Lurrie Bell
NewMusicforOldFolks says …
If you own a copy of Nick Moss & The Flip Tops' Live at Chan's - Combo Platter No. 2 (and you should) you've heard Moss, no slouch himself, call Lurrie Bell the best straight-ahead Chicago Blues guitar player he's ever heard. That's enough of an endorsement for me. The son of legendary harmonica player Carey Bell, Lurrie was born to play the blues. It shows. In addition to the albums listed below, Lurrie has appeared on 10 more with his father.
Artist's info
Website: Lurrie.com
See Him Live: Tour dates
Record company: Delmark Records
Genre: Blues, blues and nothing but the blues
If you like this, look into: Nick Moss, Duke Robillard, Buddy Guy
Bio (From the artist's website)
Born in 1958, the son of famed blues harmonica player Carey Bell, Lurrie Bell picked up his father’s guitar at age of five and taught himself to play. He was clearly gifted. In addition, he grew up with many of the Chicago blues legends around him. Eddie Taylor, Big Walter Horton, Eddie C. Campbell, Eddie Clearwater, Lovie Lee, Sunnyland Slim, Jimmy Dawkins and many more were frequent visitors to his house. They all helped to shape and school him in the blues, but none as much as his father’s long-time employer Muddy Waters. (more)
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Recordings
Most Recent
BLUES IN MY SOUL (2013): One of the greatest living Chicago blues guitarists, Lurrie Bell's last two CDs have been about stretching him (successfully) to showcase the breadth as well as the magnitude of his art. However for this project he just wanted to get back to the solid foundation of Chicago-styled traditional guitar blues, done with his rare blend of reverence, involvement and individuality and framed largely by his working band. Lurrie Bell, vocals, guitar; Roosevelt Purifoy, piano, organ; Melvin Smith, bass; Willie 'The Touch' Hayes, drums; and on six songs Matthew Skoller, harmonica. Produced by Dick Shurman.
OTHERS
Everybody Wants To Win (1989)
Mercurial Son (1995)
700 Blues (1997)
Young Man's Blues (1997)
Kiss Of Sweet Blues (1998)
The Blues Caravan Live At Pit Inn 1982 (1998)
Blues Had A Baby (1999)
Cutting Heads (2001)
Let's Talk About Love (2007)
The Devil Ain’t Got No Music (2012)
