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

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

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="http://www.metro.us/thom-bell-an-architect-of-1970s-philadelphia-soul-dies/"></div>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. Bell’s wife, Vanessa Bell, said that he […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Thom Bell, the Grammy-winning producer, writer and arranger who helped perfect the "Sound of Philadelphia" of the 1970s with the

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.