Skip to main content

Music with a "Backbeat So Strong Even White Folks Couldn't Lose It": The Philadelphia Sound.

Rock historian Ed Ward profiles Leon Huff and Kenny Gamble, creators of the Philadelphia International label -- one of the great black pop record labels of the early '70's.

06:56

Other segments from the episode on November 7, 1989

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, November 7, 1989: Interview with George Clinton; Commentary on Leon Huff and Kenny Gamble; Interview with Shlomo Mintz; Review of Frederic Morton's book: "Thunder at…

Transcript

Transcript currently not available.

Transcripts are created on a rush deadline, and accuracy and availability may vary. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. Please be aware that the authoritative record of Fresh Air interviews and reviews are the audio recordings of each segment.

You May Also like

Did you know you can create a shareable playlist?

Advertisement

There are more than 22,000 Fresh Air segments.

Let us help you find exactly what you want to hear.
Just play me something
Your Queue

Would you like to make a playlist based on your queue?

Generate & Share View/Edit Your Queue