David Paul Campbell is an American musician and songwriter.
David Paul Campbell | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Musician |
| Nationality | American |
Campbell was briefly a student at the University of Georgia before pursuing music, falling in first with old high school classmate Ry Cooder, then Taj Mahal. During his time in Atlanta, he was president of the Atlanta Folk Music Society. He plays guitar, mandolin, Hammond organ, bouzouki, dulcimer, keyboards and harmonica. A longtime touring musician, sideman and accompanist, Campbell toured with pioneer bluesman Buddy Moss in the 1960s. He played behind Sam Chatmon and toured with or opened for Dave Mason, Maria Muldaur, Ten Years After, Poco and several more.[1]
Campbell figures into the history of The Doors through a brief 1975 stint in Butts Band, a group founded by ex-Doors Robbie Krieger and John Densmore. He appears on neither of the band’s two LPs.
Campbell has an extensive solo catalog and continues to perform in and around Santa Cruz, California. He also founded Mudbug International Music with his wife, Jessie Lilley.[2] He’s recorded and written songs with Loretta McNair[3][4] and Todd Handley,[5] among others.
Songs include: "Whiskey in My Coffee", "Revolving Door", "She Said Nothin'", "Fannin Street", "Shovelhead Rag" and "Swing Baby".[6][7][better source needed]
References
edit- ^ "David Paul Campbell - Press". Sonicbids.com. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- ^ "Mudbug Music, Inc". Mudbugmusic.com. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- ^ "Loretta McNair". lorettamcnair.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ Loretta McNair. "YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ Todd Handley. "YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ "Shovelhead Rag.wmv". YouTube. 2010-09-25. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- ^ "Swing Baby Todd Handley". YouTube. 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2015-11-04.