Eddie C. Campbell

Eddie C. Campbell (May 6, 1939 – November 20, 2018) was an American blues guitarist and singer in the Chicago blues scene.

Biography Campbell was born in Duncan, Mississippi. He moved to Chicago at the age of ten, and by age 12 was learning from the blues musicians Muddy Waters, Magic Sam, and Otis Rush.

In his early years as a professional musician, he played as a sideman with Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, Little Johnny Taylor, and Jimmy Reed.

In 1984, Campbell left Chicago for Europe, living first in the Netherlands

In February 2013, Campbell suffered a stroke and a heart attack while on tour in Germany, leaving him paralyzed on the right side of his body. His wife, Barbara Basu, started the Eddie C. Campbell Assistance Fund to raise money to fly him back to Chicago for further medical treatment. He died in Oak Park, Illinois on November 20, 2018, aged 79.

Discography King of the Jungle (Mr. Blues, 1977; reissued by Rooster Blues) Let's Pick It! (Black Magic Records, 1984; reissued by Evidence Records) The Baddest Cat on the Block (JSP Records, 1985) Mind Trouble (Double Trouble, 1988) That's When I Know (Blind Pig Records, 1994) Hopes and Dreams (Rooster Blues, 1997) Gonna Be Alright (Icehouse Records, 1999)※「Mind Troblue」Same Contents Show de Bola (Blues Special Records, 2005) Tear This World Up (Delmark Records, 2009) Spider Eating Preacher (Delmark Records, 2012)

Appears on American Blues Legends '79 (Big Bear Records, 1979)