As a songwriter, arranger and producer, he brought sophistication and melodic inventiveness to hits by the Delfonics, the Spinners and others. By Bill Friskics-Warren Thom Bell, the prolific producer, ...

Sam Pollard, the Peabody winning director of “Mr. Soul!” and “Sammy Davis, Jr.: I Gotta Be Me,” has set another documentary feature called “The Sound of Philadelphia” about music icons Kenny Gamble, ...

"Invariably, when other producers and musicians would say that my sounds were odd for R&B, I would just tell them, ‘I don’t do R&B — I do music,'" said the man behind such hits as "Back Stabbers," "La ...

Grammy Award-winning producer Thom Bell, who helped create “The Sound of Philadelphia” during the 1960s and ‘70s with Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff as the Mighty Three, died Thursday. He was 79. Bell’s ...

Fans of the Philadelphia Sound will be able to indulge in some of the genre's iconic music next month at the National Liberty Museum. The Old City institution will host "NLM at Night: The Sound of ...

As part of our celebration of Black excellence, 6abc recognizes the musical achievements of Gamble and Huff, the songwriting and production team responsible for popularizing Philadelphia Soul music.

When we talk about being Philly Proud, the "Sound of Philly" is also included. Music has a deep and rich history in the city. Philadelphia's own, The Stylistics is part of that history with songs like ...