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As a songwriter, arranger and producer, he brought sophistication and melodic inventiveness to hits by the Delfonics, the Spinners and others.

The Chic star pays tribute to the Grammy-winning producer shortly after his passing, comparing the late musician to the likes of John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

Thom Bell helped perfect the "Sound of Philadelphia" with such hits as the Spinners "Ill Be Around" and the Stylistics "Betcha by Golly, Wow."

His best known productions included the Spinners' "I'll Be Around," the Stylistics' "Betcha by Golly, Wow" and the Delfonics' "La-La (Means I Love You)."

Nile Rodgers pays tribute to Thom Bell - The Number One music magazine feat. band & artist news, reviews, interviews, videos & gossip UK & worldwide.

Thom Bell, Grammy Award-winning songwriter, producer and arranger of numerous Philly soul classics, is dead at 79.

Musician Thom Bell, whose influential soul music was covered and sampled by artists in multiple genres, has died at 79.

Grammy-winning producer Thom Bell, credited with helping create the Sound of Philadelphia, died at 79 in December 2022.

NEW YORK (AP) — Thom Bell, the Grammy-winning producer, writer and arranger who helped perfect the “Sound of Philadelphia” of the 1970s with the inventive, orchestral settings of such hits as the Spinners’ “I’ll Be Around” and the Stylistics’ “Betcha by Golly, Wow,” has died at age 79.

NEW YORK (AP) — Thom Bell, the Grammy-winning producer, writer and arranger who helped perfect the “Sound of Philadelphia” of the 1970s with the inventive, orchestral settings of such hits as the Spinners’ “I’ll Be Around” and the Stylistics’ “Betcha by Golly, Wow,” has died at age 79.