Complete Thom Bell Session

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The Complete Thom Bell Sessions brings together the complete recording session by Elton John and producer Thom Bell onto one album. Released in 1989 by MCA Records, the album is composed of the material previously released in 1979 as well as the songs that were recorded at the original session but had then gone unreleased. Two of the "new" songs were co-written by John - "Nice and Slow" was co-written with Thom Bell and longtime writing partner Bernie Taupin, and "Shine on Through" with lyricist Gary Osborne. Because the recordings were shelved at the time, the latter was re-recorded and included on John's 1978 LP, A Single Man. After a first marriage, to Sylvia, ended in divorce in 1984, Bell moved to Seattle with his second wife, Vanessa. They built a house overlooking Bellingham Bay, Washington State, in 1998. There, having withdrawn from the music business, he pursued his interest in food, with the aid of a library of more than 1,500 cookery books. McNary, Dave (11 November 2019). " 'Joker,' 'Game of Thrones' Lead Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Nominations". Variety . Retrieved 11 November 2019.

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Gray, Tim (18 October 2019). "Awkwafina, Taron Egerton Get Santa Barbara Fest Salute". Variety . Retrieved 23 November 2019. Vanessa survives him, along with four sons, Troy, Mark, Royal and Christopher, two daughters, Tia and Cybell, a sister, Barbara, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. These songs were salvaged from 1977 Philly Soul session produced by Thom Bell and featuring material written by Bell & James. Thom Bell: Philadelphia soul pioneer dies at 79". BBC News. December 23, 2022 . Retrieved December 26, 2022.Nice and Slow" was later released as the B-side to the 7-inch vinyl edition of John's 2004 UK single, "All That I'm Allowed".

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Elton is seen meeting John Reid at Mama Cass's house in Los Angeles, but they actually met at a Motown Records Christmas party in London in December 1970. [88] [89] Bell was born on January 26, 1943 in Kingston, Jamaica, [3] to Anna and Leroy Bell, and brought to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the age of four by his parents, according to an interview Bell gave to Terry Gross on NPR's Fresh Air. [4] [5] [6] Both of Bell's parents were native Jamaicans. [7] [8] Thomas Bedward Burke, Bell's maternal grandfather, was born in Kingston, Jamaica. [9] [10] Bell, classically trained as a musician, sang as a teenager with Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Daryl Hall (of Hall & Oates fame). Bell's first big break in soul music came with Cameo Records in Philadelphia where he worked as a session player and arranger. [2] Elton launches a downward spiral into a life of debauchery while his career rises to new heights (" Honky Cat"). He develops a flamboyant stage persona and becomes one of the most successful artists of the 1970s. Reid becomes Elton's manager and insists Elton tell his parents he is gay, so Elton reconnects with his father, who displays no interest in Elton. Distraught, Elton calls his mother and tells her he is gay. She tells him that she already knew, but that he will be forever unloved. Devastated by his parents' rejection, as well as Reid's increasing physical and emotional abuse, Elton becomes addicted to alcohol, cocaine, cannabis, shopping, and sex. His addictions, mood swings and short temper alienate his friends (" Pinball Wizard"). Though not noted on the CD, the mixes of "Are You Ready for Love," "Mama Can't Buy You Love" and "Three Way Love Affair" are not the Elton and Clive Frank remixes from 1979, but the original 1977 Thom Bell mixes. "Are You Ready for Love," for example, now includes Bobby Smith and John Edwards of The Spinners singing the second verse instead of Elton, among other more subtle differences. The original EP remixes of the songs would later re-surface on the 'CD2' edition of Elton's 1992 single for " The Last Song"; [4] an edited version of the remix of "Are You Ready for Love" would be re-released as a single in 2003, and went on to hit #1 on the UK and US Dance charts.

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Fleming, Mike Jr. (18 March 2013). "Commercials Director Michael Gracey To Helm Musical Bio Film On Elton John". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 3 June 2019. a b "Washington, U.S., Marriage Records, 1854-2013 for Thomas Randoloph Bell". Olympia, Washington: Washington State Archives. 2012 . Retrieved December 30, 2022– via Ancestry.com.This article was amended on 23 March 2023. An earlier version said that Thom Bell was born in Philadelphia. In fact, he moved there as a child after being born in Kingston, Jamaica. Yang, Rachel (11 November 2019). "People's Choice Awards 2019 full list of winners". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 27 November 2019. Elton's half-brother Geoff Dwight disputed the characterization of John's father, Stanley Dwight, stating, "My dad was kind and gentle. He spoke his mind but encouraged us all, including Elton, to do what we were good at. As a boy, when he started supporting Watford, it was my father who took him to the matches." [97] In a previous 2010 interview, Geoff recalled, "When I was growing up, Elton was always there and we had a lot of fun on family holidays and things like that". [81] John's stepmother, Edna, told biographer Philip Norman for 2001's Sir Elton: The Definitive Biography that "Stanley's been made out as an overbearing monster. But it's just not true. He was a lovely man, a good father, and a loving husband." She added that, far from discouraging his son's musical talent, Stanley bought him a piano in 1963, showing Norman the receipt. [81] He also wrote a letter to congratulate Elton on winning a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music.