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Michael Wayne Campbell (born February 1, 1950) is an American guitarist. He was a member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and co-wrote many of the band's hits with Petty, including "
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Here Comes My Girl "Here Comes My Girl" is a song written by Tom Petty and Mike Campbell, and recorded by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, their third single from their breakthrough hit 1979 album, '' Damn the Torpedoes''. It peaked at number 59 on the U.S. ''Bil ...
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You Got Lucky "You Got Lucky" is the first single from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' album '' Long After Dark''. The song peaked at #20 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and #1 on the '' Billboard'' Top Tracks chart, where it stayed for three weeks at the end ...
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Runnin' Down a Dream "Runnin' Down a Dream" is a song co-written and recorded by Tom Petty. It was released in July 1989 as the second single from his first solo album ''Full Moon Fever''. "Runnin' Down a Dream" achieved reasonable chart success, reaching number 23 b ...
". Outside of The Heartbreakers, he has worked as a session guitarist and songwriter with a number of other acts, including composing and playing on the Don Henley hit " The Boys of Summer", as well as working on most of
Stevie Nicks Stephanie Lynn Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter, and producer known for her work with the band Fleetwood Mac and as a solo artist. After starting her career as a duo with her then-boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham, releasi ...
's solo albums. Campbell, along with
Neil Finn Neil Mullane Finn (born 27 May 1958) is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and musician who is known for being a member of Crowded House, Split Enz (which he co-fronted with brother Tim), and Fleetwood Mac. Finn rose to prominence in the late ...
, joined
Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac are a British-American rock band, formed in London in 1967. Fleetwood Mac were founded by guitarist Peter Green, drummer Mick Fleetwood and guitarist Jeremy Spencer, before bassist John McVie joined the line-up for their epony ...
to replace lead guitarist
Lindsey Buckingham Lindsey Adams Buckingham (born October 3, 1949) is an American musician and record producer, best known as the lead guitarist and male lead vocalist of the band Fleetwood Mac from 1975 to 1987 and 1997 to 2018. In addition to his tenure with Fl ...
on their world tour in 2018–2019. After the end of that tour he has been involved in his own band,
The Dirty Knobs Michael Wayne Campbell (born February 1, 1950) is an American guitarist. He was a member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and co-wrote many of the band's hits with Petty, including "Refugee", "Here Comes My Girl", "You Got Lucky", and "Runnin' ...
, and has released 2 albums, as of 2022. On November 11, 2011, ''
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'' magazine named Mike Campbell to their top 100 guitarists coming in at number 79. He was inducted into the
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in 2002 as a member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.


Early years

Campbell was born on February 1, 1950 in
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. He grew up there and in
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, where he graduated from
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in 1968. At the age of 16, his mother bought him his first guitar, a Harmony acoustic model which he later described as "unplayable", from a pawnshop. His first electric guitar was a $60
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, but playing a friend's
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(a model Campbell would not own himself for many years) was a transformative experience. Like Tom Petty, Campbell drew his strongest influences from
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and
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, with additional inspiration coming from guitarists such as
Scotty Moore Winfield Scott Moore III (December 27, 1931 – June 28, 2016) was an American guitarist who formed The Blue Moon Boys in 1954, Elvis Presley's backing band. He was studio and touring guitarist for Presley between 1954 and 1968. Rock critic ...
,
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,
George Harrison George Harrison (25 February 1943 â€“ 29 November 2001) was an English musician and singer-songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Sometimes called "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Indian c ...
,
Carl Wilson Carl Dean Wilson (December 21, 1946 â€“ February 6, 1998) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter who co-founded the Beach Boys. He was their lead guitarist, the youngest sibling of bandmates Brian and Dennis, and the group's ''de ...
,
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,
Roger McGuinn James Roger McGuinn (born James Joseph McGuinn III; July 13, 1942) is an American musician. He is best known for being the frontman and leader of the Byrds. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his work with the Byrds. As a ...
,
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,
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, Jimmy Page,
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, and
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. The first song he learned to play was "Baby Let Me Follow You Down," a song which appeared on Dylan's eponymous debut album. He formed a band named Dead or Alive which quickly disbanded. Campbell met Tom Petty through drummer Randall Marsh. Marsh was auditioning to be in Petty's band
Mudcrutch Mudcrutch was an American southern and country rock band from Gainesville, Florida. They are best known for being the band that began Tom Petty's rise to fame. Mudcrutch formed in Gainesville in 1970 and soon became a popular act across Florid ...
and learned that Mudcrutch had recently lost their guitarist. He suggested that Petty try Campbell, who was his roommate and had actually been listening to the conversation in the next room. Campbell impressed Petty with his version of Johnny B. Goode and was offered a spot in the band. Mudcrutch became a very popular act around Gainesville and north Florida in the early 1970s. They relocated to Los Angeles in 1974 and signed a record deal with
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, but released only one poor-selling single and broke up soon after.


Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

In 1976, Campbell rejoined Petty to found Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with former Mudcrutch member
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(keyboards) along with
Ron Blair Ronald Edward Blair (born September 16, 1948 in San Diego, California) is an American musician notable for being the bassist for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. He was originally the band's bassist from 1976 to 1981. In 2002, he returned to the ...
(bass guitar) and
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(drums). Like the other players in the Heartbreakers, Campbell avoids the virtuoso approach to playing, preferring to have his work serve the needs of each song. Campbell co-produced the Heartbreakers albums ''
Southern Accents ''Southern Accents'' is the sixth studio album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released on March 26, 1985, through MCA Records. The album's lead single, "Don't Come Around Here No More", co-written by Dave Stewart of Eurythmics, peaked at n ...
'', '' Pack Up the Plantation: Live!'', ''
Let Me Up (I've Had Enough) ''Let Me Up (I've Had Enough)'' (styled on the cover with quotation marks) is the seventh studio album by the American band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released on 27 April 1987. It features the most songwriting collaborations between Petty a ...
'', '' Into the Great Wide Open'', '' Songs and Music from "She's the One"'', ''
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'', ''
The Live Anthology ''The Live Anthology'' is a live box set by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. The box set was released by Reprise Records on November 23, 2009, in a number of formats, with the standard CD and download formats, composed of 48 ...
'' and ''
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'', as well as the Petty solo albums ''
Full Moon Fever ''Full Moon Fever'' is the debut solo studio album by Tom Petty, released on April 24, 1989, by MCA Records. It features contributions from members of his band the Heartbreakers, notably Mike Campbell, as well as Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison (who di ...
'', '' Wildflowers'', and ''
Highway Companion ''Highway Companion'' is the third and final solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Tom Petty. It was released on July 25, 2006, and charted at No. 4 on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart. The album was produced by former Traveling Wilbury ...
''. Campbell collaborated, recorded, and toured with Tom Petty for almost 50 years. His last live performance with the Heartbreakers was on September 25, 2017, at the
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in Los Angeles. Tom Petty died unexpectedly about one week later, on October 2.


Side projects

In 1997 Campbell co-founded the Blue Stingrays with Heartbreakers Benmont Tench & Ron Blair and Mudcrutch member Randall Marsh, and released their one album the same year. In 2007, he joined a reformed Mudcrutch with Petty, Tench, Marsh, and
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, who debuted in 2008 with a tour and an album. They would return in 2016 for another album and tour before Petty's death. On April 9, 2018,
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announced that Campbell would be joining the band along with
Neil Finn Neil Mullane Finn (born 27 May 1958) is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and musician who is known for being a member of Crowded House, Split Enz (which he co-fronted with brother Tim), and Fleetwood Mac. Finn rose to prominence in the late ...
to replace lead guitarist
Lindsey Buckingham Lindsey Adams Buckingham (born October 3, 1949) is an American musician and record producer, best known as the lead guitarist and male lead vocalist of the band Fleetwood Mac from 1975 to 1987 and 1997 to 2018. In addition to his tenure with Fl ...
for their 2018-19 world tour. In March 2022, Campbell announced that he had not worked with Fleetwood Mac after 2019, and that he had moved on.


