From:   "Dik de Heer" 
Date:  Fri Mar 22, 2002  6:15 am
Subject:  Born To Be With You : Cecil Campbell
 
CECIL CAMPBELL (By Shaun Mather)

Born 22 March, 1911, Danbury, North Carolina
Died 18 June, 1989, Charlotte, North Carolina

Campbell was a seasoned country performer who came to the attention of
European rockabilly enthusiasts in the 70's when his 50's rockabilly sides
for MGM were reissued on a series of compilation albums. Campbell spent his
early working life on his father's tobacco farm in Stokes County, North
Carolina, before joining Dick Hartman's Tennessee Ramblers in Pittsburgh in
the early 30's. They recorded throughout the decade under various guises,
Tennessee Ramblers, Washboard Wonders and Hartman's Heartbreakers, until
Hartman left the group in 1937. Campbell took over the group in 1945, as
they recorded for RCA Victor where they scored Campbell's only hit with
Steel Guitar Ramble in 1949. He made records for Palmetto and Super Disc
before cutting some rockabilly for MGM in the mid-50's, the best being Rock
And Roll Fever and The Rocking Guitar. In the 60's he tried his hand at Big
Wheel and Starday and he even founded his own label back in North Carolina
where he continued to play the odd show long after his recording career had
ended.

Recommended listening:
Cecil Campbell and his Tennessee Ramblers - Bronco Buster.