Credit: Courtesy of Sandy Bell
Born in Parma, singer-songwriter Sandy Bell comes from a modest background. Her father was an ice delivery man and community college teacher while her mother worked at hotels, grocery stores and the local horse track.

Bell moved to Los Angeles in the ’80s and began collaborating with fellow singer-songwriters like the late, great Jeff Buckley.

After going through a rough patch, she emerged in 2014 with When I Leave Ohio, an album of intensely quiet songs she wrote in the wake of her father’s death.

She returns to town to open for Rachael Yamagata at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 9. The concert takes place at the Music Box Supper Club.

Bell, who now lives in Woodstock, New York, says she’s particularly excited for the Music Box show.

“I love Cleveland so much, so this show feels extra, extra special,” she says in an email exchange. “I have lots of friends and family there.”

This article appears in Jan 24-30, 2018.

Jeff has been covering the Cleveland music scene for more than 25 years now. On a regular basis, he tries to talk to whatever big acts are coming through town. And if you're in a local band that he needs to hear, email him at jniesel@clevescene.com.

One reply on “A Northeast Ohio Native, Singer-Songwriter Sandy Bell to Open for Rachael Yamagata at the Music Box”

  1. Sandy Bell is a musical goddess. There is so much soul in her music and her talent runs deeper than Lake Erie.

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