Archie Bell & The Drells

Soul vocal group from Houston, Texas.
Active from 1967 to 1980.
They released three albums at and four at .
Archie Bell formed the group while at high school and after their first local hit at Houston, "Tighten Up", offered them a contract, in 1967.
Initially the line up consisted of James Wise, Willie Pernell, L.C. Watts, Cornelius Fuller.
In 1969 they started a successful career at .
After breaking up, Archie Bell released a solo album at .
The group went on performing.
During the 1990s the line-up included Steve "Stevie G." Guettler (guitar, vocals), Jeff "JT" Strickler (bass guitar, vocals), Steve Farrell (guitar, vocals), Mike Wilson (keyboards, vocals) and Wes Armstrong (drums, vocals).