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Al Bell (born Alvertis Isbell; March 15, 1940) is an American record producer, songwriter, and record executive. He is best known as having been an executive and co-owner of Stax Records with Jim Stewart based in Memphis, Tennessee, during the latter half of the label's 19-year existence.
Aug 14, 2009 · Al Bell, who led Stax Records in Memphis during the label’s 1960s and ’70s heyday, has returned to the city as chairman of the Memphis Music Foundation to resuscitate its entertainment...
May 4, 2018 · Though not a Memphis native, Al Bell’s story is so entwined with Stax Records that he might as well be. Born Alvertis Isbell in Brinkley, Arkansas, he first gained notoriety as a DJ. Joining Stax in 1965, he was instrumental in reinventing and diversifying the label after its break with Atlantic Records in 1968, when the major label laid ...
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May 20, 2024 · Into this void stepped new label head Al Bell, whose voracious commercial ambitions and embrace of Black cultural nationalism alienated key figures from the label’s heyday.
Feb 24, 2023 · Al Bell, former owner/chairman of Stax: One of the beautiful things I recall about the festival is interacting with all the good people at Stax and those in Southern California’s Watts...
Jun 12, 2019 · While he was in town for an appearance at Backline, Bell swung by our studio for a DJ takeover, where he chatted with host Ken Sumka and shared some of his favorite Stax songs and the stories behind them. You can listen to the segment and read excerpted portions of Sumka's interview below.
Jan 20, 2024 · Photo courtesy of the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame. Al Bell is considered the driving force behind Stax Records as a producer, songwriter and executive during the company’s most productive period, from 1965 to 1975.
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