Vince Bell live Saturday @ 12pm
His songs have been performed and recorded by such diverse talents as Little Feat, Lyle Lovett and Nanci Griffith, and he has had a ballet set to his work. He has released five critically acclaimed CDs, and is the author of an autobiography, One Man’s Music: The Life and Times of Texas Songwriter Vince Bell, chronicling his amazing comeback after a devastating car accident in 1982. Referring to Bell’s fellow Texas songwriters (Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Lyle Lovett and herself) Nanci Griffith said, ‘From all of us who were beating the paths around Texas in the 70s, I always felt Vince was the best of us.’ ‘Vince is a poet,’ said the late Townes Van Zandt. He is one of those rare artists who transcend category: its a little rock ‘n’ roll, a little folk, a little country, some blues and jazz, some singer-songwriter. What kind of music? Vince Bell music.” He’s in town for several performances as a part of Frontera Fest and he’ll stop by Folkways Saturday at noon.
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