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[robbiethompson]

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“The best way to make your dreams come true is to WAKE UP.” - Paul Valéry #wakeupeverybody #haroldmelvinandthebluenotes #teddypendergrass #mcfaddenandwhitehead #gambleandhuff #kennethgamble #leonhuff #tosp #1975 #70s #love #peace #freedom #philadelphia #philly #vinyl #records #analoglife https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo7FkjrA397/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=yigb5tu2zcm5

[trascapades]

🎉🎂🎶 #ArtIsAWeapon Reposted from @rarities_n_actualities_blacks Happy birthday @mrkennygamble #KennyGamble, the legendary #songwriter, #producer and #humanitarian. The pioneering musician formed R&B label Philadelphia International Records (PIR) with his long time partner #LeonHuff in 1971 and created the "Philly Sound". PIR's stable included The O'Jays, Billy Paul, Harold Melvin And The Bluenotes, The Three Degrees, The Jones Girls and PIR's house band MFSB (Mother, Father, Sister, Brother) to name a few. Gamble also formed Mighty Three Publishing with Huff and fellow PIR songwriter Thom Bell.  Kenny is renowned for his humanitarian works for both civic and charitable causes ... notably the "Clean Up The Ghetto" project. He was inducted into "Rock And Roll Hall of Fame" in 2008. Currently he continues to write music with Leon Huff. He and Huff are legenday names in the music industry and an inspiration to a new generation of black producers/musicians/#songwriters. #kennethgamble #leonhuff #gambleandhuff #pir #kennygambleandleonhuff #soul #rnbsoul #phillysound #theojays #billypaul #mfsb #blackmusic #rnbmusic #blackexcellence #soulmusic #thethreedegrees #haroldmelvinandthebluenotes #thejonesgirls #mightthreemusic #thombell #TraScapades #ArtIsAWeapon #MusicIsLife https://www.instagram.com/p/CDxkyAoAqqr/?igshid=s1874ynrqrjh

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#PattiLabelle - "If You Only Knew" #PhiladelphiaInternationalRecords #vinyl #7inchsingle #45rpm #7inchpromo #1983 #soulmusic #soulballad #classicsoul #ballad Produced by #DexterWansel and #KennethGamble https://www.instagram.com/p/BwF7ECvjKI0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=55cg852tqc27

[altoecko]

Album on table! @downstairsantiques https://youtu.be/YqWj29YhF_0 #teddypendergrass #selftitled #youcanthidefromyourself #kennethgamble #philadelphiainternationalrecords #philadelphia #cbsrecords #1977 #the70s #70s #vinylrecords #vinyligclub #vinylgram #vinyl #licoricepizza #instavinyl #nowplaying #nowspinning #attheshop #forsale #funk #funky #soul #randb (at Downstairs Antiques) https://www.instagram.com/p/BslyO0KBkrx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=15wkw2oc8cpqg

[bretteclecticis]

Gamble & Huff #gambleandhuff #kennethgamble #leonhuff #philadelphiainternational #phillysound #funk #disco #soul #rnb #innovators #influence #inspirationinformation

[bonafidelyricalmelodic]

#blackhistorymonth #BlackCreatives #KennethGamble #LeonAHuff Black History Month - Black Creatives Day 16 Kenneth Gamble – 1943 Leon A. Huff – 1942 Biography Gamble and Huff met in the early 1960’s. Their first collaboration was with Gamble’s band, the Romeos,...

[metapoetic]

#blackhistorymonth #BlackCreatives #KennethGamble #LeonAHuff Black History Month - Black Creatives Day 16 Kenneth Gamble – 1943 Leon A. Huff – 1942 Biography Gamble and Huff met in the early 1960’s. Their first collaboration was with Gamble’s band, the Romeos,...

