William Lawrence Mitchell (March 1, 1928 – January 5, 2010) 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.
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Links to Peel[]
Peel played tracks from the musicians on his radio programmes between the 70's and 80's and also played many records that were signed to the Hi Records label, which Willie Mitchell was involved in.
Shows Played[]
- 1974
- unknown July 1974: unknown (sourced from Olivetti Chronicles (Lena Zavaroni, p469 - Sounds article published on 1974-07-20))
- 1976
- Omega Reel 1976: The Champion, Pt. 1
- 01 December 1986: 20-75 (LP - That Driving Beat) Hi
- 08 December 1986: The Champion Part One (LP - That Driving Beat) Hi
- 14 December 1986 (BFBS): 20-75 (LP - That Driving Beat) Hi
- 17 December 1986: Mercy (LP - That Driving Beat) Hi
- 1987
- 05 January 1987: Mercy (LP - That Driving Beat) Hi
- 07 January 1987: Young People (LP - That Driving Beat) Hi
- 13 January 1987: Buster Browne (LP - That Driving Beat) Hi
- 20 January 1987: Soul Serenade (LP - That Driving Beat) Hi
- 1988
- 27 April 1988: Prayer Meeting (v/a 2xLP - Hi Records: The Blues Sessions) Hi