Philadelphia International Records 101 - Thom Bell (Episode 6)

How did Thom Bell start his career? Find out in this new episode of P.I.R. 101
Listen to more from Philadelphia International Records: PIR.lnk.to/lis...
Subscribe to P.I.R. on KZbin: PIR.lnk.to/sub...
Follow P.I.R.
Facebook: PIR.lnk.to/fol...
Instagram: PIR.lnk.to/fol...
Website: PIR.lnk.to/fol...
Sign up to the Philadelphia International Records Newsletter: pir.lnk.to/new...
#ThomBell #PhiladelphiaInternationalRecords #PIR101 #50Years #PIR

[@msdollydawta]

RIP to a great Jamaican 🇯🇲 Thom Bell

[@DefiSpecialOps]

When you have grown up listening to music and productions like his, it's hard for me to really get too excited about the vast majority of music/production/artists of today. Thank you for the music that you shared with us all!

[@maryhyland]

RIP Thom Bell. Thank you for the incredible music.

[@temptsrule]

RIP to the great Thom Bell He passed today 12/22/2022

[@DissociativeIdentity]

Thom Bell, what a genius!

[@a1artist]

Thank you Mr. Thom Bell for enriching our lives with the beautiful gift of your sound into our hearts, spirits, and souls. Alfonso

[@jeremymanning2132]

Just heard that Thom Bell has sadly died. I just wanted to thank him for his part in the soundtrack of my life. RIP Thom. A true musical genius. ❤️

[@7lucky777777]

Rest in paradise so much beautiful music they dont make this any more

[@jaylene.turner6524]

Thom Bell is the greatest producer of all time!!!!!!!!!!

[@almaz1648]

Jamaican

[@snthonyrice2277]

@@almaz1648 no he is not

[@bsm666]

@@snthonyrice2277 He is indeed Jamaican!

[@snthonyrice2277]

@@bsm666 nope Jamaican make nothing but trash music

[@ruthy2825]

@@bsm666 thank you.

[@bsm666]

So sad to hear of Thom Bell's passing. He decorated our teenage lives. May he RIP

[@bluegreenwoodtiger]

😮! I loved Thom Bell!! Was put on by Jay’Z Girls, Girls, Girls sample of Thom Bell’s “There is Nothing in this World”! Exceptional catalog & superstar producer! RIP Maestro! May your brother Barry White & all the beautiful late superstar welcome you with open arms! 🕊️

[@TheBlackUnfold]

RIP Thom Bell

[@chrisutley2859]

Thom Bell. Timeless music!!!

[@jmua8450]

Wish I would have had a chance to meet Thom and tell him what his music has meant to my life. Rest in Peace sir, and thank you.

[@TheSecurityCamChannel]

Elton John's THE COMPLETE THOM BELL SESSIONS is a must listen if you're a fan of Bell's music.

[@cliffworks748]

how can i see? thanks

[@MoeFro78]

Mama Can't By You Love with The Spinners was a great music session to see

[@justinot96]

Thom Bell & Linda Creed >>> Stop, Look, Listen | You Are Everything | You Make Me Feel Brand New |

[@thebarbaryghostsf]

I'm paying tribute to Mr Bell and all of PIR this Friday here in San Francisco at a spot called The Rumpus Room. One year to the day after he passed. RIP. What an inspiration. PIR was the soundtrack of my childhood.

[@rickmontgomery3037]

Just can't thank that man enough for all the wonderful music he has given us :)

[@jeremymanning2132]

Love these information vids about PIR. Respect Thom Bell.

[@robertjones7999]

RIP thom bell remembering a legend of Philadelphia international 😔

[@SS-ii6nz]

R.I.P to this outstanding producer who created the best songs that will forever go down in history as one of R&B music greatest writers.

[@user-cu6tp4wb6s]

JAMAICA'S FINEST 🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@brittdavid8591]

My condolences to the Bell family on our musical loss Milwaukee🙏🏾

[@TheTSGA]

My Hero!!!! Salute!!!!

[@motownfan3]

ONE OF PHILLY'S GREATEST PRODUCERS !!! YOU WILL ALWAYS BE MISSED AND LOVED BY YOUR FANS......PLEASE REST IN PEACE

[@ceebee2731]

You blew our mind RIP🇯🇲

[@bobleroy1924]

The good old days were so gooood

[@HoodFlickCritique]

Thom Bell & Linda Creed

[@RobertCass]

And no mention of the Spinners in this video? (Deniece Williams gets a nod, but her first name is misspelled.) I mean, I hate to nitpick, but ...

[@marythomas8027]

wow wow these producers. are fantastic 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏻👍🏽👍🏻🎼🎶🤗

[@SimonePhoenix]

Great honor & respect to this musical giant, I’m grateful to have grown up alongside this man’s wonderful, beautiful compositions & arrangements. RIP Thom Bell. 🙏🏽

[@tyronmcclain8450]

Rest In Peace Thom Bell 🙏🕊🎵🎼

[@MoeFro78]

Thom Bell also worked with one of My other favorites The Spinners. May He Rest Well. That Only The Strong Survive by Billy Paul is fire and goes hard. To Me it's the one song I say is the Official Song of Philadelphia International Records because it was them that dethroned Motown👍🏿🎤🎶

[@adonai71100]

You will be sorely missed. 💔😢🙏🏽

[@MsM1975]

Thank you for all your songs, you have transitioned, you left music that will last forever, Condolences to your family🙏

[@berrybarfield5056]

Mr.Bell was one of the G.O.A.T.S,thank you for All the music!!

