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Bell, Carey, 1936-2007

LC control no.n 87101286
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Personal name headingBell, Carey, 1936-2007
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Variant(s)Harrington, Carey Bell, 1936-2007
Associated countryUnited States
Associated placeChicago (Ill.)
LocatedChicago (Ill.)
Birth date1936-11-14
Death date2007-05-06
Place of birthMacon (Miss.)
Place of deathChicago (Ill.)
Field of activityBlues (Music)
Profession or occupationBlues musicians Harmonica players Singers Bass guitarists
Found inHis Son of a gun [SR] p1984: labels (Carey Bell) container (Carey Bell Harrington; b. 1936, Mississippi; vocals and harmonica)
New York times WWW site, May 8, 2007 (Carey Bell; b. Carey Bell Harrington, Nov. 14, 1936, Macon, Miss.; d. Sunday [May 6, 2007], Chicago, aged 70; distinctive Chicago blues harmonica player who performed with both Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon)
Oxford music online, May 4, 2017: Encylopedia of popular music (Bell, Carey; born Carey Bell Harrington, November 14, 1936, Macon, Mississippi; died June [that is, May] 6, 2007, Chicago, Illinois; one of the leading blues harmonica players of his generation; also a very underrated singer; father of Lurrie Bell)
Wikipedia, May 4, 2017 (Carey Bell; born Carey Bell Harrington, November 14, 1936, Macon, Mississippi; died May 6, 2007, Chicago, Illinois; American blues musician who played harmonica in the Chicago blues style; also played bass guitar; moved to Chicago in 1956; father of guitarist Lurrie Bell)