LA Band:
Curt Campbell harmonica/vocals
Chris Pinnick Electric Guitar
Chet McCracken Drums
Scotty Manzo Bass
Mike Finnigan B3 Hammond Organ and Keyboards
Albert Wing Tenor Sax
Jon Papenbrook Trumpet
Eric Jorgenson Trombone
Ben Peeler Lap Steel
San Francisco Band:
Electrified Fiddle Carlos Reyes
Guitar Garth Webber
Bass Victor Little
Piano Tony Lafrano
Accoustic Guitar Todd Swenson
Sax Johnnie Bamont
Drums Jeff Minnieweahter
Harmonica, Vocals, Lyrics Curt Campbell (The Beast)
Influences
The Doors, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tower of Power, Cold Blood, Huey Lewis, James Harman, Dave Mathews, Stained, Doobie Brothers
Sounds Like
The Doors, Jerry Lee Lewis, Huey Lewis and The News
Curtis Paul Campbell is an American Record Producer, Singer, Songwriter (BMI), and Composer, the owner of Beast Release Records and the founder of "The Eclectic Beast Band".
In 1990 having come in from the field, Curt was consolidating some special operations gear from one bag to the next, when much to his surprise a Harmonica (gifted by a platoon mate) fell out of the medical kit attached to his webgear. Looking at the harmonica in the palm of his hand Curt realized that this was an omen, a gift and that it was in his destiny to learn how to play. Curt says: "I really taught myself to play the Blues. When I first started to play I didn't understand the dynamics of playing a Harmonica, nor did I read music. I discovered that I was naturally playing across the grain of the music, which is the nature of the Blues. Once I learned how to bend the notes, I felt a deep connection in my soul like I had been playing all along, in a pre-existent state, or in a past life, and playing the Harmonica made my spirit soar". "I seem to play best when I'm down and of course that's the spirit of the blues". "I used to carry the Harmonica around my neck on a leather cord and I played that harmonica every where I went on submarines and ships and airplanes, in humvees and troop carriers and in the jungles and deserts of the good guys and the bad guys, in the middle of nowhere and in places like Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. It always makes people happy to hear someone playing a Harmonica". In 1998 with a little help from his friends and SEAL Brethren Curt produced his first record album "Killhouse" under "Beast Release Records".
Discography:
1) Curtis Paul Campbell & The Eclectic Beast Band "Killhouse" Beast Release Records 1998
2) Curtis Paul Campbell & The Eclectic Beast Band "Nature of the Beast" Beast Released Records 2004
3) Curtis Paul Campbell & The Eclectic Beast Band "Unplugged" Beast Release Records 2007
4) Curtis Paul Campbell & The Eclectic Beast Band "Live at the Sweetwater Saloon" Beast Release Records in 2009
5) Curtis Paul Campbell & The Eclectic Beast Band "Living The Music" 2009 Beast Release Records in 2009
a) Songs currently in documentaries: Church Mouse Marlin Invitational Tournament "Granny Goes to Church"
b) Songs currently in movies: 1) Billy Ray Cyrus/Heather Locklear in Flying By: "Faleen, Tramp, Hollywood Dreamer" 2) Afghan Knights: "Shotgun Mambo"
Curtis "The Beast" Campbell's Friend Space (Top 2)
Thank you for the add! I received your killhouse cd back in '98 when my ex was stationed in Guam at NSWU-1, and i'm still lovin' it to this day! Thanks~
