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Alvertis Isbell

also recorded as Al Bell

Alvertis Isbell is credited on 2,018 releases across 475 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1963–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,018

Credits

475

Albums

7

Decades active

878

In collections

Biography

American record executive, songwriter and producer, born 15 March 1940 in Brinkley, Arkansas.
He is better known as Al Bell for performance and technical credits but mainly as Alvertis Isbell for songwriting credits.
Working for Stax Records since 1965, he became sole owner of the label in 1972. During the 1980s he served a few years as president of Motown Records. He founded Bellmark Records in the early 1990s.

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Credited work

2,018 releases · 475 albums · active 1963–2026

  • Performance · 2,127
  • Production · 31
  • Other credits · 17

Studios: Ardent Studios · Muscle Shoals Sound Studios · Royal Recording Studios, Memphis · Fillmore East

Discography

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