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词条 William Bell (singer)
释义

  1. Career

  2. Covered by

  3. Honors

  4. Performances

  5. Recent activity

  6. Discography

     Singles  Albums 

  7. References

  8. External links

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| name = William Bell
| image = William Bell soul singer 1971.JPG
| caption = Bell in 1971
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| background = solo_singer
| alias = William Yarbrough
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1939|07|16|mf=yes}}
| death_date =
| birth_place = Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
| instrument = Vocals
| genre = R&B, soul
| occupation = Singer, songwriter
| years_active = 1957–present
| label = Stax Records, Wilbe Records
| associated_acts = The Del Rios
| website = http://www.williambell.com/
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William Bell (born William Yarbrough; July 16, 1939)[1] is an American soul singer and songwriter. As a performer, he is probably best known for his debut single, 1961's "You Don't Miss Your Water"; 1968's top 10 hit in the UK "Private Number", a duet with Judy Clay; and his only US top 40 hit, 1976's "Tryin' to Love Two", which also hit No. 1 on the R&B chart. Upon the death of Otis Redding, Bell released the well-received memorial song "A Tribute to a King".

As a songwriter, Bell co-authored the Chuck Jackson hit "Any Other Way" (which was a cover since Bell issued it first) as a follow-up to "You Don't Miss Your Water"; Billy Idol's 1986 hit "To Be a Lover", which was first a hit for Bell under its original title "I Forgot to Be Your Lover"; and the blues classic "Born Under A Bad Sign", popularized by both Albert King and Cream.

Although he was a long-time recording artist for Stax Records, he is unrelated to the label's one-time president, Al Bell.

Career

Bell was born in Memphis, Tennessee.[2] He took the last name "Bell" as a stage name in honor of his grandmother, whose first name was Belle.

He made his first leap into the music scene backing Rufus Thomas. In 1957, Bell recorded his first sides as a member of the Del Rios.[2]

William Bell was an early signing on Stax Records initially as a songwriter.[3] Other notable Stax Records artists include Otis Redding,[4] Sam and Dave,[5] Isaac Hayes,[6] and The Staple Singers.[7]

It was only after Bell served a stint in the military that he was finally able to release his debut album,[8] 1967's The Soul of a Bell, on Stax Records.[9] Bell's Top 20 single "Everybody Loves a Winner" was on this album.[10] Bell moved to Atlanta, Georgia, in 1969 and started up Peachtree Record Company, his short-lived soul label.[11][12]

In 1985, he founded another label, Wilbe, and issued Passion, which found its most receptive audiences in the UK.[2]

Two years later, Bell was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame and received the Rhythm & Blues Foundation's R&B Pioneer Award that same year. Starting in 1992, Bell took a hiatus from the recording studio, while still performing regularly. In 2000, he released an album of all-new material on Wilbe entitled A Portrait Is Forever. In 2003, he was honored with the W.C. Handy Heritage Award. It wasn't until six years after his previous album that he released the album New Lease on Life.

In 2016, Bell reactivated the Stax Record Label to release a new album. Produced by John Leventhal, This Is Where I Live featured Bell performing a batch of new songs, along with a revived recording of "Born Under a Bad Sign".[2] In 2017, the album was awarded a Grammy for 'Best Americana Album,'[13] which took Bell's career to new heights including a featured performance alongside other legendary Stax acts at BBC's '50 Years of Soul' event at Royal Albert Hall in London, UK.[14] Additionally, William was one of the final performances at BB King's Blues Club in NYC before it closed in the spring of 2018.[15]

Covered by

  • Linda Ronstadt covered "Everybody Loves A Winner" on her 1973 album Don't Cry Now.[16]
  • Homer Simpson of The Simpsons sang "Born Under A Bad Sign" on the 1990 album The Simpsons Sing The Blues.[20]
  • Cream covered "Born Under A Bad Sign" on their 1968 album Wheels of Fire.[17]
  • Jimi Hendrix covered "Born Under A Bad Sign" on his album Blues, released posthumously in 1994.[18]
  • Etta James covered "Born Under A Bad Sign" on her album Life, Love, and the Blues released in 1998.[19]
  • Warren Haynes covered "Every Day Will Be Like a Holiday" on his 2011 album Man In Motion.[20]
  • Carole King covered "Every Day Will Be Like a Holiday" on her 2011 album A Holiday Carole.[21]
  • Hall & Oates covered "Every Day Will Be Like a Holiday" on their 2006 album Home for Christmas.
  • The Byrds covered "You Don't Miss Your Water" on their 1968 album Sweetheart of the Rodeo.
  • The Revelations and Tre Williams covered "I Forgot to Be Your Lover" on the 2012 soundtrack of the film The Man with the Iron Fists.
  • Robert Cray covered "Forgot To Be Your Lover" on his 2005 album "Twenty"[22]

