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Review "The Kelly Bell Band call its debut album 'Phat Blues Music,' but the emphasis is more on the bawdy ghetto slang term, "phat," than on "blues." Baltimore's Bell has a big, warm baritone ... [and] doesn't divide his career into go-go music and jazz, but mixes them together and adds rock and blues as well. The album serves up a generous helping of 19 tracks and such guest stars as G. Love, Deanna Bogart, Big Jack Johnson, Gibb Droll, and Hosea "Heartbeat" Williams. Holding it all together are Bell's authoritative R&B vocals, which boast a sure grip on the groove, a sly sense of blues innuendo and a purring tone borrowed from his hero, Bobby "Blue" Bland. At a time when both go-go and the blues seem to have stalled, Bell illustrates how the two genres can help each other move forward. -- Geoffrey Himes, The Washington Post, September 11, 1998 Product Description The Kelly Bell Band plays blues from the heart. Additionally, they mix in funk and rock to produce a danceable groove, which they call "phat blues." The combination of the soulful music and Kelly Bell's big stage presence makes the live shows an experience not to be missed, and that sound is captured perfectly on this, their debut album. Joining Kelly Bell and the band are special guests G. Love (of G. Love & Special Sauce), plus other blues greats such as Big Jack Johnson, Deanna Bogart, and Gibb Droll. From the Label "What makes a good groove? Sex. And what makes music sexy? The deep indigo, raw, rough-and-tumble that makes up that most American of musical genres, the blues. Baltimore's Kelly Bell Band is grounded in that great tradition, and "phat blues," the hybrid of blues, rock, and funk it plays, literally bumps and grinds its way into the hearts and minds of area music fans. The group's debut CD ... shows what magic these guys can do. From raucous rock to blistering blues, Bell and his bandmates get down and dirty. But the real deal is apparent when they play live, ... the passionate, sweat-drenched, funk-fueled groove could bring a priest to his knees. The last we saw them, we had to have a cigarette when the set ended." About the Artist Singer/songwriter Kelly Bell is emerging as one of the hottest artists on the East Coast contemporary blues and alternative music scenes. Playing his own distinctive phat blues music, which Kelly describes as "a little bit of funk and a whole lot of blues," the Kelly Bell Band has been consistently touring the Mid-Atlantic region for the past four years, garnering numerous awards and critical acclaim. Maryland Music Monthly's Readers Poll named the Kelly Bell Band the Mid-Atlantic's Best Blues Band (three years in a row!) and Best New Artist. Baltimore's City Paper bestowed the honor of Best Groove Band upon the band, and their Best of Baltimore Reader's Poll named them Best Local Band, plus the album Phat Blues Music was named one of the Best Local Releases of 1998. Kelly Bell started out singing the blues when he was picked to sing backing vocals for Bo Diddley at the famous 8 X 10 Club in Baltimore. That gig prompted Kelly to form his own band and play clubs and he consequently garnered a huge following in his hometown. The Kelly Bell Band now performs over 175 gigs annually up and down the East Coast, and has opened for such blues legends as Buddy Guy, Bobby "Blue" Bland, James Cotton, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Robert Cray, and Johnny Winter. The band's crossover appeal has also allowed him to open for such diverse acts as Matchbox 20, Cracker, Better Than Ezra, Jimmie's Chicken Shack, Buckwheat Zydeco, and Foghat, as well as playing with his longtime colleague and friend G. Love & Special Sauce. "My audience spans all generations and backgrounds," Kelly Bell sums up. "Age, race, class... all that goes out the window at our shows. Phat Blues speaks directly to the soul."ASIN: B00000G2C1
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