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Kenny Gamble
@mrkennygamble

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#repost: @iamyodijoseph Thank you! Happy Birthday to the Legendary Kenneth Gamble. Along with his partner Leon Huff, songwriter-producer Kenneth Gamble has penned a multitude of timeless pop and R&B hits including Billy Paul's "Me and Mrs. Jones," the Soul Survivors' "Expressway to Your Heart," "Archie Bell and the Drells' "I Can't Stop Dancing," the Three Degrees' "When Will I See You Again," Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes' "If You Don't Know Me by Now," and The O'Jays "Love Train”. Other top artists who have covered their songs include Elvis Presley, Jerry Butler, Patti LaBelle, Phyllis Hyman, Freddie Scott, the Sweet Inspirations, Betty Everett, Dusty Springfield, Wilson Pickett, Nancy Wilson, Joe Simon, The Jacksons, Lou Rawls and Teddy Pendergrass.  They also penned the theme song for Soul Train; “TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) On his own or with other writers like Jerry Ross, Luther Dixon, Thom Bell, Linda Creed, Bunny Sigler and Archie Bell, Gamble has also written Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations' "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me," The Stylistics' "Break Up to Make Up" and Patti LaBelle's "If Only You Knew" along with other hits by artists like Freddy Cannon, The Drifters, The O'Jays, Bobby Hebb, Peaches & Herb, Jerry Butler and Phyllis Hyman. Over the last decades, Gamble & Huff’s award-winning partnership has generated more than 3,500 songs, including 50 chart pop and R&B hit singles and 75 RIAA gold, platinum and multi-platinum certifications. The pair has won five Grammy’s® for their songwriting and collected 86 BMI Pop and R&B Awards. They helped pioneer the R&B subgenre of "Philadelphia soul" and together they formed Philadelphia International Records in 1971. Thank You @mrkennethgamble and Leon Huff for writing and producing these records. These songs will forever be a part of the “Soundtrack of Our Lives”. #KennethGamble #gambleandhuff #phillysound #pir #philadelphiainternationalrecords #theintruders #threedegrees #theojays #teddypendergrass #haroldmelvinandthebluenotes #pattilabelle #lourawls #billypaul #thejacksons #jeancarn #soultrain #thesoundofphiladelphia #grownfolksmusic #oldschoolmusic #throwbackmusic #70smusic