John Campbell - When the Levee Breaks

from the album Howlin Mercy (1993)


John Campbell (20 January 1952 -- 13 June 1993), blues guitarist and singer, was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.

A supremely talented guitarist who took blues technique to new heights in live performance with a unique modern blend of driving rhythms, staccato riffs and bravura slide guitar sequences. His favoured instruments were a 1952 Gibson Southern Jumbo acoustic, a 1934 National Steel and a 1940's National resophonic guitar.

At the time when his recordings and live performances were gaining him ever increasing popularity and respect, he suffered heart failure, in his sleep, aged 41, at his home in New York City.

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• when the levee breaks
• one beliver
• blues guitar
• acoustic blues
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• howlin mercy
• guitarist
• led zeppelin
• Memphis Minnie
• Neil Young

[Vanillablooos]

Gone too soon

[destihado1]

this fuckin' epic!!! Holy shit! When the levee breaks better be ready motherfuckers!!!

[EvaPanag100]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheManInBlack2003]

@1blastman I was with ya up until you started talking about the devil and John trying to save his soul.... If anything this song was a warning to New Orleans... could have saved New Orleans...

[mrmsrv]

i watched when the corps of engineers blasted the levee on the Mississippi River..flooding thousands of families from their homes and farms just to prevent flooding up river...Mother Fuckers ! This was right at the Bootheel of Missouri..In Cario Illinois

Doc

[VSAdriana]

@zakke72 Led Zeppelin covered it also Memphis Minny wrote it originally

[Jannyfly]

Hey Rondo and Jenny, Katie and Jerry, you guys still there?

[1blastman]

Campbell takes possession of this song. I was listening to Howlin' Mercy the morning that Katrina hit - then the power went out and the Levees broke.

When I hear this song, I feel like Campbell is singing to save his soul at the Gates of Hell. The Devil almost has him ........

[33840]

Great song... love it

[spencer261]

one of the greatest cover version I've hever heard. RIP, John.

[pwg1126]

I heard him live backing up Buddy Guy. He rocked our butts off. God bless you and hold you. Thanks for the music.