[@TheShabazzProduction]

R.I.P.

[@rusticization]

Thank you so much for the music, Thom Bell. May you rest in paradise.

[@yvettetaylor7863]

Philly 🖤 Sounds

[@shaheedturner3652]

I was so deeply saddened of one of my favorite musical producers of Mr. Thom Bell that brought us the Philly sound!! In the 1970s!! Made some great songs and good memories too!!!:: R.I.P. Thom Bell you are now in musical heaven with Joe Tarsia, Teddy Pendergrass, Harold Melvin Sharon Paige, William Powell Lou Rawls and more too!!!!

[@rollingratchet]

Thanks 4 All of the Hits..RIP Brother 🙏🙏🙏

[@KerwinYoungComposer]

Can't forget the Spinners!!!!

[@cherylalt101]

@Kerwin Young I saw the Spinners 6 or 7 times in concert in the 70s lol. The great Philly sound!

[@bluegreenwoodtiger]

THOM BELL WAS THE GREATEST PRODUCER OF ALL TIME!!! 🐐#RIPTHOMBELL 🕊️ 🕊️ 🕊️

[@lmhall7478]

Thom Bell ❤ R.I.P.

[@sistahamina]

rest in power 💚💛🖤

[@vincenteoppolo9025]

Brilliant

[@rashodlewis2918]

R.I.P. Thom Bell

[@amazing50000]

Gamble, Huff & Bell aka The Mighty Three Music. R.I.P. Thom Bell

[@johnnypool2206]

Mr. Tom Bell...I have EVERY song he ever produced, arranged, conducted by ALL the groups he had a hand in. So sorry to hear of his passing, and he truly will be missed! You Sir, was a genius!!

[@dignifiedblackman4742]

This is amazing 👏🏾 thank you for posting

[@Sheshe661972]

RIP, Legend....

[@rsherid]

Hero.

[@FatherAndTeacherTV]

This is cool, but I'm still hoping that a long-form documentary is created for this record label.

[@terry_moorer]

Rest easy

[@lisatoronto7265]

I'm so sorry to hear of his passing, his work will continue to give joy to many. Deepest condolences to his family and friends, may good memories comfort you.

[@PhilMoskowitz]

The average music listener gives way too much credit to singers and vocalists on records. Legendary producers (especially black ones) like Thom Bell don't get the recognition they deserve. Bell was easily one of the top 10 producers of 1970's music. That era would sound a whole lot different if not for him. May he Rest in Peace.

[@Taconix]

Rest in Peace Thom!

[@barbararobinson4265]

Tommy Bell, lent humor to the otherwise edgy Philly Sound. 😁

[@robertokokayi]

Wow. We lost Thom Bell and William Hart in the same year. These two co-wrote such classics as La La Means I Love You, Ready Or Not, Here I Come, and Didn't I Blow Your Mind.

[@kennethnero2011]

And Sam Gooden from the Legendary Impressions

[@melanielaranjo9515]

Wow very nice for heard the all music from the very beautiful voice singer

[@Beechboy68]

Rip

[@celinataveira6460]

Quem sabe faz sempre para todos ter conhecimento musical Parabéns sempre

[@chipgaines7170]

R.I.P. to one of the main architects of "The Philly Sound" & member of "The Mighty Three" producing & songwriting team of Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff, Thom Bell. The magnificent & supremely talented Producer/Arranger/Conductor/Songwriter/ Musician was an important contributor to the forever loved "Sound Of Philadelphia" genre and as universally recognizable on par as the "Motown Sound" thanks to Thom Bell & other P.I.R. legends such as fellow Arrangers/Producers Bobby Martin (whose own arrangements are often compliment to Bell's), Norman Harris, Ronnie Baker, Vince Montana, Jack Faith & others in the Sigma Sound Studios stable (R.I.P. also to studio founder/engineer Joe Tarsia). As we mourn his passing, the music he left behind will forever be treasured for generations to come. 🙏🏿🕊️🌈

[@jaylene.turner6524]

R.I.P. Thom Bell (January 27th,1943- December 22nd,2022)

[@CharlesWilson-zs3vd]

Gene Page, probably the greatest producer and arranger.

[@tizianacuscito]

⚡🏹❤️⚡

[@raularturolemusfortanel5783]

Sonido similar a MOTOWN. !!

[@glgarfield]

The Philly Sound is far different than the Detroit Motown Sound.

[@davidtaylor-garcia]

How could you misspell Deniece Williams name?

[@tenslider6722]

Suprisingly his music didn't have any reggae influce being that he was born in Jamaica.

[@glgarfield]

As the video stated, he was trained in classical music. Reggae didn’t explode until the ‘80s.

[@ruthy2825]

@@glgarfield the 80?

[@anakbangsa1982]

😳

[@dwrev462]

Some of his greatest work was with the Spinners. Why was that left out?