Jazz Articles about Campbell Brothers

Campbell Brothers: Can You Feel It?

by James Taylor
June 17, 2005

When organist John Medeski helped the young guitarist Robert Randolph get his music career started, the trio leader was rightfully deemed a fair judge of talent, and The Word (Ropeadope, 2001) helped Randolph land a major label deal. Unclassified, the pedal steel player's funk-infused gospel-pop debut for Warner Bros., introduced mass audiences to the Sacred Steel tradition of the House of God church.So, much should be expected from Medeski's latest find for Ropeadope: Rochester, New York's Campbell Brothers. ...