Leon Huff - 57 - Written by Huff: 1986 "Don't Let Love Get You Down'" Archie Bell and the Drells - - 49 Written by Huff, John Whitehead, Gene McFadden and Victor Carstarphen: References This page was last edited on 7 September 2019, at 16:47 (UTC). Leon Huff was born in Camden, NJ on April 8, 1942. Huff was first exposed to music through his mother, who played the piano and the organ for the 19th Street Baptist Church choir. Huff began playing the piano at the age of five; he received basic lessons from his mother as well as formal teaching through the school system and private lessons. Leon Huff was born in Camden, New Jersey, on April 8, 1942. R&B record company owner Leon Huff was born in Camden, New Jersey on April 8, 1942. Huff was first exposed to music through his mother, who played the piano and the organ for the 19th Street Baptist Church choir. The Nation’s Largest African American Video Oral History Collection He collaborated with such artists as Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Dusty Springfield, and Jerry Ross. He was initially exposed to music through his mother, who played piano and organ for a church choir and taught him some of the basics, though he also took formal lessons. Along with his partner, Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff wrote or co-wrote over 3,000 songs in 35 years, including RandB #1 hits, pop #1 hits, gold and platinum records, Grammy winners and BMI songwriters' awards honorees. Enter the password that accompanies your username. Known for longtime collaboration with Kenneth Gamble on I’m Gonna Make You Love Me, If You Don’t Know Me By Now, and many other hit songs. Partners ever since, they found immediate success and by the end of 1974, Gamble & Huff—and co-publisher Gamble, Huff and Bell were inducted into the Philadelphia Music Foundations's Walk of Fame in 1993 and have received many other Philadelphia and Camden area civic awards. One of his groups, “The Dynaflows,” auditioned for the popular television show, "Philly Sound" co-founder; wrote "Me and Mrs. Jones" and over 1,000 songsOn his own or with other writers like Len Barry, Bobby Rush, Gene McFadden and John Whitehead, John Madara and David White, Huff has also written such hits as The O'Jays' "Back Stabbers" and the People's Choices' "Do It Any Way You Wanna" along with other hits for artists like Barry, Chubby Checker and Archie Bell and the Drells.Indeed, Huff's output is so prodigious that he's written or co-written over 3,000.

He was initially exposed to music through his mother, who played piano and organ for a church choir and taught him some of the basics, though he also took formal lessons. R&B record company owner Leon Huff was born in Camden, New Jersey on April 8, 1942. Gamble and Huff were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1995 and received the hall's Honored with SHOF’s highest accolade, the Johnny Mercer Award, in 2014Songwriters Hall of Fame’s ongoing mission is to celebrate and honor the contributions of our great popular music songwriters who have written the soundtrack for our nation’s history, while developing new writing talent through workshops, showcases, and digital initiatives. He currently resides in Camden. As a teenager, Huff participated in several “doo-wop” music groups throughout Camden. He performed with several local doo-wop groups (including the Lavenders, who recorded the regional hit, "The Slide") and also played on Encouraged by Madera and White, Huff began writing his own songs, and after scoring the first major hit for Patty and the Emblems ("Mixed Up, Shook Up Girl"), he met Kenny Gamble in 1962. He worked in Gamble's band The Romeos and formed a production company with him in New York's Shubert Theatre building. Leon Huff has a son, Leon Huff Jr., who produces for the elite record companies of today, as well, working with notable artists such as 8Ball & MJG, Beanie Sigel & State Property, Ruff Ryders, Lil’ Bow Wow, and more. Leon Huff is a Aries … Huff played on sessions for …

Leon Huff (born April 8, 1942) is famous for being songwriter.

Known for longtime collaboration with Kenneth Gamble on I’m Gonna Make You Love Me, If You Don’t Know Me By Now, and many other hit songs.

Session pianist Leon Huff became half of a seminal R&B songwriting and production team when he teamed with Kenny Gamble in 1965.

He has received over 300 gold and platinum records in addition to numerous Grammy Award nominations (he and Gamble own a Lifetime Achievement Grammy), and with Gamble, helped pioneer the R&B subgenre of "Philadelphia soul": Together they formed Philadelphia International Records in 1971 and after signing to a distribution deal with CBS Records, wrote and produced so many of the hits already mentioned, and so many more.Leon Huff was born in Camden, New Jersey, on April 8, 1942.

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