I’m writing to encourage folks to come to Johnson State College Wednesday, Feb. 3, to hear the award-winning Campbell Brothers, in concert at Dibden Center for the Arts starting at 7:30 p.m. The group was here a few years ago, and they were fantastic! The college is opening the show to the public free of charge as part of its celebration of Black History Month at JSC.
The Campbell Brothers are a leading gospel/blues ensemble playing sacred steel, a form of African-American steel guitar music that originated in Pentecostal churches in the 1930s. Pedal steel guitarist Chuck Campbell, a 2004 National Heritage Fellowship recipient, and his lap steel-playing brother, Darick, are two of the finest in this tradition. Rounding out the band, which has been playing together for nearly two decades, is a high-energy rhythm section featuring a third brother, Phil Campbell, on electric guitar; his son, Carlton, on drums; and bassist Daric Bennett.
The group was named “Best U.S. Gospel Instrumentalists of the Year” at the fourth annual Real Blues Awards in 1997 and netted the “Best Gospel Album” Indie Award in 2002. It promises to be a great show!

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