African-American gospel music
with electric steel guitar and vocal.
As the music moves from sanctuary
to concert hall --
including the Hollywood Bowl,
the Kennedy Center,
Brooklyn Academy of Music
& Symphony Space --
secular audiences are now able
to appreciate a performance
both devoted and rocking.
Chuck Campbell - pedal steel guitar
Phillip Campbell - electric guitar, bass
Darick Campbell - lap steel
Carlton Campbell - drums
Beyond The 4 Walls marks
the triumphant return
of the Campbell Brothers
to studio recording
after a hiatus of far too many years.
Since they were first heard
outside their church
almost fifteen years ago,
the group has been on an incredible
and often arduous journey,
balancing their faith with their desire
to take their music to new audiences.
The brothers alternatively
pluck heartstrings
and wail righteously
as practitioners of Sacred Steel -
African-American gospel music
with electric steel guitar and vocals.
National Public Radio said
that the Campbell Brothers' music is,
''every bit as earth-shattering
as (Robert) Johnson's music
was in the '30s.
It's a soul-stirring blend of gospel
and the power and volume
of electric blues and rock,
a sound as hot as brimstone
that kicks holy butt.
It's also shredding perceptions
of country's signature instrument
and the limitations
of church music.''
BREAKING NEWS: 3/2018
BREAKING NEWS: Tonight 3/13/18
Chuck Campbell
on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Campbell Brothers have been
honored to have our music and
performances featured in
the Sacred Steel exhibit at the
newly opened Smithsonian
National Museum of African
American Heritage and Culture.
We have received Facebook
reports showing footage
from the Sacred Steel documentary
in looped playback in the exhibit –
the scene from the House of God
Church in Rush dedication
was captured in a posting.
The Campbell Brothers would like
to express our sincere appreciation
and gratitude to Arhoolie Records,
the Arhoolie Foundation, Bob Stone
and yourself for being the driving forces
in introducing and promoting Sacred Steel
to the world at large.
Here’s a link to a local news story:
