Clarence Church Campbell (13 July 1891 – 25 April 1952), known professionally as Big Bill Campbell and sometimes in character as "Zeke Winters", was a Canadian entertainer and broadcaster who popularised Western music especially on radio in Britain from the 1930s until his death in 1952.
He studied in Belfast, fought in Europe in the First World War,[3] and after his first marriage and divorce in Canada returned to settle in England in 1930.
[5] Campbell's role was as bandleader, compere, raconteur, and occasional singer,[6] and was known for his comment "Mighty fine!"
[2] He led a group of mostly British musicians variously known as "His Hilly-Billy Band", "Hill-Billy Round-Up", or "Rocky Mountain Rhythm", ostensibly presented from his "old log cabin".
[3] Many of the shows featured comic sketches and stereotypical characters such as "The Yodelling Buckaroo", Norman Harper; “Chief White Eagle” Jack Curtis; and "The Sweet Voice of the West", Peggy Bailey.