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Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1950-02-01 (Age: 76)
Place of Birth
Panama City, Florida, USA
Mike Campbell
Biography
Michael Wayne Campbell (born February 1, 1950) is an American guitarist and vocalist. 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' Down a Dream". 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 hits "The Boys of Summer" and "The Heart of the Matter" as well as working on most of Stevie Nicks's solo albums. Campbell, along with Neil Finn, joined Fleetwood Mac to replace lead guitarist Lindsey Buckingham on their world tour in 2018–2019. After the end of that tour, he has been performing with his own band, the Dirty Knobs. As of 2024, the Dirty Knobs have released three albums. On November 11, 2011, Rolling Stone magazine named Campbell in their list of the top 100 guitarists, placing him at number 79. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002 as a member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mike Campbell (musician), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography (34)
FireAid Benefit Concert
2025
Heartbreakers Beach Party
2024
Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson
2024
Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free
2021
Fleetwood Mac's Songbird: Christine McVie
2019
The Terry Kath Experience
2016
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC
2015
Roy Orbison: Mystery Girl - Unraveled
2014
Move Me Brightly - Celebrating Jerry Garcia's 70th Birthday
2013
Sound City
2013Mike Campbell: The Guitars
2012
Classic Albums: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes
2010
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Live from Gatorville
2008
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
2007