Honors

In 2003 he was received both the W.C. Handy Heritage Award from the Memphis Music Foundation and the BMI Songwriter's Award.[23] He is featured in the Stax Museum of American Soul Music from his time with the label.[24]

In 2016, Bell was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Americana Music Association. He was joined by other legendary Americana acts such as Bob Weir, Shawn Colvin, and Billy Bragg.[25]

Bell was inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame as part of the 2016 class.[26] In 2016, Bell was nominated for two Grammy awards: Best Americana Album for This is Where I Live and Best Traditional R&B Performance for the track "The Three of Me".[27] On February 12, 2017, Bell won the Best Americana Album Grammy award for This is Where I Live.

Performances

Bell performed at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington DC in 2011.[28] He joined the Memphis Symphony Orchestra in 2012.[29] He sang "You Don't Miss Your Water" at the White House for "In Performance at the White House: Memphis Soul" in 2013.[30] He performed at Billboard Live in Tokyo in 2015.[31] In 2015 he also performed at the Memphis Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony alongside Justin Timberlake.[32]

Recent activity

In 2016, Bell recorded his first major label album in over 30 years.[33] His song "You Don't Miss Your Water" is featured in the trailer and the first episode of the Cinemax TV series Quarry, which debuted in 2016.[34]

On 1 September 2017, age 78, Bell performed live at the Royal Albert Hall BBC Proms with Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra in a tribute concert to 50 years of Stax Records synonymous with Southern Soul music.

Discography

Singles

YearLabel & Cat NoTitlePeak chart positions
U.S. Hot 100U.S. R&BUK Singles Chart[35]
1961Stax 116"You Don't Miss Your Water"95
1962Stax 128"Any Other Way"131
1963Stax 132"I Told You So"
1963Stax 135"Just As I Thought"
1963Stax 138"Somebody Mentioned Your Name"
1963Stax 141"I'll Show You"[36]
1964Stax 146"Who Will It Be Tomorrow"
1965Stax 174"Crying All by Myself"
1966Stax 191"Share What You Got (But Keep What You Need)"27
1966Stax 199"Never Like This Before"29
1967Stax 212"Everybody Loves A Winner"9518
1967Stax 227"Eloise (Hang on in There)"
1967Stax 237"Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday"33
1968Stax 248"Every Man Ought to Have A Woman" (A-Side)115
1968Stax 248"A Tribute to a King" (B-Side)861631
1968Stax 0005"Private Number" (with Judy Clay)75178
1968Stax 0015"I Forgot to Be Your Lover"4510
1968Stax 0017"My Baby Specializes" (with Judy Clay)10445
1969Stax 0032"My Whole World is Falling Down"39
1969Stax 0038"Happy"129
1969Stax 0040"Soul-A-Lujah" (with Johnnie Taylor, Eddie Floyd, Pervis Staples, Carla Thomas, Mavis Staples and Cleotha Staples)
1969Stax 0043"Love's Sweet Sensation" (with Mavis Staples)
1969Stax 0044"I Can't Stop" (with Carla Thomas)106
1969Stax 0054"Born Under A Bad Sign"
1970Stax 0067"All I Have to Do Is Dream" (with Carla Thomas)
1970Stax 0070"Lonely Soldier"
1971Stax 0092"A Penny for Your Thoughts"
1971Stax 0106"All for the Love of a Woman"
1972Stax 0128"Save Us"
1973Stax 0157"Lovin' On Borrowed Time"10122
1973Stax 0175"I've Got to Go on Without You"54
1974Stax 0198"Gettin' What You Want (Losin' What You Got)"39
1974Stax 0221"Get It While It's Hot"
1976Mercury 73829"Tryin' To Love Two"101
1977Mercury 73922"Coming Back for More"66
1977Mercury 73961"Easy Comin' Out (Hard Goin' In)"30
1983Kat Family 03502"Bad Time to Break Up"65
1983Kat Family 03995"Playing Hard to Get"
1985Wilbe 201"Lovin' On Borrowed Time" (new version)
1986Wilbe 202"I Don't Want to Wake Up (Feelin' Guilty)" (with Janice Bulluck)59
1986Wilbe 204"Headline News"6570
1986"Passion"
1985Wilbe 205"Please Come Home for Christmas"
1989Wilbe 508"Getting Out of Your Bed"
1990Wilbe 515"Need Your Love So Bad"
1992Wilbe 619"Bedtime Story"
1995Wilbe 624"Shake Hands (Come Out Lovin')"

