Love. It’s one of those words that has always been, ironically, overused and not used enough. It’s a word that can be applied towards the morning kiss from a mother, the midnight embrace from a lover or simply spending quality time with a real friend. It was also love, according to Kenny Gamble, co-founder and co-sonic architect of the majestic “Philly Sound,” that has always inspired his life and work. Love, being a many-splendored thing, was indeed one of the primary motivations behind the music and magic he and partner Leon Huff put down at Philadelphia International Records.

beautiful time in music

they never ever disrespected the craft and elevated it to the highest level during the era of music's absolute apex......

if I had an opportunity to branch off into this field, they would be a the very top of the list of people I would want to emulate and follow......

Always been a huge fan of TSOP. They took the baton from what Berry was doing at Motown and what they were doing at Stax and 'polished' R&B/Soul music and made music which was sophisticated, classy but still fonky too

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