Thom Bell, the Grammy-winning producer who heavily influenced Philadelphia soul music, died Thursday. He was 79. His lawyer, Michael Silver, told the Philadelphia Inquirer that Bell passed away at his ...

"Invariably, when other producers and musicians would say that my sounds were odd for R&B, I would just tell them, ‘I don’t do R&B — I do music,'" said the man behind such hits as "Back Stabbers," "La ...

Legendary producer, composer, and musician Thom Bell, a pioneer of the "Philly Sound," died on Thursday, Dec. 22. He was 79. Bell helped establish the "Philly sound" in the 1960s and 1970s with other ...

Thom Bell, a singer-songwriter and producer who helped pioneer the sound of Philadelphia soul music, has died. He was 79. Bell's wife, Vanessa Bell, confirmed to the Associated Press that he died ...

As a songwriter, arranger and producer, he brought sophistication and melodic inventiveness to hits by the Delfonics, the Spinners and others. By Bill Friskics-Warren Thom Bell, the prolific producer, ...

In the music industry, he was one of the people who made the world go round. One of Bell’s first hits was 1968’s “La-La (Means I Love You)” by the Delfonics, which he co-wrote, co-produced, and ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Thom Bell, the Grammy-winning producer, writer and arranger who helped perfect the "Sound of Philadelphia" of the 1970s with the inventive, orchestral settings of such hits as the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo of Thom Bell - Credit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Producer Thom Bell, who co-created “The Sound of Philadelphia” ...

Thom Bell, the Grammy-winning producer, writer and arranger who helped perfect the “Sound of Philadelphia” of the 1970s with the inventive, orchestral settings of such hits as the Spinners’ “I’ll Be ...

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Legendary producer, composer and musician Thomas Randolph Bell, a pioneer of the “Philly Sound,” died on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. He was 79. Known as Thom Bell, he helped establish the “Philly Sound” ...