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Archie Bell
Archie Bell
American singer
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Bar-Kays
Bar-Kays
American band
2
Phillip Mitchell
Phillip Mitchell
singer and songwriter
3
First Choice
First Choice
4
Dazz Band
Dazz Band
American funk band
5
The Box Tops
The Box Tops
American rock band
6
The Spinners
The Spinners
American soul music vocal group
7
The 5th Dimension
The 5th Dimension
American popular music vocal group
8
Sweet Inspirations
Sweet Inspirations
American R&B vocal group
9
Pete Wingfield
Pete Wingfield
English musician
10
Juliet Roberts
Juliet Roberts
British musician
11
The Trammps
The Trammps
American soul band
12
Thom Bell
Thom Bell
Jamaican-born American singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer
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Garnet Mimms
Garnet Mimms
American musician
14
Ben E. King
Ben E. King
American soul and R&B singer and record producer
15
Surface
Surface
American band
16
Leroy Burgess
Leroy Burgess
American music producer
17
The Gap Band
The Gap Band
American R&B and funk band
18
Ronnie Dyson
Ronnie Dyson
American singer and actor (1950-1990)
19
Dynasty
Dynasty
band
20
Collective Soul
Collective Soul
American rock band
21
Gary's Gang
Gary's Gang
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Kon Kan
Kon Kan
band
23
Sade
Sade
British band
24
Judy Cheeks
Judy Cheeks
American singer
25
Sérgio Mendes
Sérgio Mendes
Brazilian musician
26
Five Stairsteps
Five Stairsteps
American Chicago soul group; sibling band
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Jerry Butler
Jerry Butler
American soul singer and songwriter
28
Stereo MCs
Stereo MCs
English hip hop/electronic dance group
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Nightcrawlers
Nightcrawlers
band
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The Real Thing
The Real Thing
British soul group
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Thelma Houston
Thelma Houston
American singer and actor
32
Meli'sa Morgan
Meli'sa Morgan
American singer
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A Taste of Honey
A Taste of Honey
American band
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Timex Social Club
Timex Social Club
band
35
Tony! Toni! Toné!
Tony! Toni! Toné!
American soul/R&B group
36
Shalamar
Shalamar
American music group
37
Bryan Loren
Bryan Loren
American singer, songwriter, musician and producer
38
Average White Band
Average White Band
Scottish R&B band
39
The Detroit Emeralds
The Detroit Emeralds
band
40
Deborah Cox
Deborah Cox
Canadian R&B singer-songwriter and actress
41
Lorraine Ellison
Lorraine Ellison
American recording artist; singer-songwriter
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James D-Train Williams
James D-Train Williams
American musician
43
Pilot
Pilot
Scottish rock band
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Blue Magic
Blue Magic
American R&B and soul group
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Change
Change
Italian-American post-disco group
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Shannon
Shannon
American recording artist and singer
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Raydio
Raydio
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Atlantic Starr
Atlantic Starr
American R&B band
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Wild Cherry
Wild Cherry
American funk rock band
50
Ashford & Simpson
Ashford & Simpson
songwriting-production team
51
Vicki Sue Robinson
Vicki Sue Robinson
American musician (1954-2000)
52
C+C Music Factory
C+C Music Factory
American musical group
53
Lamont Dozier
Lamont Dozier
American singer, songwriter and record producer
54
Madeline Bell
Madeline Bell
American soul singer, songwriter
55
Precious Wilson
Precious Wilson
Jamaican singer
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Roy C
Roy C
American singer, songwriter
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Regina Richards
Regina Richards
American singer
58
Crown Heights Affair
Crown Heights Affair
band
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Kool & The Gang
Kool & The Gang
Musical Band
60
Yazoo
Yazoo
British synthpop duo
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War
War
American funk band
62
Wilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett
American singer and songwriter
63
Robert Palmer
Robert Palmer
English singer-songwriter and musician
64
Bell Biv DeVoe
Bell Biv DeVoe
American band
65
Gerry and the Pacemakers
Gerry and the Pacemakers
British band
66
Viola Wills
Viola Wills
American singer
67
Tony Burrows
Tony Burrows
British singer
68
Michael Zager
Michael Zager
American musician and record producer
69
The Stylistics
The Stylistics
American musical group founded in Philadelphia
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Fine Young Cannibals
Fine Young Cannibals
British band
71
Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire
American band
72
Kathy Sledge
Kathy Sledge
American singer
73
Chantay Savage
Chantay Savage
American singer-songwriter
74
D. Train
D. Train
American musical ensemble
75
Gregory Abbott
Gregory Abbott
American pop/rhythm and blues singer, songwriter and producer
76
Peter Brown
Peter Brown
American singer
Archie Bell & the Drells
American vocal group

Archie Bell & the Drells

Intro
American vocal group
Members, past and present

Archie Bell & the Drells was an American R&B vocal group from Houston, Texas, and one of the main acts on Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff's Philadelphia International Records. The band's hits include "Tighten Up", "I Can't Stop Dancing" (both 1968), "There's Gonna Be A Showdown", "Girl You're Too Young" (1969), "Here I Go Again" (also a UK hit in 1972), "Soul City Walk" (1975), "Let's Groove", "Everybody Have A Good Time" (1977), and "Don't Let Love Get You Down" (1976).