Richie Rome

Philadelphia-born producer, arranger and orchestra conductor and songwriter (born January 16, 1930, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died December 15, 2020).

Active from the 1960s to present, with many productions for [a=Gamble & Huff] acts. In collaboration with producer [a=Jacques Morali], he established the disco recording group [a=The Ritchie Family] in 1975. Rome's signature style is marked by lush orchestrations, interweaving multidimensional horns and strings to accentuate the sensuality of the compositions. A selection of his projects are [m131499] (1980), [m87040] (1977), [m101878] (1979) and, in collaboration with [a=Phil Hurtt], [m178715] (1978).