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<p><b>Raymond Charles „Ray“ Campi</b> (* <a href="20._April" title="20. April">20. April</a> <a href="1934" title="1934">1934</a> in <a href="Yonkers" title="Yonkers">Yonkers</a>, <a href="New_York_(Bundesstaat)" title="New York (Bundesstaat)">New York</a>; † <a href="11._M%C3%A4rz" title="11. März">11. März</a> <a href="2021" title="2021">2021</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> war ein <a href="Vereinigte_Staaten" title="Vereinigte Staaten">US-amerikanischer</a> <a href="Rockabilly" title="Rockabilly">Rockabilly</a>-Sänger und <a href="Kontrabass" title="Kontrabass">Kontrabassspieler</a>.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Karriere">Karriere</h2></div>
<p>Campi begann ab 1949, für verschiedene Labels aufzunehmen, allerdings wurden viele seiner Stücke erst später im Rahmen des <i>Rockabilly Revivals</i> veröffentlicht. Im Jahre 1959 nahm er für <a href="D_Records" title="D Records">D Records</a> die erste Tribut-Single zur Erinnerung an den Flugzeugabsturz, bei dem <a href="Buddy_Holly" title="Buddy Holly">Buddy Holly</a>, <a href="Ritchie_Valens" title="Ritchie Valens">Ritchie Valens</a> und <a href="The_Big_Bopper" title="The Big Bopper">Big Bopper</a> umkamen <i>(<a href="The_Day_the_Music_Died" title="The Day the Music Died">The Day the Music Died</a>)</i>, auf.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Im Laufe seiner Karriere arbeitete er mit vielen prominenten Rock-’n’-Roll-Musikern, darunter <a href="Gene_Vincent" title="Gene Vincent">Gene Vincent</a>, <a href="Colin_Winski" title="Colin Winski">Colin Winski</a>, <a href="Merle_Travis" title="Merle Travis">Merle Travis</a>, <a href="Mac_Curtis" title="Mac Curtis">Mac Curtis</a>, <a href="Rosie_Flores" title="Rosie Flores">Rosie Flores</a> und den <a href="The_Lennerockers" title="The Lennerockers">Lennerockers</a>.
</p><p>Seine musikalische Karriere bekam in den frühen 1970er Jahren noch einmal Aufschwung, als er von Ronnie Weiser, dem Besitzer von <a href="Rollin%E2%80%99_Rock" title="Rollin’ Rock">Rollin Rock Records</a>, wiederentdeckt wurde. Campi spielte regelmäßig auf Festivals in Europa, gab Konzert und nahm neue Lieder auf. Im Jahre 1980 hatte er neben Künstlern wie <a href="Bill_Haley" title="Bill Haley">Bill Haley</a>, <a href="Freddie_Fingers_Lee" title="Freddie Fingers Lee">Freddie Fingers Lee</a> und <a href="Crazy_Cavan" title="Crazy Cavan">Crazy Cavan</a> einen Auftritt in dem Musikdokumentationsfilm <i><a href="Blue_Suede_Shoes_(1980)" title="Blue Suede Shoes (1980)">Blue Suede Shoes</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>1998 wurde Campi als Mitglied in die <i>Rockabilly Hall Of Fame</i> aufgenommen.
