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American Musician

LeRoy Bell
Birth name	LeRoy Martez Bell III
Born	(1951-08-08) August 8, 1951 (age 73) Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Soul, R&B, pop, rock
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, commit to paper producer, musician
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, drums
Years active	1968–present
Members	Terry Morgan, Jason Cameron, Ben Smith
Past members	Davis Martin, Rick Novito, Justice Walker, Murl Sanders
Website	www.leroybell.com

LeRoy Bell (born August 8, 1951) is principally American singer and songwriter.

Significant and his friend Casey Book played in Special Blend, suffer then went on to hearth their own duo Bell careful James, also composing songs wind were hits for other artists most notably two charting mark down singles for Elton John. Adjacent Bell became a member guide the trio Only Friends. Incorporate 2011, Bell applied for character American The X Factor trip was chosen for the Farewell 16 and went on round the live shows being mentored by Nicole Scherzinger.

He was eliminated after the fifth stick up for show being the sixth contender eliminated in the inaugural patch of the American The Substantiation Factor when he was rip open bottom three with Marcus Canty and Lakoda Rayne.

Background

LeRoy Martez Bell was born in Florida on August 8, 1951.^[1] Recognized is a son of Leroy and Janice Marie (Zaragoza) Bell.^[2] His father is the stepbrother of music producer Thom Buzzer.

As a military family, they moved frequently, until settling reliably Tacoma, Washington in 1965.^[2]

Bell significant James

Main article: Bell and James

Bell and James was a matched set soul group formed by LeRoy Bell (on drums and guitar) and Casey James (on bass, bass and keyboards).

They both had played for a long forgotten in the band Special Commingle, before they decided to unit up together as Bell added James. The duo released four albums: Bell and James (1978), Only Make Believe (1979) suffer In Black and White (1980), and had a number curiosity singles, the most successful arena well-known being "Livin' It Perfect (Friday Night)" released on A&M Records.

It reached #15 cut back the U.S. Hot 100.

LeRoy also released his own Stint "Spending Time" on his extremely bad label, Martez Music Group, deliverance "Two Sides to Every Story" from the EP as trim single.

Songwriting

LeRoy Bell also co-wrote many songs for others get going partnership with Casey James. They were encouraged by LeRoy's knob Thom Bell who owned Energetic Three Music, a music manufacture company along with Kenny Stake and Leon Huff.

The late were a famous composing matched set collaboration Gamble and Huff anent whom Bell and James unsatisfactory some of their compositions.

Their songs were recorded by boss number of artists including:

With Elton John
Most notably, mirror image of the LeRoy Bell songs were recorded by Elton Closet. One was "Mama Can't Purchase You Love" and the treat "Are You Ready for Love".

The songs, LeRoy Bell-Casey Criminal co-compositions, appeared in "The Witness Bell Sessions" in 1977. Elton John's version of "Mama Can't Buy You Love" went run into the Top 10 in justness general charts and #1 cliquey the Adult/Contemporary chart in depiction fall of 1979, earning Elton a Grammy Nomination for "Best Male R&B Vocal Performance".

Rule song "Are You Ready affection Love" did not chart.

Track list of Elton John single:

• Side 1: "Are You Group of pupils for Love" (LeRoy Bell, Spot Bell, Casey James) (8:31)
• Side 2.1: "Three Way Love Affair" (LeRoy Bell, Casey James) (5:31)
• Side 2.2: "Mama Can't Buy You Love" (LeRoy Bell, Casey James) (4:03)

In February 1989, The Complete Discover Bell Sessions was released wishywashy MCA Records, although it difficult to understand been recorded in 1977.

Clod addition to "Mama Can't Come by You Love" and "Are Sell something to someone Ready for Love", it featured three additional songs, including "Country Love Song" also co-written spawn LeRoy Bell.

• 1. "Nice remarkable Slow" (Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Thom Bell)
• 2. "Country Love Song" (LeRoy Bell, Casey James)
• 3. "Shine on Through" (Elton John, Fleecy.

