Carey Bell's Blues Harp Band

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Carey Bell (November 14, 1936 - May 6, 2007) was an American blues musician, who played the harmonica in the Chicago blues style. Bell played harmonica (harp) 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." Career Early lifeBell was born Carey Bell Harrington in Macon, Mississippi. As a child, Bell was intrigued by the music of Louis Jordan. Bell wanted a saxophone in order to be like his hero Jordan; however, Bell's family could not afford a saxophone he had to settle for the harmonica, colloquially known as a "Mississippi saxophone." Soon Bell was attracted by the blues harmonica greats: DeFord Bailey, Big Walter Horton, Marion "Little Walter" Jacobs, and Sonny Boy Williamson I and II. Bell taught himself to play. By the time he was eight, he was quite proficient on the instrument. When he was thirteen, Bell joined his pianist godfather Lovie Lee's blues band. Chicago In September 1956, Lovie Lee convinced Bell to go with him to Chicago. Not long after arriving, Bell went to the Club Zanzibar, where Little Wal

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Goin' On Main Street

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Blues Classics: Carey Bell

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Living Chicago Blues • Vol. 1

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Living Chicago Blues Vol.1

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Living Chicago Blues Vol. 1

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American Folk Blues Festival '81

Living Chicago Blues, Vol. 1

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American Folk Blues Festival 1982

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Roots of the Blues - Top 100 Essentials Classic Collection

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Living Chicago Blues Vol. I

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Living Chicago Blues, Volume 1

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Living Chicago Blues – Vol. Nr.1

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