Archie Bell and The Drells

Archie Bell & the Drells was a Philadelphia soul vocal group, one of the main acts on Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff's Philadelphia International Records. The band's hits include "Tighten Up" and "I Can't Sto

Archie Bell & the Drells was a Philadelphia soul vocal group, one of the main acts on Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff's Philadelphia International Records. The band's hits include "Tighten Up" and "I Can't Stop Dancing" (both 1968), "Here I Go Again" (a UK hit in 1972), Soul City Walk" (1976), and "Everybody Have A Good Time" (1977).

Archie Bell (born 1 September 1944, in Henderson, Texas), the older brother of NFL player Ricky Bell (1955-1984), moved to Houston as a young boy and formed the group in 1966 with his friends James Wise, Willie Parnell and Billy Butler. They signed with Houston based record label, Ovid, in 1967 and recorded a number of songs including "She's My Woman" and "Tighten Up". Right at this time Bell was drafted into the U.S. Army and began serving in Vietnam.