Editing Gamble and Huff (section)

===Early years===
Gamble's childhood in Philadelphia shaped his adult life: he recorded himself on various [[penny arcade (venue)|arcade]] recording machines, assisted the morning show DJs on [[WDAS (AM)|WDAS]], operated a record store, and sang with The Romeos. In 1964, before there was "Gamble & Huff" there was "Gamble & Ross". Gamble was discovered and managed by [[Jerry Ross (record producer)|Jerry Ross]] when Gamble was only 17 years old and they collaborated for many years. Gamble teamed up with Leon Huff (keyboards) for the first time on a recording for Candy & The Kisses.<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=938}}</ref> Ross then signed Gamble to [[Columbia Records]] in 1963 as a solo recording artist, releasing "You Don't Know What You Got Until You Lose It". Gamble & Ross & Huff collaborated on the hit song "[[I'm Gonna Make You Love Me]]", originally recorded by [[Jay & The Techniques]], who were a Jerry Ross group, and later covered by [[Dee Dee Warwick]] and later by [[Diana Ross & The Supremes]] and [[The Temptations]].<ref name=Gamble-Ross>{{cite web|last1=Gamble|first1=Kenny|title=Gamble-Ross|url=http://www.spectropop.com/JerryRoss/index.htm|publisher=Spectro Pop|access-date=4 March 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150731001306/http://www.spectropop.com/JerryRoss/index.htm|archive-date=31 July 2015}}</ref>

In 1967 they produced their first Top 5 hit: "[[Expressway to Your Heart]]" by [[The Soul Survivors]].<ref name="Kenny scores hit with Expressway To Your Heart by Soul Survivor">{{cite web|last1=Gamble|first1=Kenny|title=Kenny scores hit with Expressway To Your Heart by Soul Survivor|url=https://theyearinmusic.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/expressway-to-your-heart-soul-survivors/|publisher=The Year in Music|access-date=4 March 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402175757/https://theyearinmusic.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/expressway-to-your-heart-soul-survivors/|archive-date=2 April 2015}}</ref> In the spring of 1968, for their own Gamble Records label, they wrote and produced the top 10 hit "[[Cowboys to Girls]]" for the Philadelphia group [[The Intruders (band)|the Intruders]]. They subsequently worked with [[Atlantic Records]] artists [[Archie Bell & the Drells]], [[Wilson Pickett]], [[Dusty Springfield]], and [[The Sweet Inspirations]],<ref name="Gamble & Huff During their Atlantic Record Years">{{cite web|last1=Gamble & Huff |title=Gamble & Huff During their Atlantic Record Years |url=http://recordproducers.com/gamble-and-huff/ |publisher=Record Producers.com |access-date=4 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403231246/http://recordproducers.com/gamble-and-huff/ |archive-date=3 April 2016 }}</ref> as well as with [[Mercury Records|Mercury]] artists [[Jerry Butler (singer)|Jerry Butler]] and [[Dee Dee Warwick]], scoring numerous hits along the way.<ref name="Gamble & Huff Scored hits for Mercury Records">{{cite web|last1=Gamble & Huff|title=Gamble & Huff Scored hits for Mercury Records|url=http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/materials/recordings/C135|publisher=Songwriters Hall of Fame|access-date=4 March 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403060248/http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/materials/recordings/C135|archive-date=3 April 2015}}</ref>