Cowboy Mach Bell

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"Cowboy" Mach Bell was born Mark Bell in Yellow Springs, OH, on January 23, 1953. He is an American Rock & Roll vocalist best know for playing with Joe Perry of (Aerosmith) in Perry's 80s solo band The Joe Perry Project.

Bell's first instrument was the cello, something Bell studied for four years. The Mechanical Onions was his first band in 1966 at the age of 13. His first significant group was Thundertrain (1974-1979). In February 1982 Bell auditioned for The Joe Perry Project and days later was lead vocalist for the group until Perry re-joined Aerosmith in 1984. He also sang and toured with The Hits, Mag 4, The Wild Bunch and Last Man Standing.

In 1989 Bell married Julia Channing.

In 2005 Bell formed the rock'n'roll group MACH 5 with other local Boston Bandmates.www.meetmach5.com