Dwoong~.” A deep, resonant bell sound rings once, followed by 1 minute and 38 seconds of lingering echoes. The mysterious, ...

Thom Bell, the Grammy-winning producer, writer and arranger who helped perfect the “Sound of Philadelphia” of the 1970s with the inventive, orchestral settings of such hits as the Spinners’ “I’ll Be ...

Composer, arranger, producer and musician Thom Bell, widely regarded as one of the originators of the Sound of Philadelphia, died today at age 79. The news was confirmed by Philadelphia radio station ...

From “Jingle Bells” to the street-corner bell ringers of the Salvation Army, the sound of the Christmas season is bells. But bell ringing has a rich history, integrated into daily and liturgical life ...

Buildings and art aren’t the only things that get preserved at the National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. For one group, it’s all about sound. For the National Bell Festival, the sound the nonprofit ...