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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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, ...

Inductee Thom Bell arrives at the 2006 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York. REUTERS Thom Bell, the Grammy-winning producer who heavily influenced ...

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, who helped to create the soul songs style that became known in the 1960s and 1970s as “The Sound of Philadelphia,” died Thursday in Bellingham, Washington. He was 79 and no cause of death ...

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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 ...

Grammy-winning producer Thom Bell, credited with helping develop the Sound of Philadelphia style, died at the age of 79. Alongside Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, Bell was part of the Mighty Three who ...

Thom Bell, the legendary producer who revolutionized Philly Soul in the 1960s and ’70s, has died, Rolling Stone and The Philadelphia Inquirer report. Bell co-created “The Sound of Philadelphia” ...