Carey Bell
Chicago blues, Musical Artist
1936 – 2007
Who was Carey Bell?
Carey Bell was an American blues musician, who played the harmonica in the Chicago blues style. Bell played harmonica and bass for other blues musicians during the late 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s before embarking on a solo career. Besides his own albums, he recorded as an accompanist or duo artist with Earl Hooker, Robert Nighthawk, Lowell Fulson, Eddie Taylor, Louisiana Red, Jimmy Dawkins as well as a frequent partner with his son, guitarist Lurrie Bell. Blues Revue called Bell "one of Chicago’s finest harpists." The Chicago Tribune said Bell is "a terrific talent in the tradition of Sonny Boy Williamson and Little Walter."
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- Born
- Nov 14, 1936
Macon - Also known as
- Bell, Carey
- Children
- Profession
- Lived in
- Mississippi
- Died
- May 6, 2007
Chicago
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on July 23, 2013
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