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“Thom Bell left an indelible and everlasting mark on the history of popular music, but even more so, he will be remembered by all who knew him as a kind and loving friend and family man. The music world has truly lost one of the greats,” his attorney wrote in a statement published in Billboard magazine. By Post Staff Songwriter Thom Bell, a classically trained instrumentalist who wrote songs for 1970s singing groups Delfonics, Spinners and Stylistics, passed away at his home Bellingham, Wash., on December 22. He was 79. With Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, Bell gained renown in creating what became known as the “Sound of Philadelphia,” writing, arranging
Today in Music History - April 9
The Canadian Press 1 hour ago
Today in Music History for April 9:
In 1932, rock n roll pioneer Carl Perkins was born in Jackson, Tenn. He wrote Blue Suede Shoes, which went to No. 2 on the Billboard pop chart and No. 1 on the country chart in 1956. Perkins nearly died in a car accident in March of 56, and never had a similar hit. Perkins died in Nashville on Jan. 19, 1998, following three strokes.
In 1939, about 75,000 people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington to hear black contralto Marian Anderson perform after she was denied use of a Washington hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution. U.S. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt quit the D.A.R. over the incident.
Various Artists
Across 110th Street - Bobby Womack
Beaumont s Lament - Samuel L. Jackson - Robert DeNiro
Strawberry Letter 23 - Brothers Johnson
Melanie, Simone And Sheronda - Samuel L. Jackson - Robert DeNiro
Who Is He (And What Is He To You?) - Bill Withers
Tennessee Stud - Johnny Cash
Detroit 9000 - Council Cargle
Street Life - Randy Crawford
Midnight Confessions - The Grass Roots
Inside My Love - Minnie Riperton
Just Ask Melanie - Samuel L. Jackson - Robert DeNiro - Bridget Fonda
The Lions And The Cucumber - The Vampire Sound Inc.
Monte Carlo Nights - Elliot Easton s Tiki Gods