John Campbell

Artist Biography For John Campbell

Guitarist Singer And Songwriter John Campbell Had The Potential Of Turning A Whole New Generation Of People Onto The Blues In The 1990s Much The Same Way Stevie Ray Vaughan Did In The 1980s. His Vocals Were So Powerful And His Guitar Playing So Fiery You Couldn't Help But Stop What You Were Doing And Pay Attention To What You Were Hearing. But Unfortunately Because Of Frail Health And A Rough European Tour He Suffered A Heart Attack While Sleeping On June 13 1993 At The Age Of 41. Campbell Was Born In Shreveport LA On January 20 1952 And Grew Up In Center TX. Although He Got His Own Guitar At Age Eight And Began Playing Professionally When He Was 13 He Didn't Get Serious About Playing Blues For A Living Until He Was Involved In A Near-Fatal Drag Racing Accident That Broke Several Ribs Collapsed A Lung And Took His Right Eye. In His Teens Campbell Opened For People Like Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown Albert Collins And Son Seals But He Later Got Sidetracked By Drag Racing And It Was While He Was Recuperating From His Near-Death Drag Racing Accident That He Re-Learned Guitar Developing His Own Distinctive Rhythm And Slide-Heavy Style Based In Some Measure On The Music Of Lightnin' Hopkins. In 1985 After Playing A Variety Of Clubs Between East Texas And New Orleans Campbell Moved To New York. One Night In New York Guitarist Ronnie Earl Happened Upon Campbell In A Club Playing With Johnny Littlejohn. Earl Was So Impressed That He Offered To Produce An Album By Campbell And The Result Was A Man And His Blues Crosscut 1019 A Germany-Only Release That Has Since Been Made Available In The U.S. That Album Earned Campbell A W.C. Handy Award Nomination In 1989 And Not Long After That The Rock & Roll World Started To Take Notice Of Him. Although He Never Sent A Tape To A Record Company In His Life After Drawing Ever-Growing Crowds To The Downtown New York Clubs Where He Played Executives At Elektra Records Took Notice Of Him And Signed Him To A Contract. Both Of His Albums For Elektra One Believer 1991 And Howlin' Mercy 1993 Are Brilliant Well-Produced Recordings Yet They Only Hint At Campbell's Potential For Greatness Had He Lived Longer. John Campbell Tribute Site Http //www.Devilinmycloset.Net
MySpace Fan Site 1 Http //www.Myspace.Com/johnmcgintycampbell
MySpace Fan Site 2 Http //www.Myspace.Com/howlinmercy

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John Campbell - Down In The Hole John Campbell - Devil In My Closet John Campbell - Love's Name John Campbell - Way Down In The Hole John Campbell - Wild Streak John Campbell - Ain't Afraid Of Midnight John Campbell - When The Levee Breaks John Campbell - One Believer John Campbell - Angel Of Sorrow John Campbell - Saddle Up My Pony John Campbell - World Of Trouble John Campbell - Look What Love Can Do John Campbell - Voodoo Edge John Campbell - Couldn't Do Nothin' John Campbell - Wiseblood John Campbell - Written In Stone John Campbell - Firin' Line John Campbell - Tiny Coffin John Campbell - Wolf Among The Lambs John Campbell - Person To Person John Campbell - Take Me Down John Campbell - Waltz No.2 John Campbell - Going To Dallas John Campbell - Bluebird John Campbell - Bad Night Blues John Campbell - Judgement Day John Campbell - Sittin' Here Thinkin' John Campbell - Texas Country Boy John Campbell - Deep River Rag John Campbell - Sunnyland Train John Campbell - White Lightnin' John Campbell - Symphony No. 40 John Campbell - Walkin' Blues John Campbell - Maiden Voyage John Campbell - Mojo Hand John Campbell - I Can't Be Satisfied John Campbell - Rollin' Stone John Campbell - Watch Dog Blues John Campbell - Blues In A John Campbell - Driftin' And Driftin' John Campbell - My Babe John Campbell - Fall John Campbell - Couldn't Do Nothing John Campbell - Walking Blues John Campbell - Nice And Slow Bagheads Deep Dub John Campbell - Terraplane Blues John Campbell - Talk To Me Babe John Campbell - The Sky Is Crying John Campbell - The Spell John Campbell - Sky Dive

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Biography - John Campbell

Guitarist Singer And Songwriter John Campbell Had The Potential Of Turning A Whole New Generation Of People Onto The Blues In The 1990s Much The Same Way Stevie Ray Vaughan Did In The 1980s. His Vocals Were So Powerful And His Guitar Playing So Fiery You Couldn't Help But Stop What You Were Doing And Pay Attention To What You Were Hearing. But Unfortunately Because Of Frail Health And A Rough European Tour He Suffered A Heart Attack While Sleeping On June 13 1993 At The Age Of 41. Campbell Was Born In Shreveport LA On January 20 1952 And Grew Up In Center TX. Although He Got His Own Guitar At Age Eight And Began Playing Professionally When He Was 13 He Didn't Get Serious About Playing Blues For A Living Until He Was Involved In A Near-Fatal Drag Racing Accident That Broke Several Ribs Collapsed A Lung And Took His Right Eye. In His Teens Campbell Opened For People Like Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown Albert Collins And Son Seals But He Later Got Sidetracked By Drag Racing And It Was While He Was Recuperating From His Near-Death Drag Racing Accident That He Re-Learned Guitar Developing His Own Distinctive Rhythm And Slide-Heavy Style Based In Some Measure On The Music Of Lightnin' Hopkins. In 1985 After Playing A Variety Of Clubs Between East Texas And New Orleans Campbell Moved To New York. One Night In New York Guitarist Ronnie Earl Happened Upon Campbell In A Club Playing With Johnny Littlejohn. Earl Was So Impressed That He Offered To Produce An Album By Campbell And The Result Was A Man And His Blues Crosscut 1019 A Germany-Only Release That Has Since Been Made Available In The U.S. That Album Earned Campbell A W.C. Handy Award Nomination In 1989 And Not Long After That The Rock & Roll World Started To Take Notice Of Him. Although He Never Sent A Tape To A Record Company In His Life After Drawing Ever-Growing Crowds To The Downtown New York Clubs Where He Played Executives At Elektra Records Took Notice Of Him And Signed Him To A Contract. Both Of His Albums For Elektra One Believer 1991 And Howlin' Mercy 1993 Are Brilliant Well-Produced Recordings Yet They Only Hint At Campbell's Potential For Greatness Had He Lived Longer. John Campbell Tribute Site Http //www.Devilinmycloset.Net
MySpace Fan Site 1 Http //www.Myspace.Com/johnmcgintycampbell
MySpace Fan Site 2 Http //www.Myspace.Com/howlinmercy read less

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