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An Evening of Respect: A Musical Tribute to the Immortal Otis Redding

An Evening of Respect: A Musical Tribute to the Immortal Otis Redding

William Bell (left) and Eddie Floyd during the red carpet event.
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EXCERPT: Visiting him in the studio was label-mate William Bell, who had already helped establish the Stax sound with "You Don't Miss Your Water" in 1961. "It was so different," remembers Bell, of listening to the playback of "Dock of the Bay" in the studio. He also remembers reassuring the recovering soul king.

"We said ‘hey, don't worry about it,' " says Bell. "‘It's going to be a great song.'"

Three days later, on Dec. 10, Redding's small plane plunged into an icy lake outside Madison, Wis. Released posthumously, his song went to No. 1.

Thursday night, at Symphony Hall, Bell will sing "Tribute to a King," a salute he wrote after Redding's death, struggling through his own sadness and summing up his mixed feelings of loss and admiration:

"Otis, Otis Redding was his name/Without his soulful singing, this old world won't be the same."

Bell's performance will be one part of "An Evening of Respect: A Musical Tribute to the Immortal Otis Redding," a gala at which veterans such as Bell and Eddie Floyd will join new soul singers such as Anthony Hamilton and Kenny Lattimore, along with Redding's sons, Dexter and Otis Redding III, to benefit "The Big ‘O' Youth Educational Dream Foundation."

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Lola On Good Morning Atlanta

Lola will be on
Good Morning Atlanta Thursday October 15th, around 9am.
We hope you'll watch!

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William Bell Signs with Blind Ambition Management

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Did You Know...? A Little Known Fact About William Bell

I bet you did not know that in 1977 Maynard Jackson declared march 19th

"William Bell Day"

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William Bell Performing Live!

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William Bell Listen Live

William Bell Live at the Lincoln Center in New York -
Pondorosa Stomp
LISTEN LIVE Thursday 16th 2009 -------- Starting at 7PM EST

Dave the Spazz broadcasting live from Ponderosa Stomp at Lincoln Center! Two nights of one of the soulrockinest fests in the world, trekking from New Orleans up to NYC's Damrosch Park! Dave and WFMU will be live on Thursday, July 16th from 7-11PM carrying the outdoor soul spectacular with performances from Stax icon William Bell, Harvey Scales, and the Bobbettes all backed by the legendary Bo-Keys! Then, Dave will be recording the following evening's rockabilly festivities and presenting them on his Thursday, July 30th program with sets from New Orleans wild man Joe Clay, Sun Records legend Carl Mann and the out-of-this-world Collins Kids backed by Deke Dickerson and the Eccofonics. File under: In-freaking-credible! Damrosch Park is located at 62nd Street and Amsterdam in Manhattan.

William Bell, Jeff Floyd & Lola Will See You At Peaches

William Bell In London For Mojo Awards

The MOJO Best Compilation AwardPresenter: Corinne Bailey Rae

Winner: Take Me To The River - The Southern Soul Story (Kent)

Collected by: Stax/Atlantic legend William Bell

A Southern Soul Story CD from Kent
We couldn’t let this southern soul release pass without mention, so good is the material on offer.

Take Me to the River: a Southern Soul Story 1961-1977 is a 3CD set from Kent that chronicles the golden era of southern soul. With 75 tracks on offer, from the likes of Joe Simon, James Carr, Otis Redding, William Bell, and Joe Tex, and featuring songs recorded in studios such as Broadway, Royal, Stax, and Muscle Shoals, it shows off the astounding quality of the music made in this tradition of American musical history. As it covers many classic songs 'Take Me To The River' is a compilation suitable for those unfamiliar with the sound, but it also includes a few tracks available on CD for the first time to whet the appetite of the connoisseurs. Each track has an accompanying essay to give the reader plenty of background information, as well as the usual label and artist shots that are compulsory for this sort of release. Source

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# 12 WASH YOUR HANDS---LOLA

# 23 LOCK MY DOOR/WOMAN'S WORTH---JEFF FLOYD

In The Charts

Wilbe Artists are Rising in the charts!!!!

A B C RADIO / THE TOUCH
Dallas, TX
Bobby “BC” Collins
# 1 Wash Your Hands Lola

CHICOS RADIO
Mobile, AL
# 1 Lock My Door Jeff Floyd

W M G L
Frankie The Big Bopper
# 7 Lock My Door Jeff Floyd

K F X Z Z1059
Lafayette, LA
Carl T 337. 993-5505
# 1 Lock My Door Jeff Floyd

W G N L THE BIG STATION !
Greenwood, MS
Cy Hughes
# 1 Lock My Door Jeff Floyd

K T O Y 104.7
Texarkana, TX
DJ Godfather
# 3 Lock My Door Jeff Floyd

K Z W A VIBE 105
Lake Charles, LA
Mitch Falkner
# 1 Lock My Door Jeff Floyd

W M P G 90.9
Portland, ME
The Blues Doctor
# 6 Lock My Door Jeff Floyd

K T R Y
Rayville, LA
Earl C
# 7 Lock My Door Jeff Floyd

K R U S
Ruston, LA
James “SUPER” Cooper
# 5 Lock My Door Jeff Floyd


K Z R B
Hooks, TX
# 2 Lock My Door Jeff Floyd

W Q I D SOUL 105
Hattiesburg, MS
Popa Soul
# 1 Lock My Door Jeff Floyd

K B X T THE BEAT 101.9
Bryan, TX
A. J. Whiteside 979. 776-1240
# 2 Lock My Door Jeff Floyd

