Larry Campbell (musician)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Larry Campbell |
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February 21, 1955 New York, New York, United States |
| Genres | Folk rock, folk, rock, blues, country |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar, mandolin, Violin, Irish bouzouki, vocals, bass |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Associated acts | Bob Dylan, Levon Helm, Phil Lesh and Friends, Hot Tuna |
| Website | larrycampbellmusic |
Larry Campbell (born February 21, 1955, New York, New York, United States) 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.
Campbell also has extensive experience as a studio musician. Over the past years, Larry has recorded with artists including 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.
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. Campbell also 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. The Revue recorded 5 classic albums for Rounder Records and is widely considered one of the premier folk groups of all time. 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.
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