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Pedal steel guitarist Chuck Campbell and his lap steel-playing brother Darick are two of the finest in this tradition. Rounding out the band, which has been playing together for nearly two decades, is a high-energy rhythm section featuring brother Phil Campbell on electric guitar and his son Carlton on drums. Katie Jackson's classic, gutsy gospel vocals bring the ensemble to a level of energy and expression that defies description.

The Campbell Brothers present a compelling, rich variety of material from the African-American Holiness-Pentecostal repertoire with a new twist: the growling, wailing, shouting, singing and swinging voice of the steel guitar, played as you have never heard it played before.

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Campbell Brothers: Can You Feel It?

Read "Can You Feel It?" reviewed by James Taylor


When organist John Medeski helped the young guitarist Robert Randolph get his music career started, the trio leader was rightfully deemed a fair judge of talent, and The Word (Ropeadope, 2001) helped Randolph land a major label deal. Unclassified, the pedal steel player's funk-infused gospel-pop debut for Warner Bros., introduced mass audiences to the Sacred Steel tradition of the House of God church.So, much should be expected from Medeski's latest find for Ropeadope: Rochester, New York's Campbell Brothers. ...

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Free Concerts with Campbell Brothers and Billy Martin in Philadelphia

Free Concerts with Campbell Brothers and Billy Martin in Philadelphia

Source: All About Jazz

UNIVERSITY CITY DISTRICT PRESENTS FREE AUTUMN CONCERTS IN CLARK PARK

Neighborhood improvement organization will host The Campbell Brothers and Medeski Martin & Wood's Billy Martin in Clark Park this October

Philadelphia, PA - This October, University City District (UCD), a neighborhood and business improvement organization located in West Philadelphia, will inaugurate their bi-annual free outdoor music series. It all begins on Thursday, October 5 at 6pm when UCD presents The Campbell Brothers, who will bring their soaring, moaning, and driving ...

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