The Dirty Knobs

While in the Heartbreakers, Campbell was lead singer and guitarist with a side band, the Dirty Knobs, with guitarist Jason Sinay, drummer
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and bassist Lance Morrison. "It's rougher-edged han Petty's material" Campbell says of the group. "It's slightly over-driven, less polished, lots of Sixties influence:
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,
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,
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. It's something I probably should have done a long time ago, but I didn't 'cause I was wrapped up in the Heartbreakers." They released a single, "Feelin' High", in 2010. The band released the title track from its debut album, ''Wreckless Abandon'', in January 2020, followed by the album itself in November of that year. The album was produced by Campbell and
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, who, with Tom Petty, produced Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' ''The Last D.J.'' The cover art was by
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, who created the cover of The Beatles ''
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.'' In the summer of 2021 the band released a new single, a cover of J.J. Cale's "Humdinger". In April 2022 the band released their second album, ''External Combustion''.


Discography


As primary artist


Solo

* "Unbroken Wing" (2022) from various artist's album ''For the Birds'' on which he plays a dulcimer given to him by Stevie Nicks while supporting her on tour. With Blue Stingrays * '' Surf-n-Burn'' (1997) With
The Dirty Knobs Michael Wayne Campbell (born February 1, 1950) is an American guitarist. He was a member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and co-wrote many of the band's hits with Petty, including "Refugee", "Here Comes My Girl", "You Got Lucky", and "Runnin' ...
Albums * ''Wreckless Abandon'' (2020) * ''External Combustion'' (2022) Singles * "Feelin' High" (2010) * "Humdinger" (2021)


