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jamie's Interests
Music
Bands/Artists I dig/am influenced by (no order/not all-inclusive): Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, The Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies, The Allman Brothers Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Pink Floyd, Merle Haggard, The Black Crowes, Al Green, Led Zeppelin, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, Miles Davis, Follow For Now/David Ryan Harris/Brand New Immortals, Frankie Adkins, Derek Trucks Band, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Hank Williams, Sr., The Wallflowers, The Band, Counting Crows, Train, Rev. Jeff Watkins, Matchbox Twenty, Thelonious Monk, Chopin, Debussy, Alice In Chains, Marvin Gaye, The Doors, The Dixie Dregs, Gov't Mule, P-Funk, Johnny Cash, Blues Traveler, Los Lonely Boys, Santana, Derek and the Dominos, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Brother Cane, Willie Nelson
Movies
Essential "Musician" movies!
..This Is Spinal Tap,..
..Crossroads (NOT the Britney Spears movie),..
..The Blues Brothers,..
..The Buena Vista Social Club,..
..That Thing You Do!,..
..School Of Rock,..
..High Fidelity (if for no other reason than to hear Jack Black sing "Let's Get It On"),..
..Bird,..
..Lady Sings The Blues,..
..The Wedding Singer,..
..The Doors,..
..Singles,..
..The Thing Called Love, ..
..What's Love Got To Do With It?,..
..Mr. Holland's Opus,..
..Eddie And The Cruisers,..
..Ray,..
..The Wall,..
..Coal Miner's Daughter,..
..Airheads,..
..Cotton Candy,..
..Rock Star,..
..The Buddy Holly Story,..
..Some Kind Of Monster,..
..Walk The Line,..
..Hype!,..
..The Last Waltz,..
..Hellhounds On My Trail - The Afterlife of Robert Johnson,..
..Can't You Hear The Wind Howl? - The Life and Music of Robert Johnson,..
..The Search For Robert Johnson,..
..Almost Famous,..
..The Commitments,..
..KISS Meets The Phantom Of The Park, ..
..Still Crazy,..
..Standing In The Shadows of Motown,..
..Rising Low,..
..Great Balls Of Fire,..
..Round Midnight,..
..Purple Rain,..
..King Creole,..
..Ken Burns' Jazz series,..
..Roadhouse,..
..The Dark Side Of Oz,..
..Freebird The Movie..
..Drumline..
More to come as I think of them!
Books
The Bible, The Hobbit/LOTR Trilogy, The Stand/Eyes Of The Dragon-Stephen King, The Prophet-Kahlil Gibran, On The Road - Jack Kerouac, Cash: The Autobiography - Johnny Cash, Mythology-Edith Hamilton, Salvation On Sand Mountain - Dennis Covington, Lay Down With Dogs - Byron Woodfin, A&R - Bill Flanagan, The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Eric Carle, Midnight Riders - Scott Freeman, Catcher In The Rye - J.D. Salinger, Jaco: The Extraordinary And Tragic Life of Jaco Pastorious - Bill Milkowski, So You Wanna Be A Rock And Roll Star - Jacob Slichter, Between Rock And A Home Place - Chuck Leavell, Straight, No Chaser: The Life and Genius of Thelonious Monk - Leslie Gourse, The Jazz Piano Book - Mark Levine, The Hungry Lion - Steffi Fletcher, 1984 - George Orwell, Animal Farm - George Orwell, Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury, Life On The Mississippi - Mark Twain, Saving Faith - David Baldacci
Heroes
Jesus, My parents, Any of the keyboard players/musicians mentioned above.
About me: View my page on SectionGrads My name is Jamie Bell. I'm a keyboard player currently located near the Jackson/Madison county line in North Alabama. I play keyboards, guitar, and share lead/backing vocal duties in 12 Miles North . I also sit in with most any band who will let me.
My keyboard influences include (in no particular order); Billy Powell, Gregg Allman, Chuck Leavell, Ray Charles, Floyd Cramer, Stevie Wonder, Spooner Oldham, Bobby Whitlock, T. Lavitz, Benmont Tench, Sly Stone, Gregg Rolie, Chester Thompson, Ray Manzarek, Jon Lord, Jimmy Smith, Anthony Burger, Al Kooper, Billy Preston, Charlie "The Silver Fox" Rich, Ian Stewart, Nicky Hopkins, Ian McLagan, Teeny Hodges, Steve Winwood, Richard Tee, John Paul Jones (yes, he played keys, bass, mandolin, etc...), Bernie Worrell, Richard Wright, Steve Winwood, Jerry Lee Lewis, Mickey Gilley, Rev. Jimmy Swaggart, Thelonious Monk, Bill Evans, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel, Johnny Neel, Dr. John, Fats Waller, Reese Wynans, Dave Brubeck.
Some of my favorite players to come along in (relatively) recent years include: Bruce McCabe (Big Head Todd and the Monsters/Jonny Lang/Shannon Curfman), Kyle Hollingsworth (String Cheese Incident), Joey Huffman (Matchbox Twenty, Drivin' N' Cryin, Soul Asylum, Hank, Jr.), Christopher Joyner, Dave Sobel, Jimmy Bones (Kid Rock), Joey DeFrancesco, Jason Yates (Ben Harper), Kofi Burbridge (Derek Trucks Band), Chris "Hambone" Cameron (Sonia Dada, Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies {studio only}), Ed Hawrysch (The Black Crowes), George Laks, Brandon Bush, Danny Louis (Gov't Mule), Ben Wilson (Blues Traveler), Rami Jaffee (The Wallflowers), Charlie Gillingham (Counting Crows), Al Gamble, Neal Evans (Soulive), Page McConnell, Tony Monaco, Billy Jay Stein, John Medeski.
My rotating list of gear includes: Steck acoustic piano, 1963 Hammond B-3 with Leslie 122 speaker cabinet, 1973(?) "chopped" Hammond B-3 with Leslie 145 speaker cabinet (with Leslie preamp pedal), Fender Rhodes Mark 1 electric piano (re-housed), Kurzweil PC88MX, Korg CX-3, Roland D-50, Korg MS2000, Yamaha DX-7, (2) Ensoniq ESQ-1s, various rack modules.
I am available for studio work. If you are interested in having me play on your recording, contact me at hammondb_3er@yahoo.com. Also, check out my under-construction website, www.jamiebellmusic.com
Hey Jamie!!! How's it going??? I know, I know, the party is already started! The roof is on fire!! Tons of people are stopping by....well...It's only normal, it's your BIRTHDAY!!!!
So here I am, wishing you the time of your life!! It's not only another day on the calendar...it's a time to celebrate how important you are!! Today's your birthday, enjoy it, make it special!! and remember that, you're not a year older, you're a year stronger!! Drop me a line and let me know about that amazing day!!! I want all the details...lol...and, promise me that you'll have big dreams and big hopes for this new year.....you deserve nothing less!! Hope to hear from you soon!! your friend from that crazy band!! Jeff
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