Gordon Bell (born 24 July 1969) is a Scottish singer-songwriter based in
Basel,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
.
Background
He released fifteen albums. Nine of those albums were under the pseudonym Gustav Bertha. His breakthrough fifth album ''My Life as a Dog'' (distributed in Switzerland through ''
RecRec
RecRec Music was a Swiss independent record label created in 1983 by Daniel Waldner. The label was modeled on, and affiliated to, the British independent record label Recommended Records, but remained financially independent. The label went bankr ...
'') was well received: Swiss newspaper ''
Der Bund'' called it 'Wunderbar',. The Swiss press has also dubbed him with the slightly more ambiguous title, "The World's least-known Scot".
He stopped working under the Gustav Bertha pseudonym in 2008 to write and play as Gordon Bell. Bell's music could be compared to a strange cross between fellow
Glaswegians
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...
Ivor Cutler and
Alex Harvey. He has a penchant for storytelling in his songs. He also spent 15 years as lead singer with a tribute to The Sensational Alex Harvey Band – Not The Sensational Alex Harvey Band and now fronts the rock band Giant Stone Eater who play a mix of covers (especially songs connected with Alex Harvey) and Bell's own songs.
Discography
References
External links
Gordon Bell's official websiteGordon Bell & The Sinking ShipsNot The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
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1969 births
Living people
Scottish pop singers
Scottish male songwriters