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'''Curtis Bell''' (born [[1962]]; died August [[2020]]) was a long-time blues disc jockey at [[WATV-FM]]. | '''Curtis Bell''' (born [[1962]]; died August [[2020]]) was a long-time blues disc jockey at [[WATV-FM]]. | ||
Bell graduated from [[Hayes High School]] in [[1980]] and got his start as a DJ at skating rinks before going to work at [[WBUL-AM]]. He also worked at [[WJLD-AM]] before starting at WATV. | Bell graduated from [[Hayes High School]] in [[1980]] and got his start as a DJ at skating rinks before going to work at [[WBUL-AM]]. He also worked at [[WENN-AM]], where he was mentored by [[John Ray]], and at [[WJLD-AM]], before starting at WATV, where he earned the nickname "Blues Boy". | ||
Bell was inducted into the [[Alabama Blues Hall of Fame]] in [[2018]]. He suffered from cerebral palsy and died in [[2020]]. | Bell was inducted into the [[Alabama Blues Hall of Fame]] in [[2018]]. He suffered from cerebral palsy and died in [[2020]]. | ||
Revision as of 15:05, 8 October 2021
Curtis Bell (born 1962; died August 2020) was a long-time blues disc jockey at WATV-FM.
Bell graduated from Hayes High School in 1980 and got his start as a DJ at skating rinks before going to work at WBUL-AM. He also worked at WENN-AM, where he was mentored by John Ray, and at WJLD-AM, before starting at WATV, where he earned the nickname "Blues Boy".
Bell was inducted into the Alabama Blues Hall of Fame in 2018. He suffered from cerebral palsy and died in 2020.