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Madeline Bell is a world class jazz, pop and soul singer who has contributed to some of the greatest music of ALL time. She has released numerous solo albums revealing an array of styles and she was part of the pop combo Blue Mink with whom she had a string of top ten hits in the UK.

Dusty Springfield did backing vocals for her and she has been a backing singer for Dusty, Stevie Wonder, John Lennon, Elton John, The Rolling Stones, Donna Summer, Donovan, Rod Stewart, Joe Cocker, Tom Jones, and many more. Madeline talks with great candour and humour about being expelled from school, her rise to fame in the UK and Europe, her dual life as a soloist and backing singer and the incredible fellow musicians she has met along the way.

SONGS DISCUSSED IN CONVERSATION

I’m Gonna Make you Love me Madeline Bell - I'm Gonna Make You Love Me (1968) - YouTube

Melting Pot (No 3, UK Pop Charts) BLUE MINK - Melting Pot (RARE LIVE UK TV 1970) Ft Roger Cook & Madeline Bell - YouTube

Bannerman (No 3, UK Pop Charts) Blue Mink - The Banner Man (1972) - YouTube

Prison, Space SPACE Prison - YouTube

Joe Cocker: With a Little Help from my Friends Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends - YouTube

Rolling Stones: You Can’t Always Get What You Want The Rolling Stones - You Can’t Always Get What You Want (Official Lyric Video) - YouTube