BREEZY LOVE
Jackson, MS
# 4 Lock My Door Jeff Floyd

W V B H
Benton Harbor, MI
Larry Sugarman Jones
# 2 Lock My Door Jeff Floyd

W O N G
Canton, MS
# 3 Lock My Door Jeff Floyd

W O K S 1340
Columbus, GA
Lorenzo Battle
# 1 Lock My Door Jeff Floyd

W M M Y 102.9
Raleigh, NC
Big John / Soul Dog
# 1 Lock My Door Jeff Floyd

SOUTHERN SOUL NATION TV
Jackson, MS
Terry Jones
# 2 Lock My Door Jeff Floyd

K C O H
Houston, TX
Vel Locks / Eargasm Productions
# 1 Lock My Door Jeff Floyd

W F F X 1490
St. Louis, MO
Prince Carter 810. 701-5919
# 3 Lock My Door Jeff Floyd

W A N T / W C O R
Lebanon, TN
Fantastic Fred Anthony
# 6 Shake Something Loose Jeff Floyd
# 9 Wash Your Hands Lola

DJ BOBBY SMOOTHE
# 5 Wash Your Hands Lola

Source - Soul & Blues Report

William Bell New CD Release "Live In New York City"

NOW Available ! NEW & FIRST EVER "LIVE" CD by William Bell...
For more information contact Wilbe Records:
Larry Eaglin 770-996-1500
E-mail: wilbepromotions@gmail.com

Retailers will be able to purchase via Gonzales Music
Gonzales Music Wholesale 1012 W. Orice Roth Rd., Gonzales, LA 70707Tel: (225) 647 - 2133

William Bell Biography

William Bell

(The Only - Authorized Biography)

Record Producer - Songwriter - Entertainer - Business Man
In a distinguished career as a singer, songwriter and producer, William Bell has come to define the essence of “soul.” Born in Memphis but based in Atlanta since 1970, William Bell was one of the pioneers of the classic Stax/Volt sound, joining such other illustrious musical forces at that label as Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, Isaac Hayes, Booker T. & the MG’s, Albert King, Eddie Floyd, Carla and Rufus Thomas, The Staple Singers and the Bar-Kays, among others.
William recorded his first sides as a member of the group the Del Rios. In 1961, he made his solo recording debut with the classic single, “You Don’t Miss Your Water,” which became one of the fledgling label’s first major hits.

After a two-year stint in the Armed Forces, William released his first full-length album in 1967, the classic The Soul of a Bell, which included the Top 20 hit single, “Everybody Loves a Winner.” That same year, blues great Albert King recorded what came to be his signature tune, “Born Under a Bad Sign,” also written by Bell, which has since become one of

the most-recorded blues songs.

Among his other classic hits at Stax were “Any Other Way,” “Never Like This Before,”

“A Tribute to a King” (William’s personal tribute to Stax legend Otis Redding), “I Forgot to be Your Lover,” his internationally-acclaimed duet with Judy Clay, “Private Number,” and the perennial Christmas music favorite, “Every Day Will Be Like a Holiday.”
In 1970, William moved to Atlanta and struck pay dirt in 1977 with “Tryin’ to Love Two” on Mercury Records, which topped the R&B charts and

eventually spent more than six months there.

As a songwriter, William Bell’s compositions have also been recorded by such diverse stars as Otis Redding, Eric Clapton, Billy Idol, Lou Rawls and Rod Stewart, among many others.
In 1985, William launched Wilbe Records in Atlanta and issued the album Passion, which produced three chart singles in the U.S. and was a major hit in the U.K. “I Don’t Want to Wake Up Feeling Guilty,” a duet with Janice Bullock from that album, stayed on the American charts for close to nine months. A song from that album, “Headline News,” was released as a single in England and was later voted one of the top ten records in 1987 by the readers of

Blues & Soul magazine in the U.K.

In addition to releasing more of his own albums in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, William began to produce and develop other artists for his Wilbe label. After 1992, he took a break from recording, but continued to perform around the world. Some of his performing highlights during that period included the renowned Montreux Jazz Festival in 1995 and three memorable nights during the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta that saw him paired with such fellow Memphis legends as

Rufus Thomas and Ann Peebles.

1997 turned out to be a very rewarding year for William, as he reaped accolades from the Rhythm & Blues Foundation, winning their R&B Pioneer Award; and The State of Georgia, which inducted him into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame by then-governor, Zell Miller.
In 2000, he returned to the recording studio and released A Portrait Is Forever, an album of all original songs, on his Wilbe label.

Other awards he’s received over the last few years include the prestigious W.C. Handy Heritage Award in 2003; and that same year, he received the BMI Songwriter’s Award for his tune, “Put That Woman first,” recorded by Jaheim. In 2004, he received the Joe Pope Pioneer Award, presented at the Beach Music Awards. In addition, Wilbe Records was voted “Record Label of the Year” in 2004 at the Southern Konnection Radio and DJ Conference. William is also a member of the Memphis Music Hall of Fame and featured prominently in the Stax Museum.
After an absence of over five years, William Bell released a brand new studio album, New Lease on Life in the spring of 2006, whose title track is already riding high on the southern soul charts. New Lease on Life is packed with the kind of classic songs and grooves that

fans of William have come to expect.

In addition to “New Lease on Life,” other standout songs in an album full of highlights include the testifying “Playaz Only Love You (When They’re Playing),” the soulful duet with Jeff Floyd on “Part Time Lover (Full Time Friend),” the tender ballad of “My Body Don’t Know,” the tropical dance rhythm of “Got An Island Feeling,”

the dance floor-pleasing “Treat Her Right (Like a Lady),”

the gospel-influenced “Save Us” and the down-home groove of “Every Sunday Morning.”
He also just dropped a first time ever “Live” CD William Bell “Live In NYC”.William Bell continues to be a major force in soul and urban music!