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Thom Bell

real name Thomas Randolph Bell

Thom Bell is credited on 6,497 releases across 1,730 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1962–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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6,497

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1,730

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915

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Composer, arranger, conductor, producer, multi-instrumentalist and singer.
(January 26, 1943 – December 22, 2022) Born in Kingston, Jamaica, raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Uncle of Leroy Burgess and Leroy M. Bell. He was inducted in the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2006. Bell, along with Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, were the architects of Philly Soul. During the 70s and 80s, Bell worked with such artists as the Delfonics, the Stylistics, the Spinners, Elton John, the O’Jays, Deniece Williams, Jerry “Iceman” Butler, Dusty Springfield, and James Ingram.
Thom Bell beginning in the late 60's through the 1970s and beyond. With "Mighty Three" partners Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, Bell created the Sound of Philadelphia, the most important and dominant sound of the early and mid-70s, and the heir to the Motown sound of the 60s. And as a songwriter, musician, producer, and arranger, Bell established himself as one of the most important R&B/Soul music figures of all time.
Do NOT confuse with his brother Tony Bell (sometimes credited as "A. Bell").
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