Celebrity

Legendary Producers Gamble and Huff reach a historic deal with Sony

 

PHILADELPHIA – February 14, 2014 (WPVI) — Philadelphia’s famed music producing duo Gamble and Huff have reached an historic deal to sell off their entire catalog.

Sony Music Entertainment already owned the licensing rights to the recordings from 1971 to 1975 and has now acquired the rest of the collection.

Gamble_and_huff_artist

It includes hits from such artists as Teddy Pendergrass, Patti LaBelle, the O’Jays and Lou Rawls.

Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff’s Grammy-winning work came to be known as “The Sound of Philadelphia”.

Their recording studio on Broad Street was damaged in a fire, and will soon be torn down for a hotel and condo complex.

 

Source:  http://abclocal.go.com

Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Most Popular

To Top