[tyronesmith]

Now that we found love what are we gonna do with it? Now that we found love what are we gonna do with it? Now that we found love what are we gonna do with it? You've got to forgive and forget Let hate, let hate be your enemy Bow to the lord And only love will set your spirit free! POSITIVE PERSPECTIVES! 💯 S T A Y P O S I T I V E ✊🏾🆙✌🏾❡ |————————————————————— ————————————————————— | ❦ ✸ ❉ ❂ ✧ ✦ ✣ #nowthatwevefoundlove##kennyGamble#LeonHuff#KennethGamble#ThridWorld#prisonerinthestreet#reggae#RnB#Soul#classic#favoritemusic##thissong@lovelysong#instasongs#musicismylife#musicforever#disco#reggaefusion @officialtyronesmith #tyronesmith#tsgrooveinc @tsgrooveinc #recordproducer#musicproducer#saxophone🎷#musiciansofinstagram#organist#positiveperspectives #musicislife #nyc #peaceandlove#peaceloveandpositivity ✰ ₸ ₢ ₮ ₲ ₳ (at Tyrone Smith) https://www.instagram.com/p/BofzLi7hfw8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=z47ueudqkys4

[timmyakatot]

#PattiLabelle - "The Spirit's In It" #PhiladelphiaInternationalRecords #vinyl #7inchsingle #7inchpromo #45rpm #redvinyl #1981 #soulmusic #Disco #KennethGamble #CecilWomack https://www.instagram.com/p/BxgQogThxfK/?igshid=1fdqyqru73b1d

[cmputrbluu]

April 23, 1977 - Thelma Houston went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Don't Leave Me This Way', a No.13 hit in the UK. It is an R&B/soul/disco song written by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, and Cary Gilbert. First charting as a hit for Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, an act on Gamble & Huff's Philadelphia International label in 1975. "Don't Leave Me This Way" was covered by Motown artist Thelma Houston in 1976. Originally assigned to Diana Ross, it was recorded and intended to be the follow-up to her hit "Love Hangover." It was reassigned and given to the upcoming Motown artist, Thelma Houston. Following the release of her third album Any Way You Want It, a Boston record pool unanimously reported positive audience response to "Don't Leave Me This Way" in discos, and the song was selected for release as a single. Houston's version became a massive international hit. It was featured on the soundtrack of the movie, Looking for Mr. Goodbar. In 1978, "Don't Leave Me This Way" won the award for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female at the 20th Annual Grammy Awards. #thelmahouston #thisdayinmusic #1977 #1970s #motown #kennethgamble #leonhuff #gambleandhuff #disco

[cmputrbluu]

April 20, 1974 - MFSB and the Three Degrees started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'TSOP, (The Sound Of Philadelphia)', a No.22 hit in the UK. A classic example of the Philadelphia soul genre, it was written by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff as the theme for the American musical television program Soul Train, which specialized in African American musical performers. The single was released on the Philadelphia International label, and it is arguably the first disco song to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is essentially an instrumental piece, featuring a lush blend of strings and horns in the Philadelphia soul style. There are only two vocal parts to the song: a passage close to the beginning during which The Three Degrees sing "Soul Train, Soul Train"; "People all over the world!"; and the chorus over the fadeout, "Let's get it on/It's time to get down". The words "People all over the world!" are not heard in the original version. The version heard on Soul Train also had the series title sung over the first four notes of the melody. This version was released on a 1975 Three Degrees album, International. It also topped the American R&B chart (for one week) and adult contemporary chart (for two weeks). The Three Degrees would revisit the top of the AC chart later in 1974 with their hit single, "When Will I See You Again". Don Cornelius, the creator and host of Soul Train, refused to allow any references to the name of the TV series when the single was released, requiring Gamble and Huff to adopt the alternate title for the release. Cornelius would later admit that not allowing the single to be named "Soul Train" was a major mistake on his part. Although it was rerecorded a number of times for future versions of the show, and various different themes were used during the late 1970s and early 1980s, "TSOP" returned in the late 1980s and remained the theme song for Soul Train through the disco, 1980s R&B, new jack swing, hip-hop, and neo soul eras of black music. #MFSB #thethreedegrees #thisdayinmusic #1974 #1970s #soultrain #doncornelius #kennethgamble #leonhuff #gambleandhuff #philadelphiainternational #phillysoul