Nicoletti had also hoped to feature music from Philadelphia International Records, which Huff and Gamble founded in 1971, but the label's parent company refused to license the tunes. Nicoletti ...

Born January 26, 1943 in Kingston, Jamaica, Bell moved to Philadelphia with his family when he was a child. He began studying classical music in his ... most prominent soul songwriting teams.

Philly's music scene was celebrated in City Council. A new declaration names Philadelphia as America's Original Music City.

The music legend produced soul classics for The Delfonics, The Stylistics and The Spinners. Thom Bell, Grammy Award-winning producer, arranger, composer, and one of the architects of Philadelphia ...

Bell died Thursday at his home in Bellingham, Washington, following a lengthy illness Thom Bell, a producer who helped create the "Sound of Philadelphia" soul music has died at 79. Bell's wife ...

In the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, soul and R&B music dominated the charts in America. With the massive success of Detroit, New York, Memphis, and Philadelphia labels, R&B was a favorite among the ...

I make music for people.'" Bell, often collaborating with lyricist Linda Creed, worked on more than 30 gold records from 1968-78 as Philadelphia became as much a center of soul music as Detroit ...

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 ...