Tag: Lurrie Bell

  I have mentioned before that I often use a review of the birthdays listed at AllAboutJazz.com as a way to explore new music. Many times I write a post about whose music I have discovered. The following posts was written back in 2013, about Lurrie Bell….. Lurrie Bell carrying on the Chicago Blues tradition of his father Carey Last year 2013 was a great year for Chicago Blues artist Lurrie Bell. Bell, the son of the great blues harpist Carey Bell released one of his most successful solo albums, Blues in My Soul.  Blues in My Soul, released on the Delmark label, was Bell’s return to electric blues after two albums which saw him playing in acoustic and religious styles. The Blues community received Lurrie Bell’s return to traditional Chicago blues positively.  The Blues Foundation nominated him for five 2014 Blues Music Awards. Here are Lurrie Bell’s five Blues Music Award’s nominations. Blues Album of the Year (Blues in My Soul) Blues Song of the Year (Blues in My Soul) Traditional Blues Album of the Year (Blues in My Soul) Blues Guitarist of the Year Traditional Male Blues Artist of the Year Although, Lurrie  was nominated for four awards he only won one of the awards. His song “Blues in My Soul” won the Blues Song of the year award! Additionally, Lurrie won the 2013 Living Blues Award as the Male Blues Act of the Year! Lurrie Bell – Born December 13, 1958 Today (December 13th) Lurrie celebrates his 56th birthday….

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This morning I gave part of Lurrie Bell‘s new album  Blues in My Soul a first listen and it’s a keeper! Bell, the son of renowned blues harmonica player, Carey Bell, is a top-flight guitar player and blues man. The Boston Blues News says: If there is a Chicago Blues child who perhaps epitomizes the blues life, it’s Lurrie Bell…the premier guitarist in the Windy City.” Lurrie’s 2007 release Let’s Talk About Love has been called his most accomplished, deeply heartfelt album, and his work on the album was rewarded when he was voted Most Outstanding Guitar Player in the 2007 Living Blues Magazine’s Critic’s Poll. In 2008 and 2012 he was named the magazine’s Male Blues Artist of the Year. Since 2007 he has received multiple Blues Music Award nominations as Best Guitarist and Best Traditional Male Blues Artist by the Blues Foundation. So we have established that the man is good!! David Whiteis of the Chicago Reader calls Bell’s music An incendiary fusion of Chicago Blues boilerplate and his own mercurial imagination, hyperkinetic energy, and dazzling technical dexterity.” The only Lurrie Bell album in my music library is Rosa’s and Lurrie’s Home, which was released in 2007 on the Delmark label. On the album Lurrie plays with his father and soon after the album’s release, Carey died, making the album Carey’s last. After Bell’s last two strong releases, which were about stretching and showcase the breadth and the magnitude of his talent, Blues in My Soul is a…

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