</p><p>Im <a href="Disneyland_Resort" title="Disneyland Resort">Disneyland</a> in <a href="Anaheim" title="Anaheim">Anaheim</a> leiht Campi seine Stimme einem der Alligatoren aus der Puppen-Gruppe <i>The Swamp Boys</i>, im Fahrgeschäft <i>American Sings</i> für das Lied <i>Polly Wolly Doodle</i>. Er nahm 2016 mit Rip Masters einen satirischen Song über den Präsidentschaftskandidaten <a href="Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> auf.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Campi war von 1967 bis 1992 Lehrer an der High-School in <a href="Van_Nuys" title="Van Nuys">Van Nuys</a>, <a href="Kalifornien" title="Kalifornien">Kalifornien</a>.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Diskographie">Diskographie</h2></div>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Singles">Singles</h3></div>
<ul><li>1956: <i>Catapillar</i> / <i>Play It Cool</i></li>
<li>1957: <i>It Ain’t Me</i> / <i>Give That Love to Me</i></li>
<li>1958: <i>My Screamin’ Screamin’ Mimi</i> / <i>Uh Huh Huh-</i></li>
<li>1958: <i>You Gambled</i> / <i>No Time</i></li>
<li>1959: <i>Ballad of Donna and Peggy Sue</i> / <i>The Man I Met (Tribute to the Big Bopper)</i></li>
<li>1960: <i>Our Man in Havana</i> / <i>Reprieve of Love</i></li>
<li>1960: <i>Cry For Happy</i> / <i>Hear What I Wanna Hear</i></li>
<li>1977: <i>Rockin’ At The Ritz</i> / <i>Quit Your Triflin’</i></li>
<li>1977: <i>Eager Boy</i> / <i>Dobroogie</i></li>
<li>1978: <i>Teenage Boogie</i> / <i>Rockabilly Rebel</i></li>
<li>1980: <i>Rockabilly Music</i> / L<i>ucky To Be In Love</i></li>
<li>1982: <i>Hollywood Cats</i> / <i>Rockabilly Man</i></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Alben">Alben</h3></div>
<ul><li>1973: <i>Rockabilly</i></li>
<li>1975: <i>Rockabilly Rebel</i></li>
<li>1977: <i>Born to Rock</i></li>
<li>1979: <i>Wildcat Shakeout</i></li>
<li>1979: <i>Rockabilly Rebellion</i></li>
<li>1980: <i>Rockabilly Music</i></li>
<li>1981: <i>Rockabilly Man</i></li>
<li>1981: <i>The Newest Wave</i></li>
<li>1983: <i>Hollywood Cats</i></li>
<li>1988: W<i>ith Friends In Texas</i></li>
<li>2002: <i>High School Hellcats Reunion</i> (mit <a href="Tony_Conn" title="Tony Conn">Tony Conn</a>)</li>
<li>2006: <i>Cultural Warrior</i></li>
<li>2006: <i>Rockabilly Blues</i></li>
<li>2009: <i>The Ultimate Jimmie Skinner Songbook</i></li>
<li>2016: <i>Still Rippin’ It Up!</i></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Weblinks">Weblinks</h2></div>
<div class="sisterproject" style="margin:0.1em 0 0 0;"><div class="noresize noviewer" style="display:inline-block; line-height:10px; min-width:1.6em; text-align:center;" aria-hidden="true" role="presentation"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Commons"></span></span></div><b><span class=""><a class="external text" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ray_Campi?uselang=de"><span lang="en">Commons</span>: Ray Campi</a></span></b> – Sammlung von Bildern, Videos und Audiodateien</div>
<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.electricearl.com/campi.html">Ray’s Homepage</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/campi-ray">Umfassende Biografie</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.discogs.com/de/artist/468921">Ray Campi</a> bei <a href="Discogs" title="Discogs">Discogs</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000406668"><span>Ray Campi</span></a> bei <a href="AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a> (englisch)</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Einzelnachweise">Einzelnachweise</h2></div>
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<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite">Bill Dahl: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bear-family.de/campi-ray/"><i>Wer war/ist Ray Campi ?</i></a> <a href="Bear_Family_Records" title="Bear Family Records">Bear Family Records</a>,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 12. März 2021</span>.</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ARay+Campi&rft.title=Wer+war%2Fist+Ray+Campi+%3F&rft.description=Wer+war%2Fist+Ray+Campi+%3F&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bear-family.de%2Fcampi-ray%2F&rft.creator=Bill+Dahl&rft.publisher=%5B%5BBear+Family+Records%5D%5D"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.electricearl.com/campi-discography.html"><i>Ray Campi – Discography – 1949–2016.</i></a> Electric Earl, 27. April 2023,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 27. Oktober 2023</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ARay+Campi&rft.title=Ray+Campi+%E2%80%93+Discography+%E2%80%93+1949%E2%80%932016&rft.description=Ray+Campi+%E2%80%93+Discography+%E2%80%93+1949%E2%80%932016&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.electricearl.com%2Fcampi-discography.html&rft.publisher=Electric+Earl&rft.date=2023-04-27&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0133011/"><i>Ray Campi.</i></a> <a href="IMDb" title="IMDb">Internet Movie Database</a>,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 27. Oktober 2023</span>.</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ARay+Campi&rft.title=Ray+Campi&rft.description=Ray+Campi&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.imdb.com%2Fname%2Fnm0133011%2F&rft.publisher=%5B%5BIMDb%7CInternet+Movie+Database%5D%5D"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgZLzj8inkU"><i>RAY CAMPI - "Donald Donald"</i></a> auf <a href="YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a>, abgerufen am 27. Oktober 2023.</span>
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