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Lurrie Bell

The Mercurial Son

Lurrie Bell was born in Chicago on December 13, 1958, growing up with blues as second nature. He taught himself to play guitar beginning at age 6, quickly becoming a skilled and individual stylist. Lurrie Bell learned by listening to many of the blues giants who rehearsed and performed with his father Carey Bell including Eddie Taylor, Eddie C. Campbell, Lovie Lee, and Sunnyland Slim. By the time he was 17, Lurrie Bell was playing on stage with Willie Dixon as well as his father. Lurrie Bell gigged and recorded with Carey Bell and with many famous blues stars including Little Milton and Jimmy Dawkins. Along with Billy Branch and Freddie Dixon, Lurrie Bell formed The Sons of Blues in 1977. In 1978 Lurrie Bell joined Koko Taylor's Blues Machine, and held the guitar spot in the band for five years, honing his chops and learning the ropes of being a traveling musician. He recorded Son of a Gun, a 1984 collaboration with his father for Rooster Blues and a solo album, Everybody Wants to Win, for JSP in 1989. Battling and defeating a series of personal demons kept Lurrie Bell out of the studio and off the road for a spell, but he released a series critically acclaimed albums for Chicago's Delmark label beginning in 1995. Over the years he has added his guitar prowess on albums from Eddy Clearwater, Eddie C. Campbell, Sugar Blue, and Lovie Lee, among others. His elegant and intense guitar playing and passionate blues vocals have made him a favorite at clubs and festivals around the world, and earned him a reputation as one of the greatest blues guitarists working today. His blown-speaker voice is rough and raw, his timming impeccable and his drive fearless.

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