Archie Campbell (comedian)
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Archie Campbell (November 7, 1914 – August 29, 1987)
Biography
Early career
Born in Bulls Gap, Tennessee, Campbell studied art at
At the close of that show, he moved to
Routines
One of Campbell's "signature" routines was to tell stories in "
Campbell also performed a routine with various partners generally known as "That's Bad/That's Good." Campbell would state a troublesome occurrence; when the partner would sympathize by saying, "Oh that's bad," Campbell would quickly counter, "No, that's good!", and then state a good result from the previous occurrence. When the partner would say, "Oh that's good!", Campbell would immediately counter with "No, that's bad!" and tell the new result, and so on.
Hee Haw
Campbell was a charter member of the cast of Hee Haw on
- "Archie's Barber Shop", in which he performed his Spoonerism stories and his "That's Bad/That's Good" routine
- "Doc Campbell", with Gunilla Hutton as "Nurse Goodbody"; though Campbell portrayed a M.D., a certification hanging on the wall clearly showed him being a veterinarian (D.V.M.).
- "Justus O'Peace", his version of the classic "Judge" routine of Pigmeat Markham.
- Campbell was also a lead character in the group bit “Gloom, Despair, and Agony on Me!”
- One of his most well-known segments was the song "PFFT! You Was Gone", in which he would perform a short verse of original comedy, followed by the standard chorus of "Where Oh Where Are You Tonight", which would conclude with him and a singing partner, often Gordie Tapp, blowing a raspberry at each other or at the camera. In later years, Tapp was replaced by the episode's guest star, who was mentioned in Campbell's lyrics right before they revealed themselves.
Campbell also recorded several comedy-music albums, which he continued doing during his Hee Haw years; such as Bull Session at Bull's Creek with Junior Samples, released the year before Hee Haw premiered. He frequently performed musical duets with singer Lorene Mann.
Later life and death
In 1984, Campbell hosted
Legacy
Campbell's childhood home on Main Street in
Following Campbell's death,
Discography
Albums
Year | Album | US Country | Label |
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1962 | Make Friends with Archie Campbell | — | Starday |
1962 | Bedtime Stories For Adults | — | Starday |
1966 | Have a Laugh on Me | — | RCA |
The Cockfight and Other Tall Tales | 30 | ||
1967 | Kids I Love 'Em | — | |
Golden Years | — | ||
1968 | Tell It Like It Is (with Lorene Mann) | 45 | |
Bull Session at Bulls Gap (with Junior Samples) | — | Chart | |
1970 | The Best of Archie Campbell | — | RCA |
1971 | Didn't He Shine | — | |
1976 | Archie | — | Elektra |
Singles
Year | Single | US Country | Album |
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1960 | "Trouble in the Amen Corner" | 24 | Make Friends with Archie Campbell |
"Make Friends" | — | ||
"Don't Jump from the Bridge" | — | singles only | |
1964 | "Do Lord" | — | |
1965 | "Rindercella"[Note 1] | — | Have a Laugh on Me |
"Drunk" | — | ||
1966 | "The Men in My Little Girl's Life" | 16 | Kids I Love 'Em |
"Mommy's Little Angel" | — | ||
"Life Gits Tee-Jus Don't It" | — | The Cockfight and Other Tall Tales | |
1967 | "The Cockfight" | 44 | |
"We Never Get Hungry in Sunday" | — | Kids I Love 'Em | |
1968 | "The Dark End of the Street" (with Lorene Mann) | 24 | Tell It Like It Is |
"Tell It Like It Is" (with Lorene Mann) | 31 | ||
"Warm and Tender Love" (with Lorene Mann) | 57 | ||
1969 | "My Special Prayer" (with Lorene Mann) | 36 | |
"Poor Daddy" | — | single only | |
"Pfft You Were Gone" | — | The Best of Archie Campbell | |
1970 | "Walkin' on Fire" | — | single only |
"Sports Common Taters" (with Junior Samples) | — | Bull Session at Bulls Gap | |
"It's So Wrong" | — | singles only | |
1971 | "Get It at the General Store" | — | |
"Didn't He Shine" | — | Didn't He Shine | |
"As Soon as I Hang Up the Phone" | — | singles only | |
1972 | "Carry Me Back" | — | |
"People's Choice" | — | ||
"Light in the Window" | — | ||
1973 | "Freedom Ain't the Same as Bein' Free" | 87 | |
1974 | "As Soon as I Hang Up the Phone" (with Minnie Pearl) | — | |
1976 | "More or Less" | — | |
"Washington Scandal" | — | ||
1977 | "I Just Found This Hat" | — | |
1982 | "Put the World Back Together" | — |
Guest singles
Year | Single | Artist | US Country |
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1967 | "Chet's Tune" | Some of Chet's Friends | 38 |
Notes
- ISBN 978-0-89820-188-8.
References
- ^ ISBN 0-85112-726-6.
External links
- CMT.com profile
- HeeHaw.com profile
- Archie Campbell at IMDb
- Jones, Loyal (1998). "Archie Campbell". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 75–6.
- Archie Campbell