- He also helped design a number of electric guitar models with the company Danelectro for its Coral line of instruments, including the "Bellzouki" electric 12-string guitar, and the electric sitar, which was used, not necessarily by Bell, on such hits as "Cry Like a Baby" by The Box Tops, "Green Tambourine" by The Lemon Pipers, and a cover of the love theme from the 1970 film, Airport.
- In the '70s, Bell was personally requested to play on recording sessions for Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, and in the 80's, for the band Anthrax.
- In addition to recording albums of his own, Bell's guitar work was admired by artists as diverse as Jimi Hendrix and Frank Zappa. Hendrix once called Bell at home to ask how he achieved his many unusual guitar effects. Hendrix told Bell that he loved his electric sitar sound and soon after, Bell personally supervised a custom left-handed electric sitar, made especially for Hendrix.
- He recorded occasionally under his own name, his albums including The Soundtronic Guitar of Vincent Bell (Independent Record Company, 1960), Whistle Stop (Verve, 1964), and Pop Goes the Electric Sitar (Decca, 1967).
- In the late fifties he developed his characteristic "watery" guitar sound, popular in instrumental recordings in the 1960s.
- When he wasn't in the studio, he was in his home workshop, experimenting with electronics, and inventing his own unique guitar pedals. This was at a time when guitar pedals were not for sale, commercially. He pioneered the Wah-Wah pedal, and he invented his own fuzztone pedals. By using these unique effects on recording sessions, Bell became in high demand by '60s and '70s record producers who were constantly looking for new sounds to feature on their records.
- Vincent Bell was a graduate of PS95 and attended college, and after his graduation he served his country in the Army Reserves.
- He worked on many filmscore sessions for Woody Allen's favorite film composer, Dick Hyman, in addition to his work for "Twin Peaks" composer Angelo Badalamenti.
- As well as being notable for his technical innovations, Bell worked extensively as a session player, playing on tracks such as "The Sounds of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel and for artists such as The Four Seasons and Bob Dylan.
- He made his first recordings as a session musician on singles by such instrumental groups as the Overtones and the Gallahads, and played in nightclubs in New York City in the late 1950s.
- By the '90s, he had played guitar or banjo in the Macy's annual New Year's Day Parade, for over 20 years.
- He studied guitar from childhood.
- In 1963 he did a session with the French Jean-Jacques Perrey for Kai Winding, in which he played the guitar and Perrey played the Ondioline. After that Vinnie along with Perrey recorded several successful commercials, when Jean-Jacques got a contract with the Vanguard Records label.
- Jean-Jacques Perrey asked him to be the lead guitarist for his recording sessions as "E.V.A." from Moog Indigo (1970).
- Bell was a highly popular session musician as well as inventor of the electric 12-string guitar (Bellzouki) and the electric sitar.
- By 1962, Bell decided to devote his energies to working as a studio musician in New York and Los Angeles.
- The love theme from the 1970 film, Airport sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc. It also won a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition in 1971, while Bell was nominated for Best Instrumental Performance.
- In 2007, Vinnie Bell earned another Gold Record for his guitar work on the theme to David Lynch's "Twin Peaks".
- Known as Vinnie Bell, Vincent was an American session guitarist, instrument designer and pioneer of electronic effects in pop music.
- Vinnie was voted Most Valuable Player on Electric Guitar seven times by the New York chapter of National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), and was given their Emeritus award in the late 80's.
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