Ray Campi
Rockabilly wildman Ray Campi recorded several classic singles during the music's prime era, and later staged a comeback that earned him a substantial cult audience over the '70s and '80s. Campi was born in New York in 1934 and moved with his family to Austin, TX, at age ten. He started listening to country music, learned the guitar, and formed his first band in high school, which played on local radio stations. Campi made his first recordings in 1951, but it wasn't until 1956, when he cut the single "Caterpillar" b/w "Play It Cool" for the small TNT label, that any of them were released. He went on to record for Domino ("Screamin' Mimi") and Dot ("The Ballad of Donna & Peggy Sue"), and moved to Los Angeles in 1959, where he signed with Colpix and recorded "Hear What I Wanna Hear." During the early '60s, Campi lived in New York and spent two and a half years as a staff writer at Aaron Schroeder's publishing firm, but was never allowed to record any of the songs he'd written. He returned to Austin in 1967 and recorded "Civil Disobedience" for the Sonobeat label, but nothing came of it, and he settled in Los Angeles and became a junior-high school teacher. Around 1973, Campi hooked up with Ronny Weiser's revivalist Rollin' Rock label and started making new recordings in the classic, high-energy rockabilly style. A steady stream of albums followed into the '80s, which also brought a couple of sets for Rounder, 1980's Rockin' at the Ritz and 1986's Gone, Gone, Gone!. Campi continued to record into the new millennium, releasing occasional albums on his own label. He died in Los Angeles on March 11, 2021, at the age of 86.
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The Original Rockabilly Album
Rockabilly - Released by Real Music Productions on 1 Sep 1957
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At the Thunderbird Rock 'n' Roll Venue (Live)
Ray Campi, The Hicksville Bombers
Rock - Released by AMB on 1 Jun 2019
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With Friends In Texas
Rock - Released by Flying Fish on 1 Jan 1988
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Rockabilly Rebellion: The Very Best Of Ray Campi, Vol. 1
Rock - Released by HighTone Records on 1 Jan 1981
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Perpetual Stomp
Rockabilly - Released by Real Music Productions on 1 Sep 1996
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Rockabilly Rocket
Rockabilly - Released by Synergie OMP on 1 Jan 2007
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Rockabilly Rebellion: The Very Best Of Ray Campi Vol. 1
Rock - Released by Shout! on 1 Jan 1981
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Recalls the Music of Woody: More Hard Travelin'
Folk - Released by Real Music Productions on 23 Nov 2010
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Dim Café's Vol 2
Rockabilly - Released by Real Music Productions on 9 Dec 2008
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The Rollin' Rock Records, Vol. 1
Rockabilly - Released by Rollin' Rock Records on 19 Jul 2013
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The Hollywood Cats
Rockabilly - Released by Rockin'Rollin' Products on 1 Jan 1994
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Taylor Texas 1988
Rockabilly - Released by Real Music Productions on 1 Sep 1988
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Ray Campi with Friends Along the Way (From Austin to L.A)
Rock - Released by Music 4me on 27 Nov 2015
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Dim Café's Vol 3
Rockabilly - Released by Real Music Productions on 9 Dec 2008
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High School Hellcats Reunion
Rockabilly - Released by Rockin'Rollin' Products on 15 Apr 2002
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With Friends in Texas
Country - Released by Real Music Productions on 1 Sep 1998
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Tenneessee and Texas
Country - Released by Real Music Productions on 1 Sep 2004
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The Ultimate Jimmie Skinner Songbook
Rockabilly - Released by Real Music Productions on 5 Jan 2010
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The Rollin' Rock Recordings, Vol. 2
Rockabilly - Released by Rollin' Rock Records on 6 May 2016
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