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, ...

"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 ...

Few American cities can claim major roles in classical music, jazz, soul, disco, R&B, rock and hip-hop. Philadelphia can. The city has not simply produced famous performers; it has created musical ...

Thom Bell, a singer-songwriter and producer who helped pioneer the sound of Philadelphia soul music, has died. He was 79. Bell's wife, Vanessa Bell, confirmed to the Associated Press that he died ...

The Sound of Philadelphia, a celebration of “50 years of Philly Soul,” took place at the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday night. The show, hosted by Sir Lenny Henry, celebrated the Philly soul genre, ...

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As part of our celebration of Black excellence, 6abc recognizes the musical achievements of Gamble and Huff, the songwriting and production team responsible for popularizing Philadelphia Soul music.

Sam Pollard, the Peabody winning director of “Mr. Soul!” and “Sammy Davis, Jr.: I Gotta Be Me,” has set another documentary feature called “The Sound of Philadelphia” about music icons Kenny Gamble, ...

As Motown, the sound of Detroit, was to black music in the 1960s so “Philly Soul”, the sound of the record label, Philadelphia International, was to the 1970s. Founded by the writer/producers Kenny ...