Alvertis Isbell

American record executive, songwriter and producer, born 15 March 1940 in Brinkley, Arkansas.
He is better known as [a=Al Bell] for performance and technical credits but mainly as Alvertis Isbell for songwriting credits.
Working for [l=Stax] Records since 1965, he became sole owner of the label in 1972. During the 1980s he served a few years as president of [l=Motown] Records. He founded [l=Bellmark Records] in the early 1990s.