Albums

  • 1967 The Soul of a Bell – Stax 709
  • 1969 Bound to Happen – Stax 2014
  • 1971 Wow ...William Bell – Stax 2037
  • 1972 Phases of Reality – Stax 3005
  • 1973 Waiting for William Bell – Stax 3012
  • 1974 Relating – Stax 5502
  • 1977 Coming Back for More – Mercury
  • 1977 It's Time You Took Another Listen – Mercury
  • 1983 Survivor – Kat Family
  • 1985 Passion – Wilbe
  • 1989 On a Roll – Wilbe
  • 1992 Bedtime Stories – Wilbe
  • 2001 A Portrait Is Forever – Wilbe
  • 2002 Collectors Edition – Wilbe
  • 2006 New Lease on Life – Wilbe
  • 2016 This Is Where I Live – Stax

References

1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2975076/ |title=William Bell |publisher=IMDB.com |accessdate=July 5, 2009}}
2. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|author=Jason Ankeny |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/william-bell-mn0000578744/biography |title=William Bell | Biography & History |publisher=AllMusic |date=1939-07-16 |accessdate=2016-10-18}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.staxrecords.com/artists/ |title=Artists |publisher=Stax Records |date= |accessdate=2016-10-18 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121020534/http://www.staxrecords.com/artists/ |archivedate=November 21, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.staxrecords.com/artists/otis-redding/ |title=Otis Redding |publisher=Stax Records |date= |accessdate=2016-10-18 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011163305/http://www.staxrecords.com/artists/otis-redding/ |archivedate=October 11, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}
5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.staxrecords.com/artists/sam-dave/ |title=Sam & Dave |publisher=Stax Records |date= |accessdate=2016-10-18 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011161350/http://www.staxrecords.com/artists/sam-dave/ |archivedate=October 11, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}
6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.staxrecords.com/artists/isaac-hayes/ |title=Isaac Hayes |publisher=Stax Records |date= |accessdate=2016-10-18 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011161334/http://www.staxrecords.com/artists/isaac-hayes/ |archivedate=October 11, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}
7. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.staxrecords.com/artists/the-staple-singers/ |title=The Staple Singers |publisher=Stax Records |date=2000-12-19 |accessdate=2016-10-18 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011161400/http://www.staxrecords.com/artists/the-staple-singers/ |archivedate=October 11, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}
8. ^{{cite web|last=Murray |first=Noel |url=http://www.avclub.com/article/william-bell-the-soul-of-a-bell-16683 |title=William Bell: The Soul Of A Bell · Permanent Records · The A.V. Club |website=Avclub.com |date= |accessdate=2016-10-18}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/william-bell/id1198111 |title=William Bell on Apple Music |website=Itunes.apple.com |date=1939-07-16 |accessdate=2016-10-18}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/William-Bell-The-Soul-Of-A-Bell/release/3132983 |title=William Bell - The Soul Of A Bell (Vinyl, LP, Album) |website=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2016-10-18}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=http://rateyourmusic.com/list/paddlesteamer/the_peachtree_record_company_story/ |title=The Peachtree Record Company Story |publisher=Rate Your Music |date= |accessdate=2016-10-18}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/88689-William-Bell |title=William Bell Discography |website=Discogs.com |date=1939-07-16 |accessdate=2016-10-18}}
13. ^http://theboot.com/william-bell-best-americana-album-2017-grammys-awards/
14. ^https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/e656q9
15. ^https://www.relix.com/blogs/detail/william_bell_at_bb_kings_a_gallery
16. ^{{cite web|author=Linda Ronstadt |url=https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Cry-Now-LINDA-RONSTADT/dp/B002UPQ1TM |title=LINDA RONSTADT - Don't Cry Now |website=Amazon.com |date= |accessdate=2016-10-18}}
17. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_j8h_gAptE |title=Homer Simpson - Born Under A Bad Sign |publisher=YouTube |date=2010-09-18 |accessdate=2016-10-18}}
18. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.jimihendrix.com/music/blues/ |title=Blues | The Official Jimi Hendrix Site |website=Jimihendrix.com |date= |accessdate=2016-10-18}}
19. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Born-Under-a-Bad-Sign/dp/B00306ZECA |title=Born Under a Bad Sign: Jimi Hendrix: MP3 Downloads |website=Amazon.com |date= |accessdate=2016-10-18}}
