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.
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.
Campbell has an extensive solo catalog and continues to perform in and around Santa Cruz, California.
Songs include: "Whiskey in My Coffee", "Revolving Door", "She Said Nothin'", "Fannin Street", "Shovelhead Rag" and "Swing Baby".