Sept. 1: Archie Bell of Archie Bell and the Drells is 66 today.

Archie Bell was born in Henderson, Texas and moved to Houston when he was a young boy. He formed the R&B vocal group The Drells 1966 with his friends James Wise, Willie Parnell and Billy Butler.


The band's hits include "Tighten Up", "I Can't Stop Dancing" (both 1968), "Girl You're Too Young" (1969), "Here I Go Again," "Soul City Walk" (1976), "Everybody Have A Good Time" (1977) and "Don't Let Love Get You Down" (1986).


Archie is the older brother of world karate champion Jerry Bell, and former NFL player Ricky Bell (1955–1984.)


-- "Tighten Up"
-- "Here I Go Again"
-- "Let's Groove"