Producer & Philly Soul Legend Thom Bell Dead at 79

[Quad Linda]

RIP

Philly Soul may have existed without him, but it would have assuredly sounded different.

https://variety.com/2022/music/obit...roducer-sound-philadelphia-philly-1235469048/

 

[GOS]

Damn, what a pioneer he was! So much talent...

 

[Freedesignfan]

Thom Bell telling a story about Then Came You with Dionne Warwick and the Spinners

 

[humprof]

Here's Terry Gross's 2006 interview with him:

 

[humprof]

And a short tribute & playlist from Marc Myers. (I can highly recommend the recent compilation pictured at the top of his post, by the way.)
https://www.jazzwax.com/2022/12/thom-bell-1943-2022.html