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Derek Bell

real name George Derek Fleetwood Bell

Northern Ireland · 1935-10-21 – 2002-10-17

Derek Bell is credited on 641 releases across 94 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1973–2023 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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6

Decades active

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Biography

George Derek Fleetwood Bell, MBE (born October 21, 1935, Belfast, Northern Ireland - died October 17, 2002, Phoenix, Arizona, USA) was a Northern Irish harpist, pianist, oboist, musicologist, and composer who was best known for his accompaniment work on various instruments with The Chieftains. He was fulltime member of The Chieftains from 1974 until his death in 2002.

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641 releases · 94 albums · active 1973–2023

  • Performance · 1,104
  • Other credits · 409

Studios: Windmill Lane Studios · Olympic Studios · UMRK · Westland Studios

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