| LC control no. | no2008050328 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Campbell, Ambrose, 1919-2006 |
| Variant(s) | Campbell, Oladipupo Adekoya, 1919-2006 |
| See also | Corporate body: West African Rhythm Brothers |
| Birth date | 1919-08-19 |
| Death date | 2006-06-22 |
| Place of birth | Lagos (Nigeria) |
| Place of death | Plymouth (England) |
| Field of activity | Highlife (Music) |
| Profession or occupation | Musicians Composers Band directors |
| Found in | His London is the place for me. 3, Ambrose Adekoya Campbell [SR] p2006: container (Ambrose Adekoya Campbell) insert (Ambrose Campbell; b. 1919, Lagos, Nigeria) All music guide WWW site, Apr. 2, 2008 (Ambrose Campbell; b. Oladipupo Adekoya Campbell, Aug. 19, 1919, Lagos, Nigeria, d. June 22, 2006, Plymouth, England) Discogs WWW site, March 3, 2016 (Ambrose Adekoya Campbell; Nigerian singer, guitarist, percussionist, composer and bandleader; in 1952 he and his band, the West African Rhythm Brothers acquired longterm residency at the Abalabi Club in Soho's Berwick Street; he recorded for Melodisc while bandleader; in 1972 Campbell moved to Los Angeles, where he had been invited to work with Leon Russell; was on the sessions for Russell's collaboration with Willie Nelson, One for the road (Columbia, 1989); returned to Britain a few years before his death and settled in the southern seaport of Plymouth) <https://www.discogs.com/artist/554144-Ambrose-Adekoya-Campbell.> |
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