Willie L. Mitchell (March 1, 1928 – January 5, 2010) was an American trumpeter, bandleader,
soul,
R&B,
rock and roll,
pop and
funk record producer and
arranger who ran
Royal Studios in
Memphis,
Tennessee. He was best known for his
Hi Records label of the 1970s, which released
albums by a large stable of popular
Memphis soul artists, including Mitchell himself,
Al Green,
O. V. Wright,
Syl Johnson,
Ann Peebles and
Quiet Elegance.