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Also known as Willie L. Mitchell

American record producer and arranger (1928–2010)

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Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Canada
Active from
1943-11-07
2008 universal fire victimcomposercontemporary folkfamousfemale vocalsfolk

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Listeners
71,606
Total plays
386,169

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soulnorthern soul60sinstrumentalUnited States

Willie L. Mitchell (March 1, 1928 – January 5, 2010) was an American soul, rhythm & blues, rock and roll, pop and funk record producer and arranger, who ran Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. He was best known for his Hi Records label of the 1970s, which released albums by a large stable of popular Memphis soul artists, including Mitchell himself, Al Green, O. V. Wright, Syl Johnson, Ann Peebles and Quiet Elegance. A trumpeter and bandleader in his own right <a href="https://www.last.fm/music

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Mitchell
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Ashland
Place of death
Memphis
Occupation
songwriter
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
trumpet
Record label
Hi Records
Official website
www.williemitchell.com
Image
Willie Mitchell (1966).png
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date of birth
1928-03-01
date of death
2010-01-05
different from
Willie Mitchell
cause of death
heart failure
birth name
William Lawrence Mitchell
name in native language
Willie Mitchell
copyright representative
Broadcast Music, Inc.
Commons category
Willie Mitchell (musician)
manner of death
natural causes
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