Al Bell is an American record producer, songwriter, and record executive best known as one of the key figures behind and a co-owner of Stax Records. Bell's promotional efforts drove the “Memphis Sound” internationally, and made Stax the second-largest African American-owned business in the 1970s. In 2009, the BBC profiled Bell as "one of the icons of soul music" and "the driving force behind Stax Records".

Following his career at Stax, Bell became President of Motown Records Group and later started his own label, Bellmark. Today, Bell works in the independent music scene in Memphis, as well as maintaining an online music website and radio show at AlBellPresents.com