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Artist : Carey Bell Genre : Blues Style : Electric Chicago blues Instr. : Vocals, harmonica, sometimes bass and guitar Rating : importance (3) popularity (3)
All-Music Guide Biography
One of the reigning blues harp virtuosos, Bell was a protege of Big Walter Horton and a former sideman with Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon. Head of one of the most talented blues families, Carey has often worked with his sons, including Lurrie (guitar) and Steve (harmonica), his adopted stepfather Lovie Lee (piano), and occasionally with famous cousins such as guitarist Eddy Clearwater. Bell first recorded as a bassist on a live Robert Nighthawk album in 1964. He cut his first album as a singer/harmonica player for Delmark in 1969. ~ Jim O'Neal
---------- Related Artists ----------- Dixon, Willie Waters, Muddy Butterfield, Paul Cotton, James Bell, Lurrie Musselwhite, Charlie ---------- Roots & Influences ---------- Horton, Walter Little Walter Lee, Lovie
Birthdate & Place : Nov 14, 1936 Macon, MS AMG Artist ID # : P000000268
Chronological Album List |Date| Label | Number |R S T|Rating --------------------------------+----+----------+--------+-----+------ Mellow Down Easy |1991|Blind Pig |74291 |R T| BestA Dynasty! |1990|JSP |222 | | OK Harpslinger |1988|JSP |211 | S T| OK Son of a Gun |1984|Rooster Bl|2617 |R S | Good Carey Bell's Blues Harp |1969|Delmark |622 |R S T| Good
All-Music Guide Album Details (Alphabetical Order)
----------------------- All-Music Guide Album ------------------------ Album : Carey Bell's Blues Harp Artist : Carey Bell Rating : Good Charts : Down Beat #4 Genre : Blues Date : 1969 (release) AMG ID : R000088119
------- AMG Album Reviews ------- An early effort by the underrated Chicago harp master. ~ Bill Dahl
------- Album Personnel/Sidemen ------- Carey Bell Harrington - Harmonica Lurrie Bell - Guitar
-------- Album Tracks -------- Blue Monday at Kansas City Red's Come on over Here Last Night Blues Everything's up Tight I Cry So Much I Got to Find Somebody I'm Gonna Buy Me a Train Ticket
----------------------- All-Music Guide Album ------------------------ Album : Dynasty! Artist : Carey and Lurrie Bell Rating : OK Genre : Blues Date : 1990 (release) AMG ID : R000124043 (album inprint)
--------- Album Releases --------- JSP 222
----------------------- All-Music Guide Album ------------------------ Album : Harpslinger Artist : Carey Bell Rating : OK Genre : Blues Date : 1988 (release) AMG ID : R000124044 (album inprint)
--------- Album Releases --------- JSP 211 1988 JSP JSPCD 211
------- Album Personnel/Sidemen ------- Carey Bell - Vocal, Harmonica Rick Cassman - Engineer Geoff Nichols - Drums Andy Pyle - Bass John Stedman - Producer Richard Studholme - Guitar
-------- Album Tracks -------- What My Mama Told Me Pretty Baby Blues With a Feeling 85% Sweet Little Woman It's So Easy to Love You Strange Woman Last Night
----------------------- All-Music Guide Album ------------------------ Album : Mellow Down Easy Artist : Carey Bell Rating : Best-of-Artist Genre : Blues Time : 46:14 min Date : 1991 (release) AMG ID : R000088121 (album inprint)
--------- Album Releases --------- CD Blind Pig BP-74291 Blind Pig 74291 CS Blind Pig BP-94291 LP Blind Pig BP-4291 Blind Pig 4291 CD Blind Pig 4291
------- AMG Album Reviews ------- Bell's full-toned harp is showcased in a marvelous update of the original 50s Chicago sound. ~ Bill Dahl
-------- Album Tracks -------- Short Dress Woman Delta Time Five Long Years Mellow Down Easy For the Love of a Woman Just Like You Walkin' Thru the Park St. Louis Blues That Spot Right There Big Walter Strut One Day So Easy to Love You Walkin' by Myself
----------------------- All-Music Guide Album ------------------------ Album : Son of a Gun Artist : Carey and Lurrie Bell Rating : Good Charts : Down Beat #3.5 Genre : Blues Date : 1984 (release) AMG ID : R000088120
--------- Album Releases --------- LP Rooster Blues 2617 LP Rooster Blues R-2617 Rooster Blues 2617
------- AMG Album Reviews ------- The raucous pairing of this harpist and his guitarist son Lurrie creates some sparks. ~ Bill Dahl
------- Album Personnel/Sidemen ------- Carey Bell Harrington - Harmonica Lurrie Bell - Guitar
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