John CAMPBELL

⬇️ JOHN CAMPBELL ⬇️

(John Allen Campbell)

DISCOGRAPHY 1972-1999 (13CD/DVD)

 BIOGRAPHY 

John Allen Campbell (January 20, 1952 – June 13, 1993) was an American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter, who was born in Shreveport, Louisiana.

A guitarist who took blues technique to new heights in concerts with a blend of driving rhythms, staccato riffs and bravura slide guitar sequences, his favoured instruments were a 1952 Gibson Southern Jumbo acoustic, a 1934 National Steel and a 1940's National resophonic guitar.

He grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana, and his first group was the Texas based electric power trio, Junction. Formed in 1973, the trio disbanded two years later, and Campbell cut his first album titled Street Suite. At the eve of the 1980s he spent a time at the Robin Hood Studios in Tyler, Texas and taped a demo with his acoustic versions of blues standards. In 2000 these twelve tracks were issued as the compilation album, Tyler, Texas Session.

As a solo artist, Campbell continued to play in clubs of east Texas, and he also appeared in New Orleans. In 1985 he moved to New York and joined the local blues scene. His next album, A Man And His Blues, featured Ronnie Earl as producer and guest guitarist, was recorded during two days in April 1988, and was released on a small German record label. Its follow-up releases were on Elektra, One Believer (1991) and Howlin' Mercy (1993). The latter included the single cover version of Led Zeppelin's "When The Levee Breaks".

At the time when his recordings and live performances, including an extensive U.S. tour with Buddy Guy as well as two European ventures in 1992 and 1993, were gaining him popularity, Campbell suffered heart failure, in his sleep, aged 41, at his home in New York.

Austin Sessions, Texas

(Bootleg)

TRACKS 01-Mean Old World 02-Walking Blues 03-Early This Morning 04-Deeper Shade Of Blue 05-Key To The Highway 06-Long Distance Call 07-Feel Like My Time Ain't Long 08-Worried About My Babe 09-Come On In My Kitchen 10-Hitchhikin' Woman Take1 11-Hitchhikin' Woman Take2 12-Shake Em On Down 13-Talk To My Baby 14-Mojo Hand 15-Boom Boom Boom

JCL-1980-Austin Sessions, Texas (Bootleg) @FLAC

Live In Louisiana
(CD)

TRACKS 01-Goin' To Louisiana (Mojo hand) 02-Crossroads Blues 03-Boom Boom Boom 04-Boogie Chillen' 05-Grievance Blues 06-Sunnyland Train 07-HooDoo The HooDoo Man 08-Howlin' Wolf Blues & Long Distance Call 09-Muddy Waters Medley

JCL-1986-Live In Louisiana @320

(DVD)

TRACKS 01-Goin' To Louisiana (Mojo hand) 02-Crossroads Blues 03-Boom Boom Boom 04-Boogie Chillen' 05-Grievance Blues 06-Sunnyland Train 07-HooDoo The HooDoo Man 08-Howlin' Wolf Blues & Long Distance Call 09-Muddy Waters Medley

JCL-1986-Live In Louisiana (Bootleg) @AVI

One Believer

TRACKS 01-Devil In My Closet 02-Angel Of Sorrow 03-Wild Streak 04-Couldn't Do Nothin' 05-Tiny Coffin 06-World Of Trouble 07-Voodoo Edge 08-Person To Person 09-Take Me Down 10-One Believer

JCL-1991-One Believer @FLAC

Howlin Mercy

TRACKS 01-Ain't Afraid Of Midnight 02-When The Levee Breaks 03-Down In The Hole 04-Look What Love Can Do 05-Saddle Up My Pony 06-Firin' Line 07-Love's Name 08-Written In Stone 09-Wiseblood 10-Wolf Among The Lambs

JCL-1993-Howlin Mercy @FLAC

Live & Video

(DVD)

TRACKS 01-Tiny Coffin 02-Wild Streak 03-Angel Of Sorrow 04-Devil In My Closet 05-Couldn't Do Nothin' 06-Person To Person 07-Voodoo Edge 08-Take Me Down 09-Saddle Up My Pony 10-Deep River Rag 11-Person to Person ....(Montreaux Jazz Festival) 12-Couldn't Do Nothin'

JCL-1993-Live & Video (DVD) @MKV

Shocking Milano, Italy

(DVD)

TRACKS 01-John demos guitar styles 02-Ain't Afraid of Midnight 03-Interview, Part 1: "Howlin' Mercy" 04-Person to Person 05-Interview, Part 2: 1934 National Steel Guitar 06-Saddle Up My Pony 07-Interview, Part 3: Definition of the Blues 08-Down in the Hole 09-Interview, Part 4: Album Cover 10-When the Levee Breaks 11-Interview, Part 5: Situation

JCL-1993- SHOCKING MILANO Italy (DVD) @MKV

A Man And His Blues

TRACKS 01-Going to Dallas 02-Bad Night Blues 03-Judgement Day 04-Bluebird 05-Deep River Rag 06-Texas Country Boy 07-Sittin' Here Thinking 08-Sunnyland Train 09-White Lightnin'

JCL-1994 -A Man And His Blues @FLAC

Live: Voodoo Performance

+A Man And His Blues

(2CD)

TRACKS Live: Voodoo Performance (1992) 101-Bluebird 102-Couldn't do nothing 103-Devil in my closet 104-The spell 105-Angel of sorrow 106-Voodoo edge 107-Ain't afraid of midnight 108-Wild streak 109-Tiny Coffin 110-Take me down 111-When the levee breaks A Man And His Blues (1994) 201-Going to Dallas 202-Bad Night Blues 203-Judgement Day 204-Bluebird 205-Deep River Rag 206-Texas Country Boy 207-Sittin' Here Thinking 208-Sunnyland Train 209-White Lightnin'

JCL-1994-Live+A Man And His Blues @ALAC

Tyler, Texas Session

TRACKS 01-Walkin' Blues 02-I Can't Be Satisfied 03-Rollin' Stone 04-Watch Dog Blues 05-Driftin' And Driftin' 06-Medley In C,Chump Man Blues 07-My Babe 08-Talk To Me Babe 09-Blues In A 10-The Sky Is Crying 11-Terraplane Blues 12-Mojo Hand

JCL-1999-Tyler Texas Session @FLAC