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John Farmer Bell (born April 14, 1962) is the lead singer, rhythm guitarist and occasional mandolin player for the American rock band Widespread Panic. Bell grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, where he graduated from University School in 1980.
Widespread Panic has been together over three decades. Formed by vocalist/guitarist John Bell, bassist Dave Schools and late lead guitarist Michael Houser in the mid-1980s while the three attended the University of Georgia, over the next several years band’s lineup expanded to include drummer Todd Nance, percussionist Domingo Ortiz, and ...
John Bell. ‘SPREAD THE WORD!
16 de may. de 2018 · The Athens, Georgia-bred band Widespread Panic first performed together in 1986 at what was then known as the Mad Hatter Ballroom. Now, more than thirty-two years later, the iconic Southern jam-band’s lead singer and rhythm guitarist, John Bell, just completed his 3,000 th documented WSP show (along with band’s co-founder and ...
5 de ago. de 2022 · Widespread Panic’s John “J.B.” Bell recently chatted with ArtsATL about the new album and how it came together. “It blows me away,” he said. “We were just kids, just goin’ at it.” He also discussed his songwriting process, his three favorite non-Panic albums and the personal impact of Covid when the band had to shut down its heavy touring schedule.
John Bell and Widespread Panic have long mixed their exotically finessed Southern-rock sound with social service, as the band's lead singer and primary songwriter recounted during a recent phone chat from his mountain home in Georgia.
26 de dic. de 2019 · The band’s current lineup — bassist Dave Schools, drummer/percussionist Domingo “Sunny” Ortiz, keyboardist John “Jo Jo” Hermann, guitarist Jimmy Herring and drummer Duane Trucks — will join Bell for three nights at the Fox Theatre, December 29–31.
