Brought Up The Hard Way - Album
Brought Up The Hard Way (Album) by Carey Bell
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Carey Bell November 14 1936 - May 6 2007 Was An American Musician Who Played The Harmonica In The Musical Style Of Chicago Blues. Bell Learned To Play The Harmonica In His Hometown Of Macon Mississippi And Was Playing Professionally With His Uncle Lovie Lee's Band By The Age Of 13. In 1956 Lee Convinced Bell To Move To Chicago. Struggling To Find Work As A Harmonica Player Bell Learned To Play Bass From Hound Dog Taylor And Played With Big Walter Horton While Honing His Blues Harp Chops. Bell Played Harp And Bass With Other Blues Icons For Decades Including Muddy Waters Willie Dixon Earl Hooker Robert Nighthawk Lowell Fulson Eddie Taylor Louisiana Red Junior Wells James Cotton Billy Branch Jimmy Dawkins And His Son Blues Guitarist Lurrie Bell. In 1998 Carey Bell Was Awarded The Blues Music Award For Traditional Male Artist Of The Year. Carey Bell Died Of Heart Failure On May 6 2007 In Chicago.
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Carey Bell November 14 1936 - May 6 2007 Was An American Musician Who Played The Harmonica In The Musical Style Of Chicago Blues. Bell Learned To Play The Harmonica In His Hometown Of Macon Mississippi And Was Playing Professionally With His Uncle Lovie Lee's Band By The Age Of 13. In 1956 Lee Convinced Bell To Move To Chicago. Struggling To Find Work As A Harmonica Player Bell Learned To Play Bass From Hound Dog Taylor And Played With Big Walter Horton While Honing His Blues Harp Chops. Bell Played Harp And Bass With Other Blues Icons For Decades Including Muddy Waters Willie Dixon Earl Hooker Robert Nighthawk Lowell Fulson Eddie Taylor Louisiana Red Junior Wells James Cotton Billy Branch Jimmy Dawkins And His Son Blues Guitarist Lurrie Bell. In 1998 Carey Bell Was Awarded The Blues Music Award For Traditional Male Artist Of The Year. Carey Bell Died Of Heart Failure On May 6 2007 In Chicago.
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Brought Up The Hard Way Is A Very Good Record Collecting Ten Tracks From His Tenure With JSP Records. His Stay With The Lable Was Not The Highlight Of His Career But It Produced Some Very Outstanding Work And This Record Nails All The Highlights Without Bringing Along Any Of The Fluff. Backed By A Band Consisting Mostly Of His Offspring Carey Blows With Authority On A Set Of Mostly Original Tracks. The Harp Is The Highlight Particularly On The Chromatic Workouts "Gladys Shuffle " "85%" And The Album's Highlight "Second Hand Man" Vastly Superior To The Take JSP Originally Issued .
The Material Is Very Good Overall Though The Tracks On Which Carey Is Backing Lefty Dizz And Louisiana Red Are A Bit Weak Compared To The Eight Featuring Carey As The Front Man. Though Not As Potent As Carey's Alligator Releases Deep Down And Good Luck Man This Is Still A Very Strong Effort From One Of The Masters Of Blues Harmonica.
Published: 09 Sep 2017, 16:38
Carey Bell Has Always Been Underrated. Were He Given The Credit He Deserves This Man Would Be Mentioned Anywhere You Hear The Words "blues Harp." With A Brilliantly Fat Tone Incredible Phrasing And Unsurpassed Chromatic Playing Carey Bell Easily Takes His Place As One Of Top Three Harpists Playing Today.Brought Up The Hard Way Is A Very Good Record Collecting Ten Tracks From His Tenure With JSP Records. His Stay With The Lable Was Not The Highlight Of His Career But It Produced Some Very Outstanding Work And This Record Nails All The Highlights Without Bringing Along Any Of The Fluff. Backed By A Band Consisting Mostly Of His Offspring Carey Blows With Authority On A Set Of Mostly Original Tracks. The Harp Is The Highlight Particularly On The Chromatic Workouts "Gladys Shuffle " "85%" And The Album's Highlight "Second Hand Man" Vastly Superior To The Take JSP Originally Issued .
The Material Is Very Good Overall Though The Tracks On Which Carey Is Backing Lefty Dizz And Louisiana Red Are A Bit Weak Compared To The Eight Featuring Carey As The Front Man. Though Not As Potent As Carey's Alligator Releases Deep Down And Good Luck Man This Is Still A Very Strong Effort From One Of The Masters Of Blues Harmonica.