Freddie Bell

Ferdinando Dominick Bello, known as Freddie Bell, (September 29, 1931 – February 10, 2008) was an American musician, whose group, Freddie Bell and the Bellboys, were influential in the development of rock and roll in the 1950s. He was a prominent performer with the group on the Las Vegas Strip in the 1950s and 1960s, and continued to perform in Las Vegas into his later years after the demise of the group.

Biography Bell was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Italian American parents, who were shopkeepers. Freddie Bell and the group became closely associated with Las Vegas in the 1950s and 1960s, performing regularly at The Sands, the Desert Inn, the Sahara Hotel, the Flamingo Hotel and other venues. The group were later joined by Roberta Linn, who was married to Bell from 1961 to 1973. He continued to perform in Las Vegas into his later years after the demise of the group in the mid 1960s.

Bell's last recording was Those Were The Nights (2006), a tribute song written by Richard Friedland and Ray Stribe which showcased Las Vegas legends Babe Pier, Carme and Peter Anthony along with Freddie.

Freddie Bell was married four times and had six children and a stepson.

Freddie Bell died, aged 76, on 10 February 2008.