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Jerry Bell

US soul singer who grew up in Philadelphia in a musical family, including his brother [a=Archie Bell]. He also started with his own group while still in high school, known as The Delusions. Jerry's vocal training came from his mother and [a=Jimmy "Bo" Horne], who used to take Bell on the road and tour with him and his band the Miami Ocean Liners. Bell went back to Philadelphia and worked with [a=McFadden & Whitehead]. Jerry would then move to California were he became friends with [a=Marvin Gaye] and learned vocal and stage techniques, as well as singing background vocals for Marvin Gaye. Later he teamed up with [a=James Baker], [a=Austin Lander] and [a=Tony Churchill] and began to sing lead and backup vocals for New Birth. After leaving New Birth in 1979, he joined [a=Bobby Harris], [a=Philip Bailey], [a=Ralph Johnson], [a=Reggie Andrews] and [a=Marlon McClain], to become one of the lead vocalists for the Dazz Band. He has also recorded as a solo artist in 1980 on [l=MCA] Records, releasing his solo LP "Winter Love Affair".