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| WILLIE MITCHELL |
Trumpeter, producer, composer, arranger and bandleader, born 23 March 1928 in Ashland, Mississippi, died of a heart attack on January 5th, 2010 in Memphis, Tennessee.
Co-owner of [l=Hi Records from 1970 to 1979 and founder of the [l=Waylo Records label in the 1980's. Mitchell also owned and operated the Royal Recording Studio in Memphis, Tennessee.
Brother of James Mitchell, stepfather of Archie Turner.
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| Tribute To Willie Mitchell |
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"Feelin' better, so much better, now I know that you're around" sang Al Green on “Glory, Glory”. He may have well been singing about his partner in rhythm and soul, Willie Mitchell. Never has a producer and artist gelled so effectively as that Green and Mitchell. His sparse, organic, often gritty arrangements defined the sound of early/mid ‘70’s soul and created masterpieces of raw emotion and all the pain, longing, lust and heartache contained therein that made much other music of the era seem ... |
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| Tribute To Willie Mitchell |
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"Feelin' better, so much better, now I know that you're around" sang Al Green on “Glory, Glory”. He may have well been singing about his partner in rh... |
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| Willie Mitchell 1976 Interview |
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Willie Mitchell's distinctive Memphis sound has been the driving force behind many golden hits over the years. Now he feels it's time for a change.... |
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