In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. When Archie Bell ...

Welcome to the Texas Canon, a series that dives into the movies, TV shows, books, albums and more that represent us and reach far beyond the Lone Star State's borders. Today, we look at Houston R&B ...

Sixty-eight must be a pretty significant number to Archie Bell these days. Not only was 1968 the year that “Tighten Up” — his million-selling single with Archie Bell and the Drells — was released, but ...

We go from Archie Bell & The Drells to The New Rotary Connection, via Dazz Band and Earth, Wind & Fire. Where next?

ARCHIE BELL AND THE DRELLS songs and albums, peak chart positions, career stats, week-by-week chart runs and latest news.

Since 1989, the Houston Press has been the city's first free major arts, news and entertainment weekly. Today, it continues as an independent daily online publication to bring best in class reporting ...