINISHED
influenced contemporary R&B
disco
quiet storm NERFINISHED
locationOfFormation Philadelphia NERFINISHED
member Kenny Gamble NERFINISHED
Leon Huff NERFINISHED
notableFor creating the Philadelphia soul sound
shaping 1970s R&B music
notableWork Back Stabbers NERFINISHED
If You Don't Know Me by Now NERFINISHED
Love Train NERFINISHED
Me and Mrs. Jones NERFINISHED
TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) NERFINISHED
Wake Up Everybody NERFINISHED
occupation record producers
songwriters
styleCharacteristic danceable rhythms
horn sections
lush string arrangements
socially conscious lyrics

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Kenneth Gamble memberOf Gamble and Huff
Kenneth Gamble coFounderOf Gamble and Huff
Jerry Butler associatedAct Gamble and Huff
Thom Bell associatedWith Gamble and Huff
Teddy Pendergrass associatedAct Gamble and Huff