20. ^{{cite web|url=http://streamd.hitparade.ch/cdimages/william_bell-everyday_will_be_like_a_holiday_s.jpg|format=JPG|title=Photographic image of "Every Day Will Be Like a Holiday" record label|website=Streamd.hitparade/ch|accessdate=2016-10-18}}
21. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/William-Bell-Every-Day-Will-Be-Like-A-Holiday-Aint-Got-No-Girl/release/2915516 |title=William Bell - Every Day Will Be Like A Holiday / Ain't Got No Girl (Vinyl) |website=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2016-10-18}}
22. ^https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty_(Robert_Cray_album)
23. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/431388/william-bell/biography |title=William Bell - Biography |publisher=Billboard |date=1939-07-16 |accessdate=2016-10-18}}
24. ^{{cite web|url=http://staxmuseum.com/1957-1968/ |title=1957-1968 |publisher=Stax Museum |date= |accessdate=2016-10-18}}
25. ^https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/bob-weir-to-receive-americana-lifetime-achievement-award-w437110
26. ^{{Cite news|url=http://archive.commercialappeal.com/entertainment/music/memphis-music-beat/memphis-music-hall-of-fame-announces-2016-inductees-3b6572b0-7c62-6a02-e053-0100007f042c-392683121.html|title=Memphis Music Hall of Fame announces 2016 inductees|access-date=2016-10-12}}
27. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-william-bell-grammy-20161206-story.html |title=Singer and songwriter William Bell discusses his first Grammy nods after six decades in the Memphis soul business |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date= |accessdate=2017-06-25}}
28. ^{{cite web|url=http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/smithsonian-folklife-festival-feature-program-rhythm-and-blues |title=Smithsonian Folklife Festival to Feature Program on Rhythm and Blues | Newsdesk |website=Newsdesk.si.edu |date=2011-06-20 |accessdate=2016-10-18}}
29. ^{{cite web|author= |url=http://memphissymphony.org/default.aspx?p=42167&evtid=67707:10/13/2012 |title=STAX! The Memphis Sound |website=Memphissymphony.org |date=2012-10-13 |accessdate=2016-10-18}}
30. ^{{Citation|last=infomisa|title=William Bell Performs "You Don't Miss Your Water" at In Performance at the White House|date=2013-08-25|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l97vpagft7Y|accessdate=2017-02-18}}
31. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/events/2015/01/26/music-guide/william-bell-billboard-live-tokyo/#.VzDQQRWDGko |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2016-08-08 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911150337/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/events/2015/01/26/music-guide/william-bell-billboard-live-tokyo/ |archivedate=September 11, 2016 |df=mdy }}
32. ^{{cite web|last=Kreps |first=Daniel |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-justin-timberlakes-memphis-music-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony-20151018 |title=Watch Justin Timberlake's Memphis Music Hall of Fame Induction |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=2015-10-18 |accessdate=2016-10-18}}
33. ^{{cite web|last=Bell |first=William |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2016/03/24/471570776/songs-we-love-william-bell-the-three-of-me |title=Songs We Love: William Bell, 'The Three Of Me' : The Record |website=Npr.org |date=2016-03-24 |accessdate=2016-10-18}}
34. ^{{cite web|last=Zusel |first=Yvonne |url=http://www.myajc.com/news/entertainment/music/william-bell-and-the-persistence-of-soul-power/npYh3/ |title=William Bell and the persistence of soul power |website=Myajc.com |date=2015-12-03 |accessdate=2016-10-18}}
35. ^{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 55}}
36. ^Ahmet Ertegun, Greil Marcus, Perry Richardson – "What'd I say?": the Atlantic story : 50 years of music 2001 p.533 "William Bell releases his compositions, 'I Told You So', 'Just As I Thought' (Steve Cropper and Deanie Parker), 'Somebody Mentioned Your Name' (William Bell and Booker T. Jones) and 'I'll Show You'."

External links

  • William Bell official website
  • Soulwalking website discography
  • William Bell story and interview, part 1 (1956–69), at Soul Express
  • William Bell feature, part 2 (1970–2008), with a complete discography at Soul Express
  • Amny.com
  • [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/02/arts/music/william-bell-stax-records-where-i-live.html?_r=0 William Bell feature on NYTimes.com]
  • [https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/william-bell-0 William Bell Interview - NAMM Oral History Library (2016)]
  • An interview with Soul Express in August 2017
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