The HistoryMakers video oral history with Leon Huff.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (7 video files (3 hr., 11 min., 47 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2013.085 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Huff, Leon, interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Crowe, Larry F., interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Hickey, Matthew, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with Leon Huff |
| Portion of title | Leon Huff |
| Abstract | R&B record company producer Leon Huff was born in Camden, New Jersey on April 8, 1942. Huff was first exposed to music through his mother. Huff began playing the piano at the age of five and received basic lessons from his mother as well as formal teaching at school and private lessons. In 1966, Gamble and Huff formed Excel Records. In 1967, they produced the Soul Survivors' hit single, "Expressway to Your Heart." In 1971, Gamble and Huff formed Philadelphia International Records and went on to produce #1 R&B hits such as The O' Jays' "Love Train," Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes' "If You Don't Know Me By Now," Lou Rawls' "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine," and "TSOP," which became the theme song for to the TV show Soul Train. Gamble and Huff were inducted into the National Academy of Songwriters' Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer | Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Morristown, New Jersey 2013 March 26. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2013.085 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |