As cued up in Fresh Air‘s host Terry Gross intro for this section, Philly Soul, and indeed all of soul music, would not have been the same without Thom Bell. A well regarded songwriter and producer, Bell was associated with many acts of the era, including The Delfonics, The Stylistics, and The Spinners. On this interview between Terry Gross and Thom Bell, the producer goes into detail about how he became the producer we know and respect him as today.
Producer Thom Bell featured on NPR “Fresh Air”