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Willie Mitchell

real name William Lawrence Mitchell

US soul/R&B & funk producer, trumpeter & singer

United States · 1928-03-01 – 2010-01-05

Willie Mitchell is credited on 3,134 releases across 847 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1958–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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3,134

Credits

847

Albums

8

Decades active

907

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Biography

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Trumpeter, producer, composer, arranger and bandleader, born 23 March 1928 in Ashland, Mississippi, died of a heart attack on January 5th, 2010 in Memphis, Tennessee.
Co-owner of Hi Records from 1970 to 1979 and founder of the Waylo Records label in the 1980's. Mitchell also owned and operated the Royal Recording Studios, Memphis, Tennessee.
Brother of James Mitchell, stepfather of Archie Turner, father of Lawrence "Boo" Mitchell (opens in a new tab) and Archie Mitchell.

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Credited work

3,134 releases · 847 albums · active 1958–2025

  • Performance · 3,144
  • Production · 1,678
  • Engineering · 513
  • Other credits · 24

Studios: Royal Recording Studios, Memphis · Muscle Shoals Sound Studios · A&R Studios · Criteria Recording Studios

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