Personnel includes: Carey Bell (harmonica); Pinetop Perkins, Jimmy Dawkins, Eddie Taylor.
Recorded in 1969.
Personnel: Carey Bell (vocals, harmonica); Eddie Taylor, Royal Johnson, Jimmy Dawkins, Lurrie Bell (guitar); Pinetop Perkins (piano, keyboards); Sidney Thomas, W. Williams (drums).
Originally released in 1969, Carey Bell's debut set is a rollicking dose of classic Chicago electric blues. Bell's harmonica playing is reminiscent of Little Walter, and that debt is paid on CARY BELL'S BLUES HARP with a handful of Little Walter covers, including "I Got to Find Somebody" and "You Know it Ain't Right." The rest of the set includes Bell originals and a couple Muddy Waters tunes, and the playing--from Bell, pianist Pinetop Perkins, guitarist Jimmy Taylor, and others--packs enough native punch to keep hardcore Chi-town blues fans happy.
