Jerry sang for New Birth 1976 until 1979. In 1975, Tony Churchill, James Baker, and Austin Lander asked Jerry Bell to join the group. New Birth, originally called the The Nite-Liters, was formed by Tony Churchill and Harvey Fuqua. Jerry had a solo LP on MCA at that time, called "Winter Love Affair," but joined the group as well. In 1981, Jerry Bell was invited into the group as one of the vocalists by Ralph Johnson of Earth Wind & Fire. Prior to signing with Motown, The Dazz Band was formerly known as Kinsman Dazz and includes the merging of Bell. He has also recorded as a solo artist in 1980 on MCA Records, releasing his solo LP "Winter Love Affair". After leaving The New Birth in 1979, he then would join up again with other friends, Philip Bailey, Ralph Johnson, Marlon McClain and become one of the lead vocalist for Motown recording artist Dazz Band.
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Later he would team up with more of his friends such as James Baker, Austin Lander and Tony Churchill and began to sing lead and backup vocals for New Birth. Jerry would later move to California were he would become friends with Marvin Gaye and learned many vocal and stage techniques as well as singing background vocals for Marvin Gaye.
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As life would have it, he would go back to Philadelphia and join forces with his best friends McFadden & Whitehead who were the top writers for Philadelphia International Records, recording such hits as "Ain't No Stopping Us Now," "Bad Luck," "Back Stabbers," "Cowboys to Girls," "For The Love Of Money," and many more. Jerry's vocal skills came from his mother, who was a church singer, Jerry also had a band out of Miami Florida named the Miami Ocean Liners, who later became KC & The Sunshine Band. Also starting with his own group while still in high school, known as The Delusions. One of his brothers is Archie Bell of Archie Bell & The Drells, which has the hits "Tighten Up," "Showdown," "I Can't Stop Dancing," "Let's Groove," and many more. His passion for music emanates from early vocal training while growing up in Philadelphia in a musical family which has produced gold and platinum albums for two decades. So what can Chapel Park Band do for YOUR company?įor booking information on Chapel Park Band or to book or hire this band for your wedding reception, college event, corporate function or concert, click on the Request Booking Information tab below.Jerry Bell is a stylist in all facets of life, whether it's singing, martial arts, or acting. Rodeo Incorporated Band returned to Music Row, to record several songs for a top 10 National Bank, and these songs are now played in every bank nationwide as well as at every company party. So why not offer the same services to everyone? Soon, companies were asking Chapel Park to write NEW songs just for them, with lyrics that helped sell their services. Being studio pickers, they were already good at throwing songs together, right before the producer hit the "record" button. They wanted to offer something EXTRA for their audiences. But playing good music, and keeping the dance floor packed wasn't enough.
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They were also known as the only band that played and sang WITH the crowd on the dance floor, even teaching dance moves to all the party people. One hot Nashville afternoon, some of music row's hottest pickers were having a backyard BBQ and got a bright idea: put together the South’s most ROCKIN' band – Chapel Park Band! Featuring the best of today's modern country and southern rock with a trace current radio pop, they quickly became the favorite of casinos, big company parties, and clubs throughout the south!Ĭhapel Park Band was already known for their high-energy shows.