Madeline Bell
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Bell on stage in 2008
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Madeline Bell |
| Born |
July 23, 1942 Newark, New Jersey, United States |
| Genres | Soul |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1965–present |
| Labels | RPM, RCA |
| Associated acts | Sandpebbles Dusty Springfield, Blue Mink, Ashman-Reynolds, Spike Edney's All Star Band (S.A.S.), Bradford Singers |
| Website | madelinebell |
Madeline Bell (born July 23, 1942) is a soul singer, who became famous as a performer in the UK during the 1960s, having arrived from the US in the gospel show Black Nativity in 1962, with the vocal group Bradford Singers.
Bell was born in Newark, New Jersey, United States. She worked as a session singer, most notably backing Dusty Springfield, and can be found on early Donna Summer material as well. Her first major solo hit was a cover version of Dee Dee Warwick's single "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me", which performed better on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart than the original.
In 1968 Bell sang background and duet vocals on a number of Serge Gainsbourg songs, including "Comic Strip," "Ford Mustang" and "Bloody Jack." She also contributed backing vocals on the Rolling Stones song You Can't Always Get What You Want.
Bell then joined contemporary pop combo Blue Mink, with whom she had a number of Top 20 hits with Philips Records in the UK, including "Melting Pot", "Our World", "Randy", "Banner Man", "Good Morning Freedom", "Sunday", "By The Devil I Was Tempted" and "Stay With Me". Before joining Blue Mink in late 1969 she sang solo, and her cover version of "Picture Me Gone" is still a Northern Soul favourite today, as is "What Am I Supposed To Do", from 1968, a two-minute B-side tune co-written with future Led Zeppelin member John Paul Jones, then working as one of London's most in-demand session bassists. (Bell also sang backup on Joe Cocker's "Bye Bye Blackbird" in 1969, which featured a guitar solo from another Led Zeppelin member, Jimmy Page.) Jones later arranged, produced and recorded Bell's 1973 RCA album Comin' Atcha. She contributed to the soundtrack of the romance film A Touch of Class (1973). She also sang backup for the Dave Clark Five's single release, "Everybody Get Together", and contributed backing vocals to Elton John's 1972 album, Honky Chateau.
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