Willie Mitchell (musician)

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Willie Mitchell
Mitchell in 1966
Background information
Birth name	William Lawrence Mitchell
Born	(1928-03-01)March 1, 1928 Ashland, Mississippi, U.S
Origin	Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	January 5, 2010(2010-01-05) (aged 81) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Soul, R&B, rock and roll, pop, funk
Occupation(s)	Singer, bandleader, record producer, arranger
Instrument(s)	Vocals, trumpet
Labels	Hi Records

William Lawrence Mitchell (March 1, 1928 – January 5, 2010)^[1] was an American trumpeter, bandleader, soul, R&B, 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.