Al Bell (born Alvertis Isbell; March 15, 1940) [1] 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 …

2024年7月29日 · 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. He was responsible for promoting the careers of such talent as the Staple Singers, Isaac Hayes, and Otis Redding, among many others.

2009年8月14日 · 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 stature ...

Born Alvertis Isbell on March 15, 1940 in Brinkley, Ark., Al Bell started his career as a disc jockey in high school, where he was president of the audio-visual club and spun records at sock hops. After graduating from Philander Smith College, Bell started working as a disc jockey at Memphis’ famed WLOK radio station.

2024年1月20日 · 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. He was responsible for promoting the careers of such talent as the Staple Singers, Isaac Hayes, and Otis Redding, among many others, according to the Encyclopedia of Arkansas .

2022年11月17日 · Al Bell started his career in Arkansas going from student president to a disc jockey, which he parlayed into becoming one of the most iconic music producers.

Al Bell (born Alvertis Isbell in Brinkley, Arkansas) is the former Chairman and Owner of Stax Records, where he was responsible for the careers of numerous music icons and the overall direction of American soul music and subsequently served as President of …

2017年6月14日 · Born in Brinkley as Alvertis Isbell and raised in North Little Rock, songwriter and producer Bell is the former chairman and owner of Stax Records, former president of Motown Records Group, and current president and CEO of Al Bell Presents, a North Little Rock-based career development company for recording artists.

American record executive, songwriter and producer, born 15 March 1940 in Brinkley, Arkansas. Please use Alvertis Isbell for writing credits where Isbell is used. Working for Stax Records since 1965, he became sole owner of the label in 1972. During the 1980s he served a few years as president of Motown Records.

Al Bell was born on 15 March 1940 in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. He is a composer and producer, known for Death Proof (2007), Zodiac (2007) and 6 Underground (2019). He has been married to Lydia Mae Purifoy since 25 December 1963.