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William Bell
American soul singer and songwriter (born 1939)
William Bell is an American soul singer and songwriter. As a performer, he is best known for his debut single, 1961's "You Don't Miss Your Water"; 1968's top 10 hit in the UK "Private Number", a duet with Judy Clay; and his only US top 40 hit, 1976's "Tryin' to Love Two", which also hit No. 1 on the R&B chart.
Upon the death of Otis Redding, Bell released the well-received memorial song "A Tribute to a King".
Singer - Songwriter - Producer
Born on 16.07.1939 in Memphis, Tennessee.
He began performing in bands as a teenager, releasing his first record with the on the local Meteor label in 1957.
He developed his songwriting career at the legendary label, and would be a guiding force in the evolution of the Stax sound.
In 1961 had released his first solo effort, "You Don't Miss Your Water (Til the Well Runs Dry)", which would be one of the early hits for the label.
He was drafted in 1963 and spent two years in the Army.
In 1967 he released his first solo album at where he released four more albums.
In 1969 Bell moved to Atlanta and started his own label, .
Mid 70's he left for Mercury where he released two albums.
In 1977 he enjoyed the biggest hit of his career with "Trying To Love Two", which sold over two million copies and stayed on the R&B charts for over six months.
After one album at in 1983 he founded his own record company where he released albums up to 00's.
Throughout his career he has recorded successful duets with Judy Clay, Carla Thomas, Mavis Staples and Janice Bullock.
In 1997, he was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.
The same year he was awarded with
Also known as: & William Bell, B. Jones, B. William, Bell, Bell, William
From Discogs (free to use). Their entry
Liner notes
William Bell, the records, oldest first
The Soul of a Bell
1967 album
Bound to Happen
1969 album
Wow...
1971 album
Phases of Reality
1972 album
Relating
1973 album
Coming Back for More
1977 album
It's Time You Took Another Listen
1977 album
Survivor
1983 album
Passion
1985 album
On A Roll
1989 album
Bedtime Stories
1992 album
A Portrait Is Forever
1999 album
New Lease On Life
2006 album
This Is Where I Live
2016 album
Don't Stop Now: Rare Soul Sides
2020 ep
One Day Closer to Home
2023 album
Records from MusicBrainz; covers from the Cover Art Archive.