The chicago blues are alive and well, and lurrie bell is the pulse. The older and more experienced lee brought carey with him to chicago in search of steady musical opportunities in 1956. I wanna dance all night with john lee hooker america, 1970. Bells 2016 album, cant shake this feeling, was nominated for a grammy award for best traditional blues. Musicwise blues is all about the feeling and carey bell s blues is heartfelt, deep down, absorbed from origins and blowing out and waving like an ocean. From the windy city, the greatest blues songs from howlin wolf, jimmy reed, koko taylor and others. Alligator artists have set the pace for soul music, electric blues, delta blues, and chicago blues since 1971, making it the worldas leading blues label. Kirk fletcher lenny a tribute to stevie ray vaughn, live at the baked potato. Mellow down easy is comprised of both original and cover material, yet labels such as contemporary and traditional do not necessarily apply. Blues harmonica legend carey bell was one of the very few players today who didnt learn his craft by listening to old records, but by studying directly under the masters. Harpslinger is a combination of two recording sessions originally held in england in 1988 and 1989.
Blues with a feeling carey bell walter jacobs youtube. Visit blues music magazine for free downloads, contest, print, and digital. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Carey bell harrington 1 was an american blues musician who played harmonica in the chicago blues style. Start your free trial learn more new subscribers only.
The younger bell first picked up the guitar at the age of six and polished october 3, 2016. Carey bell is the complete package the best blues harmonica player of his era, who was also a distinctive singer. Listen to your favorite songs from harpslinger 30th anniversary reissuecomplete for the first time by carey bell now. Check out blues with a feeling by carey bell on amazon music. Carey bell harrington november 14, 1936 may 6, 2007 was an american blues musician. Listen free to little walter blues with a feeling juke, cant hold out much longer and more. Also available in itunes more by carey bell see all. And wait, charlie musselwhite and billy branch get in on the fun too. Harpslinger 30th anniversary reissuecomplete for the.
The first track, gone to main street, is all about that all yeah feeling. Reed and the spark plugs scotty and the rib tips lovie lee with carey bell, the sons of blues a. Carey bell blues harmonica music the bluesharp page. Track list what my mama told me pretty baby blues with a feeling 85% sweet little woman its so easy to love you strange woman last night blues with a feeling alternative im ready nineteen years old youre gonna get lucky sail on this is a new, unopened cd in its original packaging. Only few are blues harp players in the world who could make listener addict to the blues. As a youngster he was surrounded by blues music as his father was the renowned harmonica player carey bell. Whenever you hear the prevalent wailing blues harmonica in comm. Blues with a feeling lyrics carey bell soundtrack lyrics. Masters of the blues harp a harmonica transcription book by.
The song was performed as a midtempo twelvebar jump blues that features sax and trumpet soloing over a strong backbeat. Nov 02, 2016 born with the blues, is a sixminute ode to the guitar and harp combination that made the blues famous in the first place. He is the author of the instructional book blues and rock harmonica, and also the transcription book masters of blues harp. Crumbs illustrations of prewar blues artists and his comic book biography of charlie patton, an associated press story about glenns little walter transcriptions, his gig schedule, and information on. Goin on main street by carey bells blues harp band on. His friend charlie musselwhite brought him over to bob koester at delmark records in 1969, who promptly signed bell and recorded carey bell s blues harp. Harpslinger by carey bell on amazon music unlimited. This album has a distinctly tough, gritty feeling, the like of which i havent heard since i picked up junior wells outstanding hoodoo man blues. Lurrie bell cant shake this feeling making a scene.
Carey bell november 14, 1936 may 6, 2007 was an american musician who played the harmonica in the musical style of chicago blues. Soon after this release, carey died in may 2007 and this became his last recorded effort. Blues with a feeling by carey bell, lurrie bell on amazon. Besides his own albums, he recorded as an accompanist or duo artist with earl hooker, robert nighthawk, lowell fulson, eddie taylor, louisiana red and jimmy dawkins.
While laurie has achieved international status as a worldclass blues artist, his brothers are no less talented. There are no surround sound tricks or gimmicks on this one. Alligator records genuine houserockin music since 1971. Discover lyrics and videos from carey bell on shazam. Born in chicago, december, 1958, illinois, united states, is a blues guitarist and singer. Carey bell harrington was an american blues musician who played harmonica in the chicago blues style. Albums include live on maxwell street 1964, the alligator records 20th anniversary collection, and harp attack. Carey played his electric bass behind slide guitar great robert nighthawk on maxwell street, but the switch wasnt permanent. Blues guitarist lurrie bell beat mental illness to build a thriving career by the early 90s he didnt even own a guitar anymore, but now hes got a shelf full of blues music awards. In addition, he grew up with many of the chicago blues legends around him. Fiction and nonfiction books about blues music and blues musicians score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Bells elegant and intense guitar playing and passionate vocals have made him a favorite at clubs and festivals around the world and have. Delmark records picked up carey for his 1969 debut, carey bells blues harp, so its fitting they releasing this special project. Carey bell, lurrie bell harpslinger 2004, sacd discogs. Masters of the blues harp is a collection of 21 classic blues harmonica solos by little walter, sonny boy williamson, big walter horton, paul butterfield and others transcribed by glenn weiser. Carey bell concert setlists sign in to get statistics for your attended concerts. Its been three years since we first laid ears on bells award winning, blues in my soul, but cant shake this feeling, made it worth the wait. Here is a slide guitar lesson, harmonica transcriptions, a country blues bibliography, discographies for blues harp and country blues guitar, r. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. He gave numerous concerts with the wellknown new york blues singer eb davis, the famous joe muranyi. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises blues with a feeling carey bell, lurrie bell harpslinger. One of the greatest living chicago blues guitarists, lurrie bell delivers once again with a collection of songs including 4 originals in the solid foundation of chicagostyled traditional guitar blues.
