
Thomas Randolph Bell was a famous Jamaican-born American record producer, arranger, and songwriter known as one of the creators of Philadelphia soul in the 1970s. Mostly to as Thom Bell, was best known for his success with the Philadelphia sound in the 1970s, particularly with the Delfonics, Stylistics, and Spinners.
In June 2006, Bell was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2016, Bell was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum.
Who is Thom Bell wife Vanessa Bell?
Vanessa Bell is the surviving wife of the late music icon Thom Bell. Thom and Vanessa got married in 1986, after Thom’s divorce with his first wife Sylvia Bell. Thom and Sylvia got married in 1965, and they were divorced in 1981.
Thom Bell was a Grammy-winning music artist, who classically trained as a musician. As a teenager, Thom sang with Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Daryl Hall (of Hall & Oates fame). His first big break in soul music came with Cameo Records in Philadelphia where he worked as a session player and arranger.
Thom was introduced to a local group called The Delfonics in 1967. He produced two singles for them on subsidiary label, Moonglow. Striving so well in his music career, Thom produced an album with Dionne Warwick called Track of the Cat in 1975. In 1976, had teamed her with the Spinners on the song, “Then Came You”, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 and reached #2 on the R&B chart.
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