A young and sleek Lurrie Bell playing on a Washburn sponsored guitar with his father Carey Bell working audiences from stage left. Photo by Chicago’s own Paul Natkin, Photo Reserve Inc. - - maybe 1980. - - Born in 1958, the son of famed blues harmonica player Carey Bell, Lurrie Bell picked up his father’s guitar at age of five and taught himself to play. He was clearly gifted. In addition, he grew up with many of the Chicago blues legends around him. Eddie Taylor, Big Walter Horton, Eddie C. Campbell, Eddie Clearwater, Lovie Lee, Sunnyland Slim, Jimmy Dawkins and many more were frequent visitors to his house. They all helped to shape and school him in the blues, but none as much as his father’s long-time employer Muddy Waters. #careyandlurriebell #lurriebell #careybell #fatherandson #fatherandsonblues #bluesguitarist #washburnguitars #washburnguitar #bluesharp #paulnatkin #bluesmusic #bluesharmonica #blueslegend #chicagomusicians #chicagoblues #blues #bluesguitar #bluesman https://www.instagram.com/p/CEUQyLGhPcb/?igshid=1vxwvxe1sqhnr
