Steve Bell (musician)
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Steve Bell (born 17 November 1960) is a Canadian singer/songwriter and guitarist based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He is known for an extensive catalogue of songs including "Deep Calls to Deep", and is among the best-known Christian musicians in Canada.
Bell was the Juno Award's first winner for Best Gospel Album. That category formed in 1998 out of the previous Blues/Gospel Album category, representing the industry's recognition of Contemporary Christian Music in Canada.
He has three children (Sarah, Jesse and Micah) with his wife Nanci. His daughter Sarah was a featured vocalist on the 2003 release Sons & Daughters.
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[edit] Awards and recognition
Note that years indicated represent award ceremony dates, not the years in which qualifying albums were released.
- 1998: winner, Best Gospel Album, Romantics & Mystics
- 2001: winner, Best Gospel Album, Simple Songs
- 2002: nominee, Best Gospel Album, Waiting For Aidan
Prairie Music Awards
- 2001: winner, Outstanding Christian Recording, Simple Songs
- 2001: winner, Outstanding Producer (with Dave Zeglinski), Simple Songs
- 2002: winner, Outstanding Christian Recording, Waiting For Aidan [1]
Western Canadian Music Awards [2]
- 2004: nominee, Outstanding Christian Recording (with Sarah Bell), Sons & Daughters
- 2004: nominee, Outstanding Producer (with Dave Zeglinski), Sons & Daughters
CGMA Covenant Awards [3]
- 2002: winner, Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year, Waiting For Aidan
Vibe/Shai Awards [4]
- 2003: winner, Male Vocalist of the Year
- 2004: winner, Artist of the Year
- 2004: winner, Male Soloist of the Year
- 2005: nominee, Male Soloist of the Year
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums/CDs
- Comfort My People (1989)
- Deep Calls to Deep (1992)
- Burning Ember (1994)
- The Feast of Seasons (1995, Christmas seasonal) [5]
- Romantics & Mystics (1997)
- Beyond a Shadow (1999) [5]
- Steve Bell Band Live in Concert (1999)
- (US version titled Each Rare Moment) [5]
- Simple Songs (2000)
- Waiting for Aidan (2001)
- Sons & Daughters (2003, with daughter Sarah Bell)
- Solace for Seasons of Suffering (2005)
- My Dinner With Bruce (2006)
- Story and Song (vol. 1) (2006)
All albums have Canadian distribution through Signpost Music.
[edit] Video
- Steve Bell Band In Concert (1999)
- Steve Bell - In Concert, At Home, and With Friends (1996)
[edit] Song books
- The Music of Steve Bell (1989-1995)
- Romantics & Mystics (1997)
- Simple Songs (2000)
- Waiting For Aidan (2001)
[edit] Audio magazines
- Blessings, volume 1
- Can God Be Trusted, volume 2
[edit] Collaborations
- "Arival", "Allanah" with Hugh Marsh
[edit] References
- ^ Brian Kauste also won 2002 Outstanding Album Design award for Waiting For Aidan
- ^ The Western Canadian Music Awards succeeded the Prairie Music Awards from 2003.
- ^ See Canadian Gospel Music Association (CGMA)
- ^ These Canadian Christian/Gospel music awards were originally known as the Vibe awards. The name was changed to Shai Awards in 2005 to avoid confusion with the controversial American Vibe Magazine awards. 2006 Shai Awards have been postponed.
- ^ a b c This album was released in the United States by Rhythm House.
