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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]] in Atlanta, Georgia; died [[August 25]], [[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 | 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]], where he earned the nickname "Blues Boy". He also worked at [[WENN-AM]], where he was mentored by [[John Ray]], and at [[WJLD-AM]] and [[WBHK-FM]], before starting at WATV. | ||
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]]. | ||
==References== | |||
* Garrison, Greg (August 25, 2020) "Birmingham blues DJ, radio personality Curtis Bell dies." {{BN}} | |||
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Revision as of 15:22, 8 October 2021
Curtis Bell (born 1962 in Atlanta, Georgia; died August 25, 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, where he earned the nickname "Blues Boy". He also worked at WENN-AM, where he was mentored by John Ray, and at WJLD-AM and WBHK-FM, before starting at WATV.
Bell was inducted into the Alabama Blues Hall of Fame in 2018. He suffered from cerebral palsy and died in 2020.
References
- Garrison, Greg (August 25, 2020) "Birmingham blues DJ, radio personality Curtis Bell dies." The Birmingham News