Richard Campbell (American musician)

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Richard Campbell
Richard Campbell in Manila 2007
Background information
Birth name	Richard J Campbell
Born	(1958-12-07) December 7, 1958 (age 65) Van Nuys, California, U.S.
Genres	Rock pop
Occupation(s)	Musician singer-songwriter record producer
Instrument(s)	Bass guitar vocals
Years active	1980–present
Labels	Burgundy
Website	accessbackstage.com

Richard J. Campbell (born December 7, 1958) is an American musician best known for his work as a bass guitarist and vocalist for Natalie Cole in the 1980s, and more recently with Three Dog Night, Dave Mason, and America.

Campbell was born in Van Nuys, California, and moved with his family to Paradise, California in 1966, where Campbell began playing piano age 7. He took up trumpet in grammar school, then switched to bass guitar in high school and began performing around northern California with his band "Music Company" which featured Scott Dugdale ^[1] (original music composer for Astronomy: Observations and Theories) on drums and Steve Williams on keyboards. Later, Glynnis Talken, Campbell's future wife, joined the band for a television telethon performance for KHSL TV in Chico, California.

After two years studying music at California State University, Chico (CSU Chico) Campbell transferred to CSU Northridge to complete his studies and to be closer to the music industry.