Stax soul man William Bell receives grant, plans to pay it forward
William Bell performs at Love Rocks NYC! at the Beacon Theatre on Thursday, March 9, 2017 in New York. Bell is a winner of a National Endowment for the Arts’ annual National Heritage Fellowship. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
The songwriter and performer of early Stax hit "You Don't Miss Your Water" will receive $25,000 from the National Endowment of the Arts. He said the full amount will be used for projects involving young soul musicians.
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