William Bell came up in Memphis, where he sang in church choirs as a kid. He started putting out records in the late 1960s, and his 1968 single 'I Forgot To Be Your Lover' became a quiet classic, a ballad that stuck around long after its release.
He recorded for Stax Records, and his band included players like Booker T. Jones and Steve Cropper. Other songs from that time, like 'Every Day Will Be Like a Holiday' and 'Share What You Got,' have that same direct, soulful feel.
Bell kept making music into the 1970s and 1980s, with albums like 'Bound to Happen' and 'Coming Back for More.' His voice had a plain, earnest quality that worked whether he was singing about heartache or something brighter, as on the song 'Happy.'
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