Carey Bell was an American blues musician born in Macon, Mississippi, who began his career after moving to Chicago in the mid-1950s and was primarily associated with the Chicago blues scene as a harmonica player and occasional electric bassist. His style blended traditional Delta-influenced harmonica techniques with urban Chicago blues; he alternated between harmonica and electric bass to secure work in ensembles and later recorded solo albums and collaborative projects that maintained classic Chicago blues forms in active performance.
