2010 - The Devil, My Guitar & Me / Original Release Date : June 8, 2010 / Label : Silverbridge Records / Biography : New England native, now Las Vegas-based, Chris Bell is a young American Roots Music artist for the 21st century, a killer blues player who can rock the house all night long with the best of them, and an introspective singer-songwriter whose voice rings true. Chris's talent is so fierce and his inspiration so strong that his music draws in equal measure from traditional & contemporary blues, R&B, alternative country and modern rock without compromising his integrity or missing a beat.At the early age of nine, he picked up his first guitar and discovered his passion. During the 1980's, while majoring in art and music at the University of Massachusetts, Chris participated in jazz workshops with Archie Shepp, attended a summer session at Berklee School of Music and studied under guitar great Tony MacAlpine. In 1990, Chris relocated to Los Angeles to further develo! p his musical career and in the summer 2000, went back to his roots and formed what is known today as the Chris Bell Band. Having always been influenced by some of the great blues artists both past and present from BB King's swingin' old school style, to stinging single note passages like masters Albert King and Albert Collins, combined with searing slide riffs from Bell's favorite, Johnny Winter and the psychedelic sounds reminiscent of the master Jimi Hendrix, Chris can do it all. His remarkable ...
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