William Bell - I Forgot to be Your Lover

Early in life, William Bell had thought to become a doctor. Singing was just a relaxing pastime reserved for social gatherings. But friends convinced him to try his hand at entertaining and he and his group won second prize at the annual Mid-South Talent Contest of Memphis, Tennessee. The prize was a recording contract with Stax Records.

William Bell’s talents as an entertainer do not stop at singing. He is also an accomplished songwriter on his own and in collaboration with other composers. “I write either from a personal experience, an observation, or I just take a particular situation. My very first song was written from a personal experience and I find, looking back over a lot of tunes I’ve written, that listeners can identify with them better if they are on a personal basis.”