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Willie Mitchell: R.I.P.
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JamBase
Willie Mitchell March 1, 1928 - January 5, 2010
Obituary By The Recording Academy:
Willie Mitchell We are deeply saddened by the passing of Willie Mitchell.
An accomplished trumpeter who led one of the region's premier bands of the '50s, he made the transition to recording star at Hi Records in the '60s. At Hi he became a vital part of the organization by engineering, producing, scouting talent and eventually running the label. A true renaissance man, Willie ...
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Willie Mitchell Record Producer Worked with al Green Dies
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Michael Ricci
The trumpeter, who had hits such as 'Soul Serenade' in the 1960s, helped mold the Memphis soul sound with Green and Ann Peebles.
Willie Mitchell, an influential record producer, label head and musician who worked closely with singer Al Green and other stars to help mold the Memphis soul sound, died Tuesday. He was 81. Mitchell died at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., more than two weeks after he suffered cardiac arrest Dec. 19, said his son, Lawrence Mitchell. ...
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