Gene McFadden

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Gene McFadden (1949 – January 27, 2006) was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as one of the key members of the Philadelphia International record label, and was one-half of the successful team of McFadden & Whitehead with John Whitehead.

McFadden and Whitehead wrote many hits for Philadelphia International artists such as The O'Jays and Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, and had their own hit with "Ain't No Stopping Us Now" in 1979. He was diagnosed with liver and lung cancer in 2004 and died at his home in the Mount Airy section of Philadelphia on January 27, 2006 of cancer.

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• Obituary.
• Gene McFadden at the Internet Movie Database
• Gene McFadden at the Internet Broadway Database