Birth name Larry Campbell Role Multi-instrumentalist Name Larry Campbell | Years active 1980–present Occupation(s) Musician Spouse Teresa Williams | |
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Born February 21, 1955 (age 69)
New York, New York, United States ( 1955-02-21 ) Genres Folk rock, folk, rock, blues, country Instruments Guitar, mandolin, Violin, Irish bouzouki, vocals, bass Associated acts Bob Dylan, Levon Helm, Phil Lesh and Friends, Hot Tuna Albums Live at the Warfield, Rooftops, Live at the Warfield Theater, Tentacion, Le Motif Music director Ain't in It for My Health: A Film about Levon Helm, Hick, The Wiseman Music group Phil Lesh and Friends (Since 2006) Similar People Levon Helm, Amy Helm, Jorma Kaukonen, Barry Mitterhoff, Phil Lesh Profiles | ||
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Larry Campbell (born February 21, 1955, New York City) is an American multi-instrumentalist, who plays many stringed instruments (including guitar, mandolin, pedal steel guitar, slide guitar, and violin) in genres including country, folk, blues, and rock. He is perhaps most widely known for his time as part of Bob Dylan's Never Ending Tour band from 1997 to 2004.
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- One on one larry campbell teresa williams jesus on the mainline 1 18 17 city winery new york
- The guitar of larry campbell
- Biography
- Personal life
- Discography
- References
Campbell also has extensive experience as a studio musician. Over the past years, Larry has recorded with such artists as Levon Helm, Judy Collins, Lucy Kaplansky, Richard Shindell, Linda Thompson, Sheryl Crow, Chris Castle, Paul Simon, B. B. King, Willie Nelson, Eric Andersen, Buddy and Julie Miller, Kinky Friedman, Little Feat, Hot Tuna, Cyndi Lauper, k.d. lang, Anastasia Barzee, Rosanne Cash and Ayọ, among others.
The guitar of larry campbell
Biography
During the 1970s and 1980s, Campbell performed regularly on New York City's burgeoning Country Music scene, at well-known venues such as Greenwich Village's legendary Lone Star Cafe, City Limits, The Rodeo Bar, and O'Lunney's, near the United Nations. He contributed his talents to several musicals.
Beginning in the late 1970s, Campbell was also a member of The Woodstock Mountains Revue, a unique folk group that featured Artie & Happy Traum, Pat Alger, Jim Rooney, Bill Keith, John Herald, Eric Andersen and John Sebastian.
In 1982, Campbell performed in the orchestra for Alaska – The Musical, playing fiddle, acoustic and electric guitar, pedal steel and banjo. Campbell also performed in the orchestra for Big River in 1985, and Rhythm Ranch in 1989. In addition, he played pedal steel guitar, banjo, fiddle and guitar for the entire run of The Will Rogers Follies, which opened on Broadway in New York City on May 1, 1991.
Campbell was a member of Bob Dylan's "Never Ending Tour" band from March 31, 1997 until November 21, 2004. Through his association with Dylan's bass player Tony Garnier, Larry joined the band, replacing John Jackson as a guitarist, and expanded the role to multi-instrumentalist, playing instruments such as cittern, violin/fiddle, pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar, mandolin, banjo, and slide guitar.
Since Campbell's departure from Dylan's band, he has continued to make guest appearances with various artists and live acts including Peter Wolf, Elvis Costello, Emmylou Harris, Rosanne Cash, Furthur, and Phil and Friends. He has also produced albums for many artists, including most recently Jorma Kaukonen
Campbell toured regularly with Levon Helm, in addition to producing Helm's two Grammy-winning albums, Dirt Farmer and Electric Dirt, and acting as the musical director for Levon's Midnight Ramble concerts.
Campbell is credited with playing banjo, fiddle, and pedal steel on The Black Crowes 2009 album Before the Frost...Until the Freeze. He also appears on the Outlaw Country band Whitey Morgan and the 78's recorded at Levon Helm's studio in December 2009 and January 2010, and Last Bird Home by Chris Castle, also recorded at Levon's studio in 2011.
Campbell played guitar, pedal steel, banjo, slide, mandolin, and fiddle on Dan brenner's 2011 album Little Dark Angel produced by 10-time Grammy winner Jay Newland. Campbell and his wife, Teresa, released a self-titled album on June 23, 2015 on Red House Records.
Personal life
Campbell is married to singer Teresa Williams. For the past several years, Campbell has been musical director and bandleader of the Levon Helm Band at the latter's Midnight Ramble concerts. On September 18, 2008, at the 7th Annual Americana Music Association Honors and Awards Show, Campbell was presented with The Lifetime Achievement ~ Instrumentalist Award.
Discography
Larry Campbell has contributed to many albums by various musical artists. This is a partial list.