Era noto come suonatore di armonica a bocca e bassista in stile Chicago blues.
Discografia Carey Bell's Blues Harp (Delmark, 1969) Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell (Alligator, 1973) con Big Walter Horton Last Night (BluesWay, 1973) Heartaches and Pain (Delmark, 1977 ) Goin' on Main Street (Evidence), 1982 Son of a Gun (Rooster Blues), 1984 Straight Shoot (Blues South West), 1986 Harpslinger (JSP), 1988 Dynasty! (JSP), 1990 Mellow Down Easy (Blind Pig), 1991 Breakdown Blues Live!, con "The Cat" (CMA), 1992 Harpmaster (JSP), 1994 Carey Bell & Spike Ravenswood (Saar), 1995 Deep Down (Alligator), 1995 Good Luck Man (Alligator), 1997 Brought Up the Hard Way (JSP CD 802), 1999 Second Nature (Alligator), 2004 Gettin' Up: Live at Buddy Guy's Legends, Rosa's and Lurrie's Home, con Lurrie Bell (Delmark), 2007
Con Louisiana Red Reality Blues (L+R), 1980 Boy from Black Bayou (L+R), 1983 My Life (L+R), 1984 Brothers in Blues (CMA Records), 1993 Live at 55 (Enja), 1994 The Blues Masters Bad Case of the Blues (Mojo Tone), 2004
Con altri artisti I Feel Good! con John Lee Hooker (Carson, 1970) I Wanna Dance All Night con John Lee Hooker (America, 1970) 2 Bugs and a Roach con Earl Hooker (Arhoolie, 1969) Lake Michigan Ain't No River, con Bob Riedy Blues Band, 1972–1973 "Unk" in Funk con Muddy Waters (Chess, 1974) Just Off Halsted, con Bob Riedy Blues Band (Flying Fish FF 006), 1974 Blues After Sunrise, con Heinz Sauer & Bob Degen (L+R 40017), 1980 Harp Attack!, con James Cotton, Junior Wells & Billy Branch (Alligator), 1990 Delta Bluesman, con Honeyboy Edwards (Earwig 4922), 1991 Good Candy, con Lovie Lee (Earwig 4928), 1994 You Can't Take My Blues, con Doug MacLeod (Sledgehammer Blues 2-AQM-1041), 1996 Blues Blues Blues, con the Jimmy Rogers All Stars (Atlantic), 1998 Superharps II, con Lazy Lester, Raful Neal & Snooky Pryor (Telarc), 2001 Family Album, con Wentus Blues Band (Bluelight), 2004
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