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Thomas Randolph Bell (January 26, 1943 – December 22, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, arranger, pianist, and composer known as one of the creators of Philadelphia soul in the 1970s. He found success as a producer and songwriter for the Delfonics, Stylistics, and Spinners.

In June 2006, Bell was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

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In 2016, Bell was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum.

Background

Thomas Randolph Bell was born in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaHis father was from Portsmouth, Virginia, and his mother was born in Baltimore. All of his grandparents were born in the United States except for Thomas Bedward Burke, his maternal grandfather, who was born in Kingston, Jamaica.

Career

Bell, classically trained as a musician, sang as a teenager with Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Daryl Hall (of Hall & Oates fame).

Bell's first big break in soul music came with Cameo Records in Philadelphia where he worked as a sessi