PHILADELPHIA — 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 & 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)," The Stylistics' "You Are Everything" and many, many more.
