Jim Campilongo

Jim Campilongo
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Styles: Instrumental Country, Alternative Country, Western Swing Revival, Retro-Rock
Biography: Country-jazz guitarist Jim Campilongo was born and raised in San Francisco. As a child he listened to records obsessively, finally acquiring his first guitar with Green Stamps; during high school, he regularly jammed with drummer pal Ken Owen, and at 17 began performing with area bands. Campilongo proceeded ...Read full biography
Jim Campilongo and the 10 Gallon Cats
Released: 1996
Label: IODA
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Guitarist Jim Campilongo's debut is a smart and highly original homage to the country-jazz instrumental work of Speedy West, Jimmy Bryant, and Chet Atkins, not to mention the blues that informs many of ...Read full review
Table For One
Released: 1998
Label: IODA
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On Table for One, Jim Campilongo forgoes the more overt country touches found on the instrumental only recordings done with his band the Ten Gallon Cats and focuses on the low-key, jazz tinged numbers ...Read full review
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