Ray Campi • The Original Rockabilly Album

 

Biography
by Steve Huey
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.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ray-campi-mn0000406668/biography

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Biografía
por Steve Huey
Ray Campi, el salvaje del rockabilly, grabó varios singles clásicos durante la época de esplendor de la música, y más tarde protagonizó un regreso que le valió una importante audiencia de culto durante los años 70 y 80. Campi nació en Nueva York en 1934 y se trasladó con su familia a Austin, Texas, a los diez años. Empezó a escuchar música country, aprendió a tocar la guitarra y formó su primera banda en el instituto, que tocaba en las emisoras de radio locales. Campi hizo sus primeras grabaciones en 1951, pero no fue hasta 1956, cuando grabó el sencillo "Caterpillar" b/w "Play It Cool" para el pequeño sello TNT, que se publicó. Pasó a grabar para Domino ("Screamin' Mimi") y Dot ("The Ballad of Donna & Peggy Sue"), y se trasladó a Los Ángeles en 1959, donde firmó con Colpix y grabó "Hear What I Wanna Hear". Durante los primeros años de la década de los 60, Campi vivió en Nueva York y pasó dos años y medio como escritor en la editorial de Aaron Schroeder, pero nunca se le permitió grabar ninguna de las canciones que había escrito. Volvió a Austin en 1967 y grabó "Civil Disobedience" para el sello Sonobeat, pero no consiguió nada, y se instaló en Los Ángeles y se convirtió en profesor de secundaria. Alrededor de 1973, Campi se unió al sello revivalista Rollin' Rock de Ronny Weiser y comenzó a hacer nuevas grabaciones en el clásico estilo rockabilly de alta energía. En los años 80, Campi grabó un par de álbumes para Rounder, Rockin' at the Ritz (1980) y Gone, Gone, Gone (1986). Campi continuó grabando en el nuevo milenio, publicando ocasionalmente álbumes en su propio sello.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ray-campi-mn0000406668/biography

Tracks:
1 - Caterpillar
2 - Play It Cool
3 - It Ain't Me
4 - Give That Love To Me
5 - Let Go Of Louie
6 - You Can't Catch Me
7 - Livin' On Love
8 - I Didn't Mean To Be Mean
9 - My Screamin' Screamin' Mimi
10 - The Crossing
11 - Long Tall Sally
12 - Loretta
13 - Johnny's Jive

Label:    The Magnum Music Group – CDMF 063
Genre:    Rock
Style:    Rock & Roll
https://www.discogs.com/release/6906868-Ray-Campi-The-Original-Rockabilly-Album

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