Carey Bell
In September 1956 he went to Chicago where he met Little Walter and his main mentor Big Walter Horton. The tought him some harp playing. To improve the possibility to find a job as musician he learned to play the electric bass. He played bass in several bands . In the late 1960s, he appeared regularly on the west side of Chicago with guitarists Eddie Taylor and Royal Johnson, playing both harmonica and bass. In 1969 Delmark Records released Bells first album Carey Bell's Blues Harp. In the late 1970s and 1971 Bell played with Muddy Waters. Later he played for Willie Dixon´s  Chicago Blues All-Stars. In 1972 he recorded with Big Walter Horton Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell for Alligator Records.