Session work

With
Stevie Nicks Stephanie Lynn Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter, and producer known for her work with the band Fleetwood Mac and as a solo artist. After starting her career as a duo with her then-boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham, releasi ...
* '' Bella Donna'' (Atco Records, 1981) * '' The Wild Heart'' (Modern Records, 1983) * ''
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'' (Modern Records, 1985) * '' The Other Side of the Mirror'' (Modern Records, 1989) * '' Street Angel'' (Modern Records, 1994) * ''
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'' (Reprise Records, 2001) * '' In Your Dreams'' (Reprise Records, 2011) * '' 24 Karat Gold: Songs from the Vault'' (Reprise Records, 2014) With
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* ''
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'' (EMI, 1984) With Don Henley * ''
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'' (Geffen, 1984) * '' The End of the Innocence'' (Geffen, 1989) * ''
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'' (Warner Bros. Records, 2000) With
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'' (Geffen, 1985) With
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* '' Empire Burlesque'' (Columbia Records, 1985) * ''
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'' (Columbia Records, 1986) * ''
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'' (Columbia Records, 2009) With
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'' (Arista Records, 1985) With
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* '' A Lot of Love'' (Capitol Records, 1986) With
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'' (Geffen, 1986) With
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'' (EMI, 1986) With
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* '' If I Were Your Woman'' (MCA Records, 1987) With
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* '' Sentimental Hygiene'' (Virgin Records, 1987) * '' Transverse City'' (Virgin Records, 1989) * '' The Wind'' (Artemis Records, 2003) With Williams Brothers * ''Two Stories'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1987) With
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* '' Land of Dreams'' (Reprise Records, 1988) With Roy Orbison * ''
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'' (Virgin Records, 1989) With
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Full Moon Fever ''Full Moon Fever'' is the debut solo studio album by Tom Petty, released on April 24, 1989, by MCA Records. It features contributions from members of his band the Heartbreakers, notably Mike Campbell, as well as Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison (who di ...
'' (MCA Records, 1989) * '' Wildflowers'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1994) * ''
Highway Companion ''Highway Companion'' is the third and final solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Tom Petty. It was released on July 25, 2006, and charted at No. 4 on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart. The album was produced by former Traveling Wilbury ...
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'' (Chrysalis Records, 1989) With
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* '' Only Human'' (Arista Records, 1990) With
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'' (Arista Records, 1991) With
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* '' Spellbound'' (Virgin Records, 1991) With
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'' (Arista Records, 1991) With Bob Seger * ''
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'' (Capitol Records, 1991) With
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* '' The Missing Years'' (Oh Boy Records, 1991) With Joe Cocker * '' Night Calls'' (Capitol Records, 1991) With
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* '' Matters of the Heart'' (Elektra Records, 1992) With
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'' (Interscope Records, 1993) With Michael McDonald * '' Blink of an Eye'' (Reprise Records, 1993) With
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* '' I'm Alive'' (Elektra Records, 1993) * '' Looking East'' (Elektra Records, 1996) With
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* ''Reckoning'' (Virgin Records, 1993) With
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Rumble Doll ''Rumble Doll'' is the debut full-length album from singer-songwriter Patti Scialfa. It features twelve tracks, eleven by Scialfa and one co-written with Mike Campbell. It also features a number of guest stars in production and playing roles, n ...
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Randy Crawford Veronica "Randy" Crawford (born February 18, 1952) is an American jazz and R&B singer. She has been more successful in Europe than in the United States, where she has not entered the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 as a solo artist. However, she has ap ...
* ''Naked and True'' (WEA, 1995) With
Taj Mahal The Taj Mahal (; ) is an Islamic ivory-white marble mausoleum on the right bank of the river Yamuna in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1631 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan () to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mu ...
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Phantom Blues ''Phantom Blues'' is a studio album by American blues artist Taj Mahal. Track listing # "Lovin' in My Baby's Eyes" (Taj Mahal) # "Cheatin' On You" (Jon Cleary) # "The Hustle Is On" (H.E. Owens) # "Here in the Dark" (Bernard Anders) # "Fanning t ...
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The Wallflowers The Wallflowers is an American rock solo project of American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jakob Dylan. The Wallflowers were originally a roots rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1989 by Dylan and guitarist Tobi Miller. The band ...
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Bringing Down the Horse ''Bringing Down the Horse'' is the second album by American rock band the Wallflowers. It was released worldwide on May 21, 1996. The album was produced by T-Bone Burnett and includes four singles: "6th Avenue Heartache", " One Headlight", " Th ...
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Johnny Cash John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 â€“ September 12, 2003) was an American country singer-songwriter. Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his ca ...
* '' Unchained'' (American Recordings, 1996) * '' American III: Solitary Man'' (American Recordings, 2000) * '' American IV: The Man Comes Around'' (American Recordings, 2002) * '' American V: A Hundred Highways'' (American Recordings, 2006) With
Mary J. Blige Mary Jane Blige ( ; born January 11, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Often referred to as the " Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" and " Queen of R&B", Blige has won nine Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, four American Music Award ...
* ''Share My World'' (MCA Records, 1997) With Linda Ronstadt * ''We Ran'' (Elektra Records, 1998) With Cracker (band), Cracker * ''Gentleman's Blues'' (Virgin Records, 1998) With Philip Bailey * ''Soul on Jazz'' (Heads Up International Records, 2002) With Bad Religion * ''The Empire Strikes First'' (Epitaph Records, 2004) * ''The Dissent of Man'' (Epitaph Records, 2010) With Tift Merritt * ''Tambourine (album), Tambourine'' (Lost Highway Records, 2004) With Rob Thomas (musician), Rob Thomas * ''...Something to Be'' (Atlantic Records, 2005) With Neil Diamond * ''12 Songs (Neil Diamond album), 12 Songs'' (Columbia Records, 2005) * ''Home Before Dark'' (Columbia Records, 2008) * ''Dreams (Neil Diamond album), Dreams'' (Columbia Records, 2010) With Dixie Chicks * ''Taking the Long Way'' (Columbia Nashville, 2006) With The Dandy Warhols * ''...Earth to the Dandy Warhols...'' (Beat the World, 2008) With Susanna Hoffs * ''Someday (Susanna Hoffs album), Someday'' (Baroque Folk, 2012) With Chris Hillman * ''Bidin' My Time'' (Rounder Records, 2017) With David Garfield * ''Outside the Box'' (Creatchy Records, 2018) With Chris Stapleton * ''Starting Over (Chris Stapleton album), Starting Over'' (Mercury Records, 2020) He also played "My Sweet Passion", theme of Amy Rose from the 1998 video game ''Sonic Adventure''.


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External links


The Dirty Knobs
– Mike Campbell's side-band.

– Campbell's custom Duesenberg guitar.
"Rig Rundown – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' Mike Campbell,"
by Jason Shadrick for Premier Guitar, January 27, 2013.
Long-form interview with Mike Campbell on the Myth vs. Craft podcast
{{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Mike 1950 births Living people American rock guitarists American male guitarists Lead guitarists Record producers from Florida People from Panama City, Florida People from Jacksonville, Florida Guitarists from Florida Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers members Mudcrutch members Fleetwood Mac members 20th-century American guitarists