Kenneth Gamble (born on August 11, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and Leon A. Huff (born April 8, 1942 in Camden, New Jersey) are an American songwriting and record production team that have written and produced over 170 gold and platinum records. They were pioneers of Philadelphia soul and the in-house creative team for the Philadelphia International record label. On March 10, 2008 the team was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame i...
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Gamble and Huff
Awards
Awards Won:
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Grammy Award for Best R&B Song Winners
- 1987
- 1988
- 1989
- 1990
- 1991
Hall of fame inductions:
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