EDDIE C. CAMPBELL is currently on tour as a solo act AND as part of the "American Blues Legends 2008" revue! (A five-headliner, mega blues line-up playing all the greatest festivals throughout the world.)
AMERICAN BLUES LEGENDS 2008… CURRENTLY STARS THE FOLLOWING GREATS! :
ARTHUR ADAMS
EDDIE C. CAMPBELL
ELMORE JAMES, JR.
BYTHER SMITH and
BOBBY PARKER
AMERICAN BLUES LEGENDS MANAGEMENT EXCLUSIVELY REPRESENTS THE FOLLOWING ARTISTS FOR WORLDWIDE BOOKING, IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER:
ARTHUR ADAMS
(Brilliant blues guitarist / singer from Los Angeles, capable of spine-tingling falsetto and deep R&B flavor)
LV BANKS AND TRE
(Gutbucket, southside blues singer / guitarist from Chicago)
MISSISSIPPI BO
(Swampy, real deal blues singer guitarist from Greenwood, MS)
RAY BROOKS
(Sophistocated blues singer and axesmith who made the 70's hit "Walk Out Like A Lady")
EDDIE C. CAMPBELL
(Westside Chicago bluesman and running buddy of Magic Sam's)
DANGEROUS DARRYL
(Self-branded “American, Negro, Hippy Blues” imagine Earl Hooker meets Johnny Winter and you get the picture)
SONNY GREEN
(The grittiest, soul-blues singer in Los Angeles.)
CURTIS JACK GRIFFIN
(Probably the gutsiest blues singer in Los Angeles)
VERNON HARRINGTON
(“The Last Undiscovered Chicago Westside Bluesman!!!” Learned to play guitar at Magic Sam's back yard barbeques)
ELMORE JAMES, JR.
(Undisputed son of the Legend. Amazing singer and raw slide player. Look for his new CD out in January on JSP Records)
ROY LEE JOHNSON
(The Beatles covered his "Mister Moonlight". Singing, guitar-wielding dynamo)
GUY KING
(Young, exciting axe-man from Chicago. Willie Kent's long-time, right-hand man)
JOE KINCAID
(The best soul blues bandleader in South Central, LA)
JOYCE LAWSON
(A female Ray Charles. Sings blues, gospel and R&B, as well as plays piano like a Goddess)
BOBBY PARKER
(Totally original, funky, bluesman that can throw down bee bop lines and holler like his life depends on it)
BYTHER SMITH
(Captivating Chicago singer / guitarist. Plays like BB King with his hair on fire!)
ANDY WALO
(Jr. Well's longtime brilliant guitar hero, originally from Sweden. The true future of blues. This guy's star is rising fast!)
CHICK WILLIS
(The Stoop Down Man from Atlanta, GA. One of the nicest and most soulful entertainers in the business. A class act)
For booking info: Call Peter Chase (Vice President) or Cadillac Zack (President) at American Blues Legends Management 323-666-2177 or visit AmericanBluesLegends.com
Happily, Eddie C. Campbell returned to Chicago after spending a decade entrenched in Europe. His shimmering West Side-styled guitar playing and unusually introspective songwriting have been a breath of fresh air on the Windy City circuit, reuniting the veteran bluesman with fans he left behind in 1984.
Campbell left rural Mississippi for the bright lights of Chicago at age ten, sneaking a peek at Muddy Waters at the 1125 Club soon after he arrived and jamming with his idol when he was only 12. He fell in with some West Side young bloods -- Luther Allison, Magic Sam -- and honed a guitar attack rooted deep in the ringing style. Campbell paid his sideman dues on the bandstand with everyone from Howlin' Wolf and Little Walter to Little Johnny Taylor and Jimmy Reed. Koko Taylor recommended Campbell to Willie Dixon, who hired him as a Chicago Blues All-Star in 1976.
Campbell cut his own debut album, the rousing King of the Jungle, in 1977 for the Steve Wisner's short-lived Mr. Blues logo (now available on Rooster Blues, it includes the guitarist's lighthearted Yuletide perennial "Santa's Been Messin' With the Kid"). But he split the country for calmer European climates, recording a nice 1984 album with a Dutch group, Let's Pick It!, that first came out on Black Magic and now adorns the Evidence catalog.
When Eddie C. Campbell finally returned stateside for the birth of his son, he made up for lost time by gigging steadily around Chicago and making a comeback album for Blind Pig, That's When I Know, that contained some very unforgettable originals. Gonna Be Alright followed in 1999.
Eddie C. finally returns to the studio (with famed producer Dick Shurman) with his killer Delmark debut, Tear This World Up, in 2009. The King of West Side Funk Blues is still in his prime, mesmerizing audiences with his deep blues grooves and distinctive reverb soaked guitar on his trademark purple Fender Jazzmaster, along with his witty original songwriting and powerful stage charisma.
PEACE & MANY BLESSINS' ON YOUR PATH EDDIE !! THANKS FOR KEEPING THE BLUES ALIVE!! MAY THERE BE FEW STONES IN YOUR PASSWAY MY FRIEND!! HOPE TO SEE YOU ON THE ROAD..TILL THEN.. KEEP MAKING IT DO WHAT IT DO... ~ RR
"DEVIL OFFERED A GOLD DOBRO~I SAID NO,I BE A HOBO!!" ~ RiYeN RoOtS
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Eddie, it was great playing with you at the kick off to the 2009 Chicago Blues Festival on Chicago's WLUP 97.9 morning show. I look forward to playing with you again!
Hello Eddie! Please let us know if you add any gigs on Sunday June 14th in Chi - it is the only day we can make it to the fest..would love to hear you while you are in the area! Best!
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