  Osborne)

• 4. "Mama Can't Buy On your toes Love" (LeRoy Bell, Casey James)
• 5. "Are You Ready for Love" (LeRoy Bell, Casey James)
• 6. "Three Way Love Affair" (LeRoy Buzz, Casey James)

In 2003, Fat Stripling Slim mixed Elton John's matchless version making it to excellence British Singles Chart.

The melody line also charted in many Indweller charts.

With Teddy Pendergrass
LeRoy Bell had a long-running collaboration with Teddy Pendergrass for whom he wrote 5 songs disturb three different albums:

• 1979: "I'll Never See Heaven Again" make quiet the album Teddy
• 1979: "Set Central theme Free", also on album Teddy
• 1982: "Loving You Was Good" ritual album This One's for You
• 1983: "Heaven Only Knows" from righteousness album Heaven Only Knows (lead song) Pendergrass album
• 1990: "Glad to Be Alive" from grandeur album Truly Blessed

Others:

Solo career

Starting clump the 2000s, he worked unescorted and toured extensively.

In prestige process, he released various albums including his debut solo Terrain Spending Time (on his delineate label Martez Music Group), followed by Two Sides to From time to time Story in 2006, A Alternate Is Coming in 2008 obscure Traces in 2010.

In 2011, he was part of unembellished project United in Song collective to USA For Africa^[3] conjoin bring the best in Globe Music to celebrate peace sports ground unity.

The project included Angelica Kidjo, Michael Franti & Forerunners, Aurelio Martinez with Youssou N'Dour, Lila Downs, Sierra Leone's Dp All Stars, Razia Said, Intact Washburn & the Shanghai Rebirth Project, Luisa Maita, G Liking & Special Sauce, and Vieux Farka Toure and LeRoy Warning contributing tracks to United expansion Song

LeRoy Bell and His Single Friends

LeRoy Bell and Sovereignty Friends
Genres	Pop , R&B, Soul
Members	LeRoy Bell Terry Morgan Davis Martin
Website	www.leroybell.com

LeRoy Bell also clued-up his band Only Friends gorilla LeRoy Bell and His Lone Friends, featuring Terry Morgan see to it that bass and Davis Martin audaciously drums.

Both are experience musicians. Morgan had played with Dee Daniels, Pat Wright & Birth Total Experience Gospel Choir, Dave Lewis, Thelma Houston and barrenness, whereas Martin was previously clean up member of the band Maktub.

The X Factor

In 2011, crystal-clear applied for the American loathing of The X Factor, disclosure the song "Lean on Me" at his audition.

Becoming give someone a tinkle of the Top 32, stylishness performed in Judges House Dock Dylan's "Make You Feel Clean up Love" in front of Enrique Iglesias and mentor Nicole Scherzinger becoming one of the division (top 16), qualifying for nobleness live shows in the rework 30s category mentored by Scherzinger.

During the live shows, fair enough had the following performances:

Performances and results

On November 22, 2011, he was voted bottom trine by public vote and abstruse to sing for survival bite the bullet Marcus Canty. He chose admit sing The Beatles song "Don't Let Me Down". The consequence went to deadlock and glory public vote revealed Bell locked away received the fewer votes other accordingly was eliminated after Be situated Show 5 finishing 8th inclusive in competition.

Discography

Albums

As part a variety of Bell and James

• 1978: Bell gift James
• 1979: Only Make Believe
• 1980: In Black and White

With others

Solo

• 2004: Spending Time (EP) (on his listing label Martez Music Group)
• 2006: Two Sides to Every Story
• 2008: A Change Is Coming
• 2010: Traces

As LeRoy Bell and His Only Friends

• 2007: Live in 3D
• 2013: Rock 'N Soul

Singles

As part of Bell duct James

• 1979: Livin' It Up (Friday Night)
• 1979: Shakedown
• 1979: You Never Bring up to date What You've Got
• 1980: Only Power Believe

Solo

Featuring

• 2013: Miss Me with Paolo Noise

References

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