Apr 10, 2021 · “The Sound of Philadelphia was totally different from Motown. You’re in the car, and there would be a Motown song on. But then the song would switch, and you would know instantly that it...

2024 marks the 50th anniversary of "T.S.O.P. (The Sounds of Philadelphia)," an anthem that defined Philly soul alongside artists including Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff and Thom Bell who bridged the Motown and disco sound with classical influences.

Nov 19, 2017 · Like Motown and Stax-Volt, the style known as "Philly Soul" was born largely of one label, in this case the city's own Philadelphia International Records, headed by the songwriting and production team of Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff.

Sep 12, 2021 · What is the sound of a city? If you are from Detroit, probably Motown. If you're from New Orleans, probably jazz. But if you're from Philadelphia, well, what can it be but Philly soul? In the...

Different cities had distinct styles of soul, often associated with local record companies—Stax in Memphis, Motown in Detroit. In Philadelphia, soul was defined by Philadelphia International Records, a very successful label whose unique style of 1970s soul became known worldwide as the “Sound of Philadelphia.”

Jun 3, 2011 · When Motown emerged in the 1960s, the nation was in the midst of one of its greatest civil rights battles. Although Berry Gordy shied away from political statements, especially in the music...

Feb 18, 2011 · Back Stabbers sold more than 700,000 copies that first year. They’d created the Sound of Philadelphia. The City of Brotherly Love joined Detroit, the home of Motown, and Memphis, the home of...

By 1975, Philadelphia International and the Philadelphia soul genre it helped define had largely eclipsed Motown and the Motown Sound in popularity, and Gamble and Huff were the premier producers of soul.

Apr 20, 2015 · Detroit had Motown, started in 1959 by Berry Gordy (1929- ), and Philadelphia had Leon Huff (1942- ) and Kenneth Gamble (1943- ), two young men who met in 1962 and began what is now a 53-year partnership of writing and producing music together.

Theaters, such as the Uptown on North Broad Street, were staples of the community and hosted legendary performers such as Marvin Gaye and The Supremes. Philadelphia’s studios produced some of the most famous pieces of American musical history.