The Jazz Organ Scene

Canada

Richard Bell Canadian piano/organ player Richard Bell was a member of Ronnie Hawkins' Hawks in the late '60s, and also played in Janis Joplin's Full Tilt Boogie Band. He took over the piano chair in The Band in 1991, after the death of Stan Szelest, and has been a permanent member of the Band since then. Bell can be heard on the Band albums from the '90s, Jericho, where he wrote the songs The Caves of Jericho, High on the Hog, and Jubilation. He was also a writer on the lovely song, Out of the Wilderness from Colin Linden's Through the Storm Through the Night album. Richard Bell has played with many other artists, including Bruce Cockburn, John Sebastian, Bonnie Rait, and Paul Butterfield. When not playing with the Band, he also played in a group with Colin Linden.   Richard Bell passed away in June 2007.

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