Ambrose Campbell
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Nigerian musician/band leader (1919-2006)
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1936-04-22
- Active to
- 2017-08-08
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Discography
- Big Bluegrass Special1962
- Too Late to Worry - Too Blue to Cry1963
- The Astounding 12-String Guitar of Glen Campbell1964
- The Big Bad Rock Guitar of Glen Campbell1965
- The 12 String Guitar of Glen Campbell1966
- Burning Bridges1967
- Gentle On My Mind1967
- By the Time I Get to Phoenix1967
- A New Place in the Sun1968
- Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell1968
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- 2,287
- Total plays
- 9,384
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Born Oladipupo Adekoya Campbell in Lagos, Nigeria, on August 19, 1919, Ambrose Campbell was the leader of Britain's first-ever black band, The West African Rhythm Brothers The group made its first public appearance in London at the May 1945 celebrations in honor of VE Day, performing in Piccadilly Circus as their fellow Londoners celebrated the Nazis' defeat. IIn 1946 the West African Rhythm Brothers toured the U.K. in support of Les Ballets Nègres, Britain's first black ballet company. <a href
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Campbell
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Lagos
- Place of death
- Plymouth
- Occupation
- guitarist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- highlife
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- date of birth
- 1919-08-19
- date of death
- 2006-06-22
- start of work period
- 1946-00-00
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