Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff Among Speakers at Grammy Career Day 2021 Virtual Events
Other Grammy winners or nominees booked for these events are James Fauntleroy, Larrance Dopson, Jazzmeia Horn, Taylor Hanson and Nasri Atweh. Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, the legendary co-founders of Philadelphia International Records, are among those set to speak at Grammy Career Day events, presented by the Grammy Museum. Gamble and Huff are set for […]
The Pioneering Women of Philly Soul
These women broke down barriers and forever changed the essence of soul music Dee Dee Sharp Valerie Magan March 12, 2021 | 2:40pm ET Fifty years ago, the sound of Philly Soul was born out of the legendary Philadelphia International Records. With the talents of The O’Jays, Patti LaBelle, Teddy Pendergrass, The Three Degrees, McFadden & […]
50 Years Later, Gamble and Huff’s Philly Sound Stirs the Soul
By Alan Light Published Feb. 25, 2021Updated Feb. 26, 2021 By the late 1970s, things had gotten so busy at Philadelphia International Records that the label’s co-founders, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, had to leave town to write new songs. During one trip to Jamaica, they were settling in at the piano when a power outage hit the […]
The 50 Greatest Philadelphia International Songs: Staff Picks
The 50 Greatest Philadelphia International Songs: Staff Picks By Billboard Staff2/24/2021 Fifty years ago, a new label started by two esteemed hitmakers turned the corner on the crossover soul-pop of Motown and gritty Southern R&B of Stax/Volt, which had defined the sound of Black America in the ’60s. The new label offered a new style for […]
Legendary Music Label Philadelphia International Records Celebrates 50th Anniversary In 2021
NEW YORK, Jan. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Chappell Music, the global publishing arm of Warner Music Group, are thrilled to announce today the launch of the yearlong campaign in 2021 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of one of music’s most historic record labels, Philadelphia […]
Philadelphia International Records Marks 50th Anniversary With Yearlong Celebration: Exclusive
By Gail Mitchell1/25/2021 Philadelphia International Records (PIR) is bringing home the gold once more — this time in celebration of the legendary label’s 50th anniversary. Legacy Recordings, Sony Music Entertainment’s catalog division, and Warner Chappell Music, Warner Music Group’s global publishing division, are announcing the launch of a yearlong salute today (Jan. 25).
Legendary Music Label Philadelphia International Records Celebrates 50th Anniversary In 2021
By the early 1970s, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff were regularly meeting in Gamble’s office by an upright piano with a list of titles and a tape recorder to talk about the news or what was happening throughout Philadelphia. Their chemistry as songwriters and producers, combined with those frequent chats, laid the foundation for some of popular music’s most memorable, socially conscious
Philadelphia International Records Plots Massive 50th Anniversary Celebration
Jon Blistein – Rolling StoneJanuary 25, 2021·3 min read Philadelphia International Records, the celebrated label behind the “Philly Soul” sound and acts like the O’Jays, Teddy Pendergrass, Patti LaBelle and more, has announced a year-long campaign to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The campaign is a joint effort with Legacy Recordings and Warner Chappell Music, and