A short tour with carey bell was an exciting prospect. Glenn weiser plays fingerstyle guitar and harmonica, and has a long love of the blues. Little walter, he showed me a lot of things, said bell, but big walter, he was crazy. Find carey bell discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. Carey bells blues harp by carey bell on amazon music unlimited. Harmonica instructional book author winslow yerxa identifies it as one of the bestknown triedandtrue harmonica tunes and one of six blues favorites. Listen to your favorite songs from goin on main street by carey bell s blues harp band now. Biographical note on carey bell from glenn weisers transcription book masters of blues harp.
Bell spent 19701971 traveling and recording with muddy waters he can be heard on muddys the london sessions and unk in funk albums on chess. All carey bell lyrics sorted by popularity, with video and meanings. Find carey bell discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Listen to your favorite songs from harpslinger by carey bell now. Musicwise blues is all about the feeling and carey bells blues is heartfelt, deep down, absorbed from origins and blowing out and waving like an ocean. Carey bell harpslinger 1988 feel the blues with all.
Listen to your favorite songs from carey bell s blues harp by carey bell now. Electric chicago blues harmonica blues modern electric chicago blues regional blues chicago blues. Harmonica player who performed with many of the blues greats. Blues guitarist lurrie bell beat mental illness to build a.
Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. Get carey bell setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other carey bell fans for free on. Rabon tarrant, a drummer with saxophone player jack mcveas band, wrote blues with a feeling and also provided the vocals. Marion walter jacobs may 1, 1930 february 15, 1968, known as little walter, was an american blues musician, singer, and songwriter, whose revolutionary approach to the harmonica and impact on succeeding generations has earned him comparisons to such seminal artists as django reinhardt, charlie parker and jimi hendrix. His long career as a sideman has been punctuated by solo albums and spells as a bandleader, sometimes sharing the stage with his son, the guitarist lurie bell. A blues rock john lee hooker, carey bell shake it baby.
Carey spent time in the bands of muddy waters and willie dixon during the 70s, developing a sound as distinctive as that of his idols. Listen to the 100 greatest chicago blues songs playlist with amazon music unlimited. He writes for several newspapers and is a cowriter for the teaching book blues with the feeling. He acted in theater performances and is a recording artist on more than 10 studio lprecordings.
Blues harmonica legend carey bell was one of the very few players today. Leading blues label alligator records is the home of grammy nominated blues artists. Buddy rich slams country music mike douglas show 1971 duration. November 14, 1936, macon, ms his place on the honor roll of chicago blues harpists long ago assured, carey bell has truly come into his own during the last few years as a bandleader with terrific discs for alligator and blind pig. Complete song listing of carey bell on carey bell songs list covid19. Bell is featured on gettin up live at buddy guys legends, rosas and lurries home, a 2007 cd and dvd release from delmark, where he plays with his father carey. The younger bell first picked up the guitar at the age of six and polished his playing skills with big. Carey bell november 14, 1936 may 6, 2007 was an american blues musician, who played the harmonica in the chicago blues style. What you have here is simply the blues played and sung with honesty and exuberance by one of the best in the business. Son of a gun carey bell and lurrie bell rooster blues chicagos young blues generation evidence wbilly branch and sons of blues living chicago blues vol. Lurrie bell is an american blues guitarist and singer. B orn in 1958, the son of famed blues harmonica player carey bell, lurrie bell picked up his fathers guitar at age of five and taught himself to play. He made his first album, carey bell s blues harp, in 1969 for delmark.
Blues music magazine shares americas national music, the blues. Lurrie bell cant shake this feeling delmark records lurrie bell was born in chicago in 1958. Blues harp and country blues guitar page by glenn weisers. Blues with a feeling by carey bell on amazon music.
Bell learned to play the harmonica in his hometown of macon, mississippi and was playing professionally with his uncle lovie lees band by the age of. Bell played harmonica harp and bass for other blues musicians during the late 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s before embarking on a solo career. Carey bell harrington november 14, 1936 may 6, 2007 was an american blues musician who played harmonica in the chicago blues style. The blues is and always will be about storytelling. Surely the best living exponent of the blues harmonica, carey bell was a key member, off and on, of some of the last great bands that muddy waters had in the late 1960s and 70s, and has made some stunning albums under his own name. Born carey bell harrington in the blues fertile state of mississippi, he was already playing the harp when he was eight and working professionally with his godfather, pianist lovie lee, at. Although blues with a feeling was written and originally performed and recorded by tarrant, little walter usually receives the credit for the tune.
Bell s elegant and intense guitar playing and passionate vocals have made him a favorite at clubs and festivals around the world and have. Campbell, eddie clearwater, lovie lee, sunnyland slim, jimmy dawkins and many more were frequent. Check out blues with a feeling by carey bell, lurrie bell on amazon music. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Carey bell was a blues harp master whose technique incorporated the wild flares of little walter and the intricate melodic style of big walter shakey horton. Carey bell s blues harp is the debut album by the american blues musician carey bell, recorded in chicago in 1969, that was released by the delmark label. Reed and the spark plugs scotty and the rib tips lovie lee with carey bell, the sons of blues living chicago blues volume 3 comp 2 versions. His father was renowned blues harmonica player carey bell. King, joe turner, bo diddley, albert king, and booker t. Tribute to carey bell blues festival guide magazine and. Carey bell, lurrie bell harpslinger multichannel hybrid. The front soundstage is wellbalanced, the bass guitar is 100% there, and the surrounds have a nice fronttoback balance to the whole package.
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