With a career that spanned more than six decades, producer/arranger/songwriter/ musician Thom Bell was, along with Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, one of the “Mighty Three” figures in the creation of the Philadelphia Sound, a brand of soul music typified by lush arrangements and sophisticated funk. A prolific creator, Bell’s work crafting hit after hit for artists like the Delfonics, the Stylistics, the Spinners, and many more, laid the groundwork for the disco of the 1970s and R&B of the 1980s.
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Elton John: The Complete Thom Bell Sessions
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