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Carey & Lurrie Bell ↔ Otis Rush

Carey & Lurrie Bell and Otis Rush are directly connected through shared producer Bob Koester.

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Carey & Lurrie Bell

📍 Chicago, Illinois, United States • 📅 1977 – 2007

Generational Chicago blues duo pairing Muddy Waters harmonica veteran Carey Bell with his son, searing guitar prodigy Lurrie Bell, crafting soulful Delmark and Alligator collaborations like Son of a Gun.

Chicago Blues Harmonica Blues Electric Blues
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Bob Koester

Record Producer / Audio Engineer

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Otis Rush

📍 Philadelphia, Mississippi, United States • 📅 1956 – 2018

West Side Chicago pioneer who played his Gibson upside down and left-handed, unleashing a fierce, wide vibrato and emotional falsetto on Cobra Records classics ('I Can't Quit You Baby', 'Double Trouble') that electrified British and Texas rock.

West Side Blues Chicago Blues Electric Blues
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BAND LINER NOTES 📅 1977 – 2007

Carey & Lurrie Bell

📍 Chicago, Illinois, United States

Archival Biography

Generational Chicago blues duo pairing Muddy Waters harmonica veteran Carey Bell with his son, searing guitar prodigy Lurrie Bell, crafting soulful Delmark and Alligator collaborations like Son of a Gun.

Musical Genres

Chicago Blues Harmonica Blues Electric Blues
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👥 Band Personnel (2)

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Carey Bell

Harmonica, Vocals

1977–2007
Lurrie Bell

Lead Guitar, Vocals

1977–2007
💿 Record Labels:
Delmark Records Alligator Records
🎛️ Producers & Engineers:
Bob Koester ⚡ Bruce Iglauer
BAND LINER NOTES 📅 1956 – 2018

Otis Rush

📍 Philadelphia, Mississippi, United States

Archival Biography

West Side Chicago pioneer who played his Gibson upside down and left-handed, unleashing a fierce, wide vibrato and emotional falsetto on Cobra Records classics ('I Can't Quit You Baby', 'Double Trouble') that electrified British and Texas rock.

Musical Genres

West Side Blues Chicago Blues Electric Blues
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👥 Band Personnel (5)

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Otis Rush

Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar

1956–2018
Willie Dixon

Bass

1956–1959
Also in: Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, Willie Dixon, Jimmy Rogers
Ike Turner

Guitar

1958–1959
Little Walter

Harmonica

1956–1958
Also in: Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Jimmy Rogers
Abb Locke

Tenor Saxophone

1965–1978
Also in: Howlin' Wolf
💿 Record Labels:
Cobra Records Chess Records Delmark Records Alligator Records
🎛️ Producers & Engineers:
Willie Dixon Bob Koester ⚡

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