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The Philly soul music of the 1970s will be celebrated in new ‘The Sound of Philadelphia’ doc
The Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | February 4, 2022 | Dan DeLuca

Posted on 02/15/2022 3:02:07 PM PST by Cecily

The Philly Sound is going to the movies.

The Sound of Philadelphia, a new documentary film, will tell the story of songwriters and producers Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Thom Bell, architects of the Philly soul sound that was a dominant musical and cultural force in the 1970s. The film is now in production with a team that includes Oscar- and Emmy-winning documentarian Alex Gibney.

Gamble, Huff, and Bell — collectively known as “The Mighty Three” — have a shared catalog of over 3,500 songs, whose innumerable hits include The O’Jays’ “Back Stabbers,” Billy Paul’s “Me & Mrs. Jones,” The Delfonics’ “La-La (Means I Love You),” and The Stylistics’ “You Are Everything,” among others.

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TOPICS: Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: music; philadelphia; soulmusic; tsop
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To: foreverfree

Was really just replying to the whole thread, and wanted to mention that specific piece. See my other replies.


41 posted on 02/16/2022 6:58:15 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVd)
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