Glenn Ross Campbell

Infobox musical artist
Name = Glenn Ross Campbell


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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = Glenn Ross Campbell
Alias = Fernando
Born = 1946
Died =
Origin = USA
Instrument = Steel Guitar
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Genre = Acid rock
Progressive rock
Blues rock
Psychedelic rock
Art rock
Hard rock
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Years_active = 1956 to Present
Label = Fontana Records
Cherry Red Records
Ugly Things Records
Associated_acts = The Misunderstood
Juicy Lucy
Joe Cocker
Influence
URL = [http://www.themisunderstood.com/ themisunderstood.com]
Notable_instruments = Steel guitar

Glenn Ross Campbell born in 1946, is a child prodigy Steel guitarist, most noted for being lead guitarist of cult band, The Misunderstood [cite book|title=Unknown Legends of Rock 'n' Roll|first=Richie|last=Unterberger|authorlink=Richie Unterberger|publisher=Backbeat Books|month=June | year=1998|location=USA|chapter=Psychedelic Unknowns: The Misunderstood|chapterurl=http://www.richieunterberger.com/misunderstood.html|isbn=0-87930-534-7] [cite journal|title=100 Greatest Psychedelic Records|journal=Record Collector | issn =1746-8051|year=2005] . The Misunderstood were a psychedelic group originating from Riverside, California in the mid-1960s. They moved to London in 1966, with the assistance of their manager, John Peel. In UK they recruited Englishman Tony Hill on guitar, thus forming an international rock-music group, preceding Hendrix. “The Misunderstood were one of the most innovative and enigmatic bands of the Sixties and one of the psychedelic era’s best loved groups.” [cite web|title=Review by Terrascope Online – Jan. 2008|url=http://www.terrascope.co.uk/Reviews/Reviews_January08.htm#Misunderstood|accessdate=2008-09-03] [cite journal| quotes =| last = Fricke| first =David| authorlink = | coauthors =| date =September 2, 2004 | year = | month =
title =The Misunderstood: The Lost Acetates 1965-1966| journal =Rolling Stone Magazine | volume = | issue = 956 | pages = | issn = | pmid = | doi = | id = | url = | language =| format = | accessdate = | laysummary = | laysource = | laydate = | quote = ] . Influenced by The Yardbirds, the distinctive feature of their sound was Campbell's steel guitar. Rolling Stone Magazine (Issue 956) in a September 2, 2004 review describes the Misunderstood's Campbell as "Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page rolled into one."

Post Misunderstood

After the untimely break-up of The Misunderstood in London in 1967, Campbell reformed the band with all new members including former Bush front man, Steve Hoard on lead vocals. At this point they were no longer playing psychedelic rock, opting for Pop and blues rock. They recorded two singles for Fontana Records before Hoard left and the group split [cite journal| quotes = | last = Stax| first = Mike| authorlink = | coauthors =| date = | year = 2003| month =
title = The Story of The Misunderstood | journal =Ugly Things Magazine | volume = | issue = 21 | pages = | issn = | pmid = | doi = | id = | url = | language =| format = | accessdate = | laysummary = | laysource = | laydate = | quote = ] .

With Campbell the only original member of The Misunderstood, British backing musicians were recruited and the name was changed to Juicy Lucy, who made the charts in the UK in 1970 with a rendition of the Bo Diddley song Who Do You Love?, and released two successful albums [cite journal| quotes = | last = Stax| first = Mike| authorlink = | coauthors =| date = | year = 2004| month =
title = The Story of The Misunderstood | journal =Ugly Things Magazine | volume = | issue = 22 | pages = | issn = | pmid = | doi = | id = | url = | language =| format = | accessdate = | laysummary = | laysource = | laydate = | quote = ] .

After the break-up of Juicy Lucy, Campbell was hired to play back up for Joe Cocker, with whom he toured the US. He also played with Sammy Hagar, and with Steve Hoard, and also with Rod Piazza's Dirty Blues Band [cite journal| quotes = | last = Stax| first = Mike| authorlink = | coauthors =| date = | year = 2005| month =
title = The Story of The Misunderstood | journal =Ugly Things Magazine | volume = | issue = 23 | pages = | issn = | pmid = | doi = | id = | url = | language =| format = | accessdate = | laysummary = | laysource = | laydate = | quote = ] .

In 1982, Campbell reformed with original Misunderstood singer Rick Brown as The Influence and they recorded a single (No Survivors/Queen of Madness) for Rough Trade Records (UK) [cite web|title=The Influence at Rate Your Music|url=http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/influence|accessdate=2007-04-09] .

In 1998, Cherry Red Records (UK) released a full album of their later material under the name of "The Misunderstood: Broken Road" (CDM RED 147) [cite web|title=Ref. Amazon.com|url=http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000024XZK/|accessdate=2007-01-28] . Recently, in 2004, Ugly Things Records (USA) released another full album of previously unreleased tracks named, Misunderstood: "The Lost Acetates 1965-1966", that received International media coverage [cite journal|last=Entertainment-Reuters (Yahoo News) |title=New Label Sheds Light on the Misunderstood|journal=Billboard|date=June 18, 2004] [cite journal|last=Rolling Stone Magazine Issue 956|title=The Misunderstood: The Lost Acetates 1965-1966 by David Fricke|date=September 2, 2004] .

Campbell currently lives in New Zealand where he has his own band and does session work..

References

External links

* [http://www.themisunderstood.com/ Official Misunderstood website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/themisunderstood1966 Misunderstood on My Space]

Related

*John Peel
*The Yardbirds
*Jeff Beck