Keyboardist, singer, songwriter and producer Richard Bell has died of cancer in Toronto.  He was 61.

Richard played with many music greats such as Bob Dylan, Janice Joplin, The Band, Ronnie Hawkins, Bruce Cockburn, Blackie & The Rodeo Kings and TROLE. 

While in Firescape Studios making a record that was never released, TROLE had Richard into the studio to play on a couple of tracks. Chicken Stew Stomp and Rock'n'Roll Band.  Chicken Stew Stomp can be heard on the most recent TROLE release.

  "He was a great character and an amazing musician.  We were very fortunate to have worked with him." said J. Trole Taylor.

We are going to post the songs featuring Richard on our MySpace site for free download for the next two weeks.