Carl Bell is an American

United States

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 musician

Musician

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 and producer born January 9, 1967 in Kenton, Tennessee

Kenton, Tennessee

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. He founded the hard rock

Hard rock

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 band

Band (music)

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 Fuel

Fuel (band)

Fuel is an American rock band formed by guitarist/songwriter Carl Bell and bassist Jeff Abercrombie in 1989. Originally known as Small the Joy, they changed the group's name to Fuel sometime in 1994...

 with long-time friend and band member Jeff Abercrombie. Bell was the principal songwriter and lyricist for the band and performed guitar

Guitar

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 and backing vocals

Backing vocalist

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 from the band's inception until their re-formation in 2010. He has penned hit single

Single (music)

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s such as "Shimmer

Shimmer (song)

"Shimmer" is Fuel's first single from their album Sunburn. It was released on August 25, 1998.Written by guitarist/songwriter Carl Bell, the single peaked at #42 on the Billboard Hot 100.-Lyrical meaning:...

", "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)

Hemorrhage (In My Hands)

"Hemorrhage " is a song by the rock band Fuel, released as the first single from their second album Something Like Human. The single spent twelve weeks at number one on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart and is the band's most successful song to date...

", and "Bad Day

Bad Day (Fuel song)

"Bad Day" is a song by the American rock band Fuel originally released on their 2000 album Something Like Human.Written by guitarist Carl Bell, "Bad Day" was written before the band was signed to a major label...

" as well as many other songs.

Life After Fuel

Carl has begun to focus primarily on TV and movie soundtracks and other aspects of producing and writing music. Since no longer touring with Fuel, in 2010, he began working with the band Sandlot Heroes as well as writing with various other artists.

Collaborations

Bell contributed an unreleased Fuel song "Sister Mary Innocent" renamed "Sister Mary" on Tommy Lee

Tommy Lee

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's 2005 solo album Tommyland: The Ride

Tommyland: The Ride

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. He also plays guitar on the track.

Bell wrote a song "When You Come Around" with Chris Daughtry

Chris Daughtry

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intended for the eponymous 2006 debut album of his rock band Daughtry, but it didn't make the final cut. Instead, Daughtry has been playing it live.

External links

• Songs composed by Carl Bell on AllMusic