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Archie Bell & the Drells

Though never as successful as some of the great soul groups of the 1960s and 1970s, Archie Bell and the Drells' joyous R&B and funk tracks are revered by collectors and experts who regard them as creators of some of the finest moments in early black pop music. Formed by Houston schoolfriends Archie Bell, James Wise, Billy Butler and Joe Cross in 1966, the vocal group started winning local talent contests with a repertoire of Chicago soul anthems and landed a deal with Texas label Ovid Records. They released single She's My Woman, She's My Girl regionally, but Bell was soon drafte...