Real name: Jerry Bell

Effective period / Period of releases: 1981 - 2022

US soul singer who grew up in Philadelphia in a musical family, including his brother 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 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 McFadden & Whitehead. Jerry would then move to California were he became friends with Marvin Gaye and learned vocal and stage techniques, as well as singing background vocals for Marvin Gaye. Later he teamed up with James Baker, Austin Lander and Tony Churchill and began to sing lead and backup vocals for New Birth. After leaving New Birth in 1979, he joined Bobby Harris, Philip Bailey, Ralph Johnson, Reggie Andrews and Marlon McClain, to become one of the lead vocalists for the Dazz Band. He has also recorded as a solo artist in 1980 on MCA Records, releasing his solo LP "Winter Love Affair".