Lurrie BELL

Born: Lurrie C. Bell, December 13, 1958, Chicago, IL
Instrument: guitar, vocals
Bands: Koko Taylor’s Blues Machine (mid 70s), Carey Bell’s Blues Harp (1977-1992), Sons of Blues (1977-82), Lurrie Bell (1980-)

Played with: Eddy Clearwater, Big Walter Horton, Eddie Taylor, Lefty Dizz, Lovie Lee

Discography:

HEARTACHES AND PAIN (with Carey Bell) 1977
CHICAGO’S YOUNG BLUES GENERATION (as Sons of Blues with Billy Branch) 1978
GOIN' ON MAIN STREET (with Carey Bell) 1982
THE SONS OF BLUES LIVE (Released as Billy Branch solo album) 1982
SON OF A GUN (with Carey Bell) 1984
STRAIGHT SHOOT (with Carey Bell) 1987
HARPSLINGER (with Carey Bell) 1988
EVERYBODY WANTS TO WIN 1989
DYNASTY (with Carey Bell) 1990
MERCURIAL SON 1995
700 BLUES 1997
KISS OF SWEET BLUES 1998
BLUES HAD A BABY 1999
CUTTIN’ HEADS 2001
GETTIN’ UP – LIVE
(with Carey Bell; recorded live & Lurrie's home in Chicago, July & October, 2006)
2007
LET’S TALK ABOUT LOVE 2007

Albums which released later than the recording date:

THE BLUES CARAVAN – LIVE AT PIT INN (Released in 1998) 1982
YOUNG MAN’S BLUES (Released in 1997; compilation+unreleased songs) 1989-90
BROUGHT UP THE HARD WAY (with Carey Bell; compilation+unreleased songs) 1988-90
HARPMASTER (with Carey Bell; released in 1994) 1988-90
SECOND NATURE (with Carey Bell; released in 2004) 1991
CHICAGO’S HOTTEST GUITARS – CHICAGO BLUES SESSION VOL. 25 (with Phil Guy; released in 1998) 1992

As backing musician:

Eddie C. Campbell: KING OF THE JUNGLE (Lurrie only played bass on 2 songs) 1977
LIVING CHICAGO BLUES VOL. 1 (4 songs) 1978
LIVING CHICAGO BLUES VOL. 3 (4 songs as The Sons of Blues & 4 songs with Lovie Lee) 1978-80
Eddy Clearwater: THE CHIEF 1980
AMERICAN FOLK BLUES FESTIVAL (with Carey Bell, Sunnyland Slim, Margie Evans etc.) 1981
AMERICAN FOLK BLUES FESTIVAL (with Billy Branch, Carey Bell, Margie Evans etc.) 1982
Lefty Dizz: AIN'T IT NICE TO BE LOVED 1989
Lovie Lee: GOOD CANDY (Recorded in 1984 & 1989) 1994
Carey Bell: DEEP DOWN 1995
Mississippi Heat: ONE EYE OPEN (Live at Rosa's Lounge, Chicago, IL, July 18, 2005) 2005
Mississippi Heat: HATTIESBURG BLUES (only 2 songs feat. Lurrie) 2008
Nick Moss: LIVE AT CHAN'S VOL. 2 (only 4 songs feat. Lurrie) 2009
CHICAGO BLUES - A LIVING HISTORY
(only 3 songs feat. Lurrie; with Billy Boy Arnold, Billy Branch, John Primer)
2009

 

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