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Vivian Campbell
Campbell with Def Leppard in 2019
Background information
Birth name
Vivian Patrick Campbell
Born
(1962-08-25) 25 August 1962 (age 61) Belfast, Northern Ireland[1]
Genres
Hard rock
blues rock
heavy metal
glam metal
Occupations
Guitarist
Years active
1977–present
Member of
Def Leppard
Last in Line
Riverdogs
Formerly of
Dio
Hear 'n Aid
Shadow King
Sweet Savage
Thin Lizzy
Trinity
Whitesnake
Website
viviancampbell.com
Musical artist
Vivian Patrick Campbell (born 25 August 1962) is a Northern Irish guitarist. He came to prominence in the early 1980s as a member of Dio and has been a member of Def Leppard since 1992 (replacing Steve Clark after his