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Craig Willis Bell is an active American bass guitar player, singer, and songwriter. Most notably, Bell played bass and sang on selected numbers in two influential protopunk bands- as a founding member of Mirrors, and then in Rocket From the Tombs, which dissolved into Pere Ubu and The Dead Boys.

Bell is still a member of Rocket From The Tombs, which is sporadically active. He also plays in The Down-fi, DEEZEN, and has recently joined X_____X and The Gizmos.

The IndepenDisc Music Club describes Bell saying, "Punk as an Attitude is Old School. The Down-fi is Old School Punk. Look no further than Craig Willis Bell. The man is 70s Punk personified. Every Artist who wishes to understand Old School Punk should familiarize themselves with and study Craig Willis Bell.

Albums
With Rocket From The Tombs
 * Rocket Redux (2004)
 * I Sell Soul / Romeo & Juliet (2010)
 * Barfly (2011)

With Saucers
 * What We Do (1979)
 * A Certain Kind Of Shy / She’s Alright (1980)

With The Plan
 * I Love New York (I Hate New York) (1979)

With Mirrors
 * Those Were Different Times: Unreleased Cleveland Recordings 1973-1976 (1997; archival)

With The Down-fi
 * America Now (2009)
 * Beehunter (2012)
 * Santa’s Pissed Off (2013)
 * Roadmaster / Why Me? (2014)

Craig Willis Bell