Muryel Campbell


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Muryel “Zeke” Campbell is a guitar player from Dallas, Texas. During the mid 1930's Campbel became a member of the Light Crust Doughboys and appeard in such films with the Doughboys as Oh Susannah and The Big Show. Campbell helped move the Doughboys to an era of hot string instrumentals and highly jazz flavored sound. By 1937, Campbell was using an electric guitar on the Doughboy’s Vocalion recordings.

ALBUMS


Clifford Gross And Muryel Campbell
Sally Goodin / Houchins Waltz
1937
The Light Crust Doughboys
Light Crust Doughboys 1936-1941
2007, CD, Comp, Krazy Kat, Krazy Kat
Bill Boyd And His Cowboy Ramblers
Singing & Swinging
2003, CD, Comp, B.A.C.M., ,
Western Swing
The Light Crust Doughboys
1936 Western Swing Live
1990, LP, Mono, Jambalaya
Bill Boyd And His Cowboy Ramblers
1934-47
1982, LP, Comp, Texas Rose Records, ,
Country Blues/Country/Western Swing
The Light Crust Doughboys
1936-39
1982, ,
Country Blues/Country
The Light Crust Doughboys
Have I Lost Your Love Forever (Little Darling) / Why Did You Lie To Me
1942, Shellac, 10", Okeh, ,
Country
The Light Crust Doughboys
Slufoot On The Levee / Can't Ease My Evil Mind
1941, Shellac, 10", Okeh
The Light Crust Doughboys
Don't Lie To An Innocent Maiden / Honky Tonk Shuffle
1941, Shellac, 10", Okeh,
The Light Crust Doughboys
Bear Creek Hop / I Want A Waitress
1941, ,
Country
The Light Crust Doughboys
Mean Mean Mama / Little Honky Tonk Headache
1940, Shellac, 10", Okeh
The Light Crust Doughboys
Truck Driver's Blues / Horsie Keep Your Tail Up! (Keep The Sun Out Of My Eyes)
1939
The Light Crust Doughboys
Oh Baby Blues / Beer Drinkin' Mama
1939, ,
Western Swing
Bill Boyd And His Cowboy Ramblers
Tom-Cat Rag / Here Comes Pappy
1938, Shellac, 10", Bluebird (3)
Bill Boyd And His Cowboy Ramblers
New Steel Guitar Rag / Jig
1938, ,
Country
The Light Crust Doughboys
Little Hill-Billy Heart Throb / When The Moon Shines On The Mississippi Valley
1937, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2), ,
Swing/Country
The Light Crust Doughboys
Dusky Stevedore / Roll Along, Jordan
1937, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2)
Bill Boyd And His Cowboy Ramblers
I Saw Your Face / My Wonderful One
1937, Shellac, 10", Bluebird (3)
The Light Crust Doughboys
I'm A Ding Dong Daddy (From Dumas) / Did You Ever Hear A String Band Swing
1936, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2), ,
Swing/Country
The Light Crust Doughboys
The Wheel Of The Wagon Is Broken / Lost
1936, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2)
The Light Crust Doughboys
Uncle Zeke / Cross-Eyed Cowboy From Abilene
1936, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2)

APPEARANCES +


Various
She's Selling What She Used To Give Away (28 Risqué Hillbilly Songs From The ‘30s)
2018, CD, Album, Comp, Bear Family Records, ,
Country/Folk/Bluegrass/Hillbilly
Bill Boyd & His Cowboy Ramblers*
Vol. 2 When The Sun Goes Down
2011, CDr, Comp, B.A.C.M., ,
Western Swing
Various
Old Time Tunes & Songs 1926 - 1937
2011, CD, Comp, B.A.C.M.
Various
Take Me To The Water
2009, CD, Comp, Boo, Dust-to-Digital, ,
Gospel
Bill Boyd's Cowboy Ramblers*
Saturday Night Rag 1934-1936 Volume 1
2003, CD, Acrobat
Bill Boyd's Cowboy Ramblers*
Lone Star Rag 1937-1949 Volume 2
2003
Various
Heroes Of Country Music Vol. One (Legends Of Western Swing)
1996, CD, ,
Country/Swing
Milton Brown And The Musical Brownies*
The Complete Recordings Of The Father Of Western Swing, 1932-1937
1995, 5xCD, Comp + Box, 5 j, Texas Rose Records, ,
Country/Western Swing
"Knocky" Parker* And "Smokey" Montgomery*
Texas Swing – The Barrelhouse – Vol 1
1987, LP, Album, Circle Records (19)
Various
Devil With The Devil: Hot Western Swing From The 1930s
1982, ,
Country/Swing
Various
Hot As I Am (Western Swing 1935-1941)
1981, LP, Comp, Rambler, ,
Country/Swing
Various
Western Swing Vol. 5 (The 1930s)
1980, LP, Comp, Old Timey Records, ,
Swing/Western Swing
Johnny Gimble And The Texas Swing Pioneers
Still Swingin'
1980, 2x Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Country/Western Swing
Various
Rollin' Along: An Anthology of Western Swing
1976, LP, Comp, Tishomingo Records, ,
Country
Count Basie And His Orchestra* / The Light Crust Doughboys
Playhouse No. 2 Stomp / Sweet Sally / Zip, Zip, Zipper
1945
Light Crust Doughboys*
Sweet Sally / Zip, Zip, Zipper
1942, Shellac, 10", Okeh
Light Crust Doughboys*
We Must Have Beer / Mama Won't Let Me
1939, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2)
Light Crust Doughboys*
Thinking Of You / Two More Years (And I'll Be Free)
1939, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2)
Light Crust Doughboys*
Gin Mill Blues / Pussy, Pussy, Pussy
1938, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2)
Bill Boyd And His Cowboy Ramblers / Jimmie Revard And His Oklahoma Playboys*
Alice Blue Gown / Riding Down The Canyon
1938, Shellac, 10", Bluebird (3)
KXYZ Novelty Band / The Wanderers
I Found A New Baby / Tiger Rag
1936, Shellac, 10", His Master's Voice, ,
Swing
Various
Kentucky Country / Old Time Music From Kentucky / Original 1927-1937 Recordings
1983, LP, Comp, Mono, Rounder Records