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Black Film Society (Free subscription) | 02/23/2010
Breaking: Gamble & Huff Addressing 'Suspicious' Fire at Historic Headquarters... The longtime headquarters for legendary duo Gamble & Huff was scorched by an early-morning blaze on Sunday, and the situation is being characterized as 'suspicious'. Now, the legendary producers are planning to address the media on the matter, and potentially disclose findings of an investigation....
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Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 02/25/2010
Kanye West has launched a new blog on his official Website that exchanges the futuristic neon of his Kanyeuniversity with a more high-art aesthetic. The first posts: a photo of his girlfriend Amber Rose recreating Grace Jones’ Island Life album cover his “Coldest Winter” video . A drunk vandal has been arrested for setting the Philadelphia blaze that consumed much of songwriters Kenny Gamble...
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Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 03/02/2010
Kenny Gamble went to the Criminal Justice Center today to find out why a 27-year-old South Philadelphia man allegedly set fire to the music producer's Center City record company building.
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Black Voices Blogs (Free subscription) | 02/26/2010
... 's Motown in Detroit, Philadelphia International, the record label founded in the early '70s by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff (pictured above, with Huff on right), built their enterprise of talent-from the swooning crooning of Pendergrass to the shrieking and floor-rolling performances of LaBelle-from the ground up, crowning their label as the "Sound of Philadelphia." Gamble...
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Variety.com (Free subscription) | 02/23/2010
Music News: Facility operated by Gamble, Huff, Bell -- A Sunday evening fire seriously damaged the headquarters of Philadelphia International Records, the label operated by R&B hitmakers Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Thom Bell.
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All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 02/23/2010
A fire broke out on Sunday morning at Philadelphia International Records, where Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff perfected the Philadelphia sound of smooth R&B for singers like Teddy Pendergrass and Patti LaBelle, the Philadelphia Enquirer reported. The fire swept through the labels office area, melting gold and platinum records and destroying much of its memorabilia, but it spared the...
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Phawker (Free subscription) | 02/21/2010
INQUIRER: A strong fire swept through the Broad Street offices of Philadelphia International Records today, causing extensive damage to the celebrated music company where Chubby Checker recorded “The Twist,” and where songwriters Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff developed their soulful Philadelphia sound. Investigators, who arrived on the scene four minutes after the 7:28 a.m. alarm,...
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Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 02/22/2010
A strong fire swept through the Broad Street offices of Philadelphia International Records yesterday, causing extensive damage to the building where Chubby Checker recorded "The Twist," and where songwriters Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff developed their soulful Philadelphia sound.
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PopWreckoning (Free subscription) | 02/25/2010
... storage room sometime after 7AM. The building has been owned by founders and songwriters Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff , along with their partner Thom Bell , since 1971. Artists such as the Jackson 5, Chubby Checker , Dusty Springfield, Teddy Pendergrass and Patti LaBelle recorded their hits at Philadelphia International Records. Here’s to a swift recovery. Philadelphia International...
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Consequence of Sound (Free subscription) | 02/23/2010
... Officials aren’t quite sure how the man had gotten into the building, and neither does co-owner Kenny Gamble, who said the man had no business with the company or any of the owners and went on to add that the venue is normally locked down like “Fort Knox”. As for damage, several gold and platinum records had been destroyed, but the identity of those hadn’t yet been discerned. The...
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The Hits Just Keep On Comin' (Free subscription) | 02/16/2010
... Springsteen cut between 1973 and 1992 but didn’t put on the albums he released. The Philly Sound: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and the Story of Brotherly Love (1966-1976) collects the monster Philadelphia soul hits, most in their original album configurations. (It was supposed to be a four-disc set—and you can see the space in the box where the fourth disc was supposed to be—but legal...
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Watch Free TV Online (Free subscription) | 02/13/2010
... success with the soulful, almost soothing "Me and Mrs. Jones", and record executive Kenny Gamble was banking on the fact that America was prepared for the empowering message contained in "Am I Black Enough for You?" Not only did that gamble fail to pay off, but effectively crippled Paul's burgeoning career as well. In this documentary, filmmaker Goran Olsson...
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Riverfront Times | Complete Issue (Free subscription) | 02/10/2010
A few weeks ago, music fans mourned the loss of Teddy Pendergrass, a paragon of refined, sensual soul music who was almost certainly the finest voice to come from the Philly soul scene. But Pendergrass was just one of the many stars nurtured by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff's Philadelphia Internatio...
