Lurrie Bell

Lurrie Bell

Lurrie Bell (born December 13, 1958 in Chicago , Illinois) is an American blues guitarist and blues singer. He is the son of the legendary harmonica virtuoso Carey Bell .

Life

He started playing guitar at the age of six and received valuable advice from blues greats like Eddy Clearwater, Big Walter Horton and Eddie Taylor who went in and out of his father's house.

In the mid-1970s he became a guitarist in Koko Taylor's band, where he stayed for four years. He made his album debut on his father's Heartaches and Pain. Around the same time he formed The Sons of Blues with Billy Branch on harmonica. He was considered an upcoming star in the late 1980s and early 1990s, but personal problems prevented him from breaking through.

In 1995 he made his comeback with Mercurial Son. Since then he has performed regularly in Chicago's blues clubs. In 2007 he received the Living Blues Award for best guitarist, in 2008 for best blues artist and best guitarist. In 2009 he became part of the Chicago Blues-A Living History project with Billy Branch, Billy Boy Arnold and John Primer .

For his album The Devil Ain't Got No Music (Aria BG / Socadisc) he received the Prix ​​Blues 2012 from the French Académie du Jazz .

In 2015 he was named "Best Traditional Male Blues Artist" by the Blues Foundation in Memphis.

Discography

solo 1989 Everybody Wants To Win (JSP) 1995 Mercurial Son (Delmark) 1997 700 Blues (Delmark) 1997 Young Man's Blues (JSP) 1998 Kiss Of Sweet Blues (Delmark) 1998 The Blues Caravan Live At Pit Inn 1982 (P-Vine) 1999 Blues Had A Baby (Delmark) 2001 Cutting Heads (Vypyr) 2007 Let's Talk About Love (Aria BG) 2012 The Devil Ain't Got No Music (Aria BG) 2013 Blues in my Soul (Delmark) 2016 Can't Shake This Feeling (Delmark) With Carey Bell 1977 Heartaches and Pain (Delmark) 1982 Going on Main Street (L + R) 1984 Son of a Gun (Rooster Blues) 1986 Straight Shoot (Blues South West) 1990 Dynasty (JSP) 1994 Harpmaster (JSP) 1995 Deep Down (Alligator) 1997 Father & Son The Blues Collection (BLU GNC 072) 2004 Second Nature (Alligator) (recorded in 1991) 2007 Gettin 'Up, Live at Buddy Guy's Legends, Rosa's and Lurrie's Home also on DVD (Delmark)	With other artists 1981 American Folk Blues Festival '81 (L + R) 1982 The Sons of Blues Live '82 (L + R) 1982 Chicago's Young Blues Generation (L + R) with Billy Branch 1994 Be Careful How You Vote (Earwig) with Sunnyland Slim 1998 Chicago's Hottest Guitars: Chicago Blues Session, Vol. 25 (Wolf) with Phil Guy 2009 Live at Chan's: Combo Platter No. 2 (with Nick Moss & The Flip Tops) 2009 Chicago Blues A Living History with Billy Branch, John Primer, Billy Boy Arnold and others

Individual evidence

1. ↑ All Music Guide
2. ↑ Living Blues Award Winner 2007 ( Memento of the original from June 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ Living Blues Award winners 2008 ( Memento of the original from June 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ↑ Chicago Blues Homepage
5. ↑ Palmarès 2012 de l'Académie du Jazz , francetv.fr of January 16, 2013, accessed February 3, 2013 (French)
6. ↑ [1]
7. ^ Lurrie Bell discography
8. ^ Lurrie Bell Official Website
9. ^ Lurrie Bell Credits All Music Guide