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Archie Bell & the Drells was an American R&B vocal group from Houston and one of the main acts produced by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff in the late 1960s before the duo formed their highly successful label Philadelphia International Records in 1971.
Mar 17, 2012 · Archie Bell & the Drells scored a left-field number one hit in 1968 with "Tighten Up," which epitomized the virtues of their music: funky, exuberant, danceab...
Jan 23, 2010 · "Tighten Up" was a 1968 song by Houston, Texas based R&B vocal group Archie Bell & the Drells. It reached #1 on both the Billboard R&B and pop charts in the ...
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"Tighten Up" is a 1968 song by Houston, Texas–based R&B vocal group Archie Bell & the Drells. It reached No.1 on both the Billboard R&B and pop charts in the spring of 1968. It is ranked No.265 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and is one of the earliest funk hits in music history.
Archie Bell & the Drells was an American R&B vocal group from Houston and one of the main acts produced by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff in the late 1960s before the duo formed...
Archie Bell & the Drells was one of the most enjoyable (but often overlooked) dance groups of the late 60s and early 70s. While their funky Texas (and later Philadelphia) sound was often overshadowed by the music coming from Detroit and Memphis, their contribution to the musical landscape of the time was significant — and always funky.
Each month in “The Story Behind,” I’ll look at the history of a well-known Top 40 hit based on interviews I’ve conducted with individuals who performed some of the most familiar pop and soul hits of the 1960s and ’70s. This month, I’ll look at Archie Bell and the Drells’ 1968 #1 hit, “Tighten Up.”
Nov 2, 2018 · Archie Bell started singing in Houston nightclubs in the ’50s, when he was a child. He and some friends formed the Drells in 1966, and they were strictly a local phenomenon. Bell co-wrote...
Archie Bell & the Drells. Houston vocal group who broke out with the 1968's "Tighten Up" and enjoyed success through the next decade with Philadelphia International. Read Full Biography.
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