Archie Bell (singer)

📅 آخر تحديث: ٢٩ يوليو ٢٠٢٦
✍️ نُشر في: ٢٩ يوليو ٢٠٢٦
الموسوعة الحرة

Archie Lee Bell (born September 1, 1944) is an American solo singer and former lead singer of Archie Bell & the Drells.

Background

Born to African-American parents Langston and Ruthie Bell in Henderson, Texas, United States, Archie is the second oldest of seven brothers, including USC and NFL football player Ricky Bell and Jerry Bell, a former world karate champion and singer in the bands New Birth and the Dazz Band. He also is related to the record producer, Thom Bell.[1]

Career

Bell was singing in Houston night clubs at age ten, and credits seeing the performances of Jackie Wilson and Sam Cooke as influencing him to become a singer. He formed the Drells in 1956 while in junior high school.[2]

Bell became known around the world for the hit that he had with the Drells, "Tighten Up". He has pursued a solo career since the breakup of the Drells in 1980. Bell later released one solo album (I Never Had It So Good – 1981) on Beckett Records and continued to perform with The Drells off and on for the next twenty years. During the 1990s the line-up also included Steve "Stevie G." Guettler (guitar, vocals), Jeff "JT" Strickler (bass guitar, vocals), Steve Farrell (guitar, vocals), Mike Wilson (keyboards, vocals) and Wes Armstrong (drums, vocals) of the Atlanta-based group The Rockerz.

In more recent times Bell has been diversifying his repertoire to include blues, and has recorded a blues album. He has also recorded some country music, having professed a love for that genre.[3]Tommy Allsup, country producer and former member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys, recruited Bell to sing "Warm Red Wine", which appeared on an album with songs from Glen Campbell, Tanya Tucker and Roy Clark. On May 5, 2021, Bell suffered a stroke on the right side of his body.[4]

Discography

Singles

Archie Bell & The Drells

  • "She's My Woman, She's My Girl" / "Love Will Rain on You" – Ovide 222 [1967]
  • "A Soldier's Prayer" / "One in One" – Ovide 226 [1967]
  • "Tighten Up" / "Dog Eat Dog" – Ovide 228 [1967]
  • "She's My Woman, She's My Girl" / "The Yankee Dance" – East West 55102 [1967]
  • "إنها امرأتي، إنها فتاتي" / "رقصة اليانكي" – شرق غرب 2048 [1968]
  • "شد الحبل" / "الكلب يأكل الكلب" - أتلانتيك 2478 [1968]
  • "شد الحبل" / "الجزء الثاني" - أتلانتيك 2478 [1968]
  • "لا أستطيع التوقف عن الرقص" / "أنتِ طفلة جميلة جدًا" – أتلانتيك 2534 [1968] (#17 كندا [ 5 ] )
  • "Love Will Rain on You" / "Do The Choo Choo" – Atlantic 2559 [1968] ("Do The Choo Choo" #44 كندا [ 6 ] )
  • "سيحدث مواجهة" / "اذهب لما تعرفه" - أتلانتيك 2583 [1968] (#14 كندا [ 7 ] )
  • "Just A Little Closer" / "Love My Baby" – Atlantic 2612 [1969]
  • "يا فتاة أنتِ صغيرة جدًا" / "ارقصي رقصة اليد" – أتلانتيك 2644 [1969] (#47 كندا [ 8 ] )
  • "الرقص على أنغام موسيقاك" / "عد الطرق" - Glades 1707 [1973]
  • "أستطيع الرقص طوال الليل" / "ملك القلعة" - TSOP ZS8 4767 [1975]
  • "Soul City Walk" / "King Of The Castle" - TSOP ZS8 4774 [1975]
  • "Let's Groove" (الجزء 1) / "Let's Groove" (الجزء 2) - TSOP ZS8 4775 [1976]
  • فرقة ذا كايز باند بمشاركة آرتشي بيل - "سولد آوت" - تسجيلات ميجور MR 906 (12 بوصة)
  • "أي وقت مناسب" / "بدونك" - تسجيلات بيكيت BKA 45-4 - 1981 (7 بوصة)
  • "أي وقت مناسب" / "لماذا فعلت بي هذا؟" – بيكيت BKD-501 – 1981 (12 بوصة)
  • "Touchin' You" / "Touchin' You" (موسيقى فقط) - تسجيلات WMOT WMOT-101 - 1982 (12 بوصة)

ألبومات

  • لم أكن يوماً أفضل حالاً – بيكيت 013 – 1981

مراجع

  1. ↑ "جيري بيل بيج" . Soulwalking.co.uk . تم الاطلاع عليه بتاريخ 13 أكتوبر 2015 .
  2. ↑ "آرتشي بيل" . Bluesmusicnow.com. 22 ديسمبر 1979. مؤرشف من الأصل في 9 ديسمبر 2010. تم الاطلاع عليه في 13 أكتوبر 2015 .
  3. ↑ بيتس، جريج (17 مارس 2006). "مهرجان ساوث باي ساوث ويست - تسليط الضوء: آرتشي بيل: الساعة 7 مساءً، نادي كونتيننتال - موسيقى" . صحيفة أوستن كرونيكل . تم الاطلاع عليه في 13 أكتوبر 2015 .
  4. ↑ "آرتشي بيل" . Roctober.com. مؤرشف من الأصل في 24 سبتمبر 2015. تم الاطلاع عليه في 13 أكتوبر 2015 .
  5. ↑ "أفضل 100 أغنية فردية من RPM - 2 سبتمبر 1968" (PDF) .
  6. ↑ "أفضل 100 أغنية فردية من RPM - 21 أكتوبر 1968" (PDF) .
  7. ↑ "أفضل 100 أغنية فردية من RPM - 27 يناير 1969" (PDF) .
  8. ↑ "أفضل 100 أغنية فردية من RPM - 21 يوليو 1969" (PDF) .