Vinnie Bell

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Vinnie Bell
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Bell playing the Coral electric sitar in 1967
Background information
Also known asVincent Bell
Born
Vincent Edward Gambella

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Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
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Tenafly, New Jersey, U.S.
GenresPop music
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Years active1955–2019
Websitewww.vinniebell.com

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Vincent Edward Gambella (July 28, 1932 – October 3, 2019),[1] known as Vinnie Bell, was an American session guitarist, instrument designer and pioneer of electronic effects in pop music.[2][3]

Life and career

Vinnie Bell was born in Brooklyn, New York City, and studied guitar from childhood.[1] He made his first recordings as a session musician on singles by such instrumental groups as the Overtones and the Gallahads, and played in nightclubs in New York City in the late 1950s.[3] During this time, he developed his characteristic "watery" guitar sound, popular in instrumental recordings in the 1960s.[4] By 1962, Bell decided to devote his energies to working as a studio musician in New York and Los Angeles.[5] In 1963, he did a session with the French Jean-Jacques Perrey for Kai Winding, in which he played the guitar and Perrey played the Ondioline. After that Vinnie along with Perrey recorded several successful commercials, when Jean-Jacques got a contract with the Vanguard Records label. Perrey asked him to be the lead guitarist for his recording sessions as "E.V.A." from Moog Indigo (1970).[6]

He also helped design a number of electric guitar models with the company Danelectro for its Coral line of instruments, including the "Bellzouki" electric 12-string guitar,[5] and the electric sitar,[7] which was used, not necessarily by Bell, on such hits as "Cry Like a Baby" by The Box Tops, "Green Tambourine" by The Lemon Pipers, and a cover of Alfred Newman's love theme from the 1970 film, Airport.[8] The last of these sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc.[9] It also won a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition in 1971, while Bell was nominated for Best Instrumental Performance.[10]

As well as being notable for his technical innovations, Bell worked extensively as a session player, playing on tracks such as "The Sounds of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel[11] and for artists such as the Four Seasons[11] and Bob Dylan, specifically his Desire album.[12] He also recorded occasionally under his own name, his albums including The Soundtronic Guitar of Vincent Bell (Independent Record Company, 1960), Whistle Stop (Verve, 1964), and Pop Goes the Electric Sitar (Decca, 1967).[3]

He died on October 3, 2019, at the age of 87.[1]

Discography

Albums

  • The Soundtronic Guitar of Vincent Bell (1959)
  • Whistle Stop (Verve, 1964)
  • Big Sixteen Guitar Favorites (Musicor, 1965)
  • Pop Goes the Electric Sitar (Decca, 1967)
  • Good Morning Starshine (Decca, 1969)
  • Airport Love Theme (Decca, 1970) (Peaked at No. 75 on the Billboard Top LPs)[13]

Singles

  • "Airport Love Theme" (US # 31, 1970; AC # 2, 1970, Australia #4[14])
  • "Nikki" (1970) Did not chart

As sideman

With Quincy Jones

With Les McCann

With Clark Terry

References

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  1. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Vincent E. Gambella 1932 - 2019". Legacy.com. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Fiks, Ethan (1998). Tricks and special effects : the player's guide to unusual sounds and techniques. Van Nuys, CA: Alfred Pub. Co. ISBN 0882849581. OCLC 42001348.
  3. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Vinnie Bell". Spaceagepop.com. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Countryman, Dana (2010). Passport to the future : the amazing life and sounds of electronic pop music pioneer Jean-Jacques Perrey. Young, Frank M. Everett, Wa: Sterling Swan Press. ISBN 9781453865873. OCLC 757178430.
  5. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bacon, Tony (2010). Rickenbacker electric 12 string : the story of the guitars, the music, and the great players (1st ed.). Milwaukee, WI: Backbeat Books. ISBN 9780879309886. OCLC 432407412.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Welcome to Vinnie Bell .com!". Dana Countryman. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Saufley, Charles (December 7, 2015). "Danelectro Baby Sitar Review". Premierguitar.com. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Vinnie Bell". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 274. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Vincent Bell". GRAMMY.com. 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2019-06-23.[dead link]
  11. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Simons, Dave (2004). Studio stories : how the great New York records were made : from Miles to Madonna, Sinatra to the Ramones (1st ed.). San Francisco, Calif.: Backbeat Books. ISBN 0879308176. OCLC 57543979.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Fanelli, Damian; Hart, Josh. "The Top 30 12-String Guitar Songs of All Time". GuitarPlayer.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-08. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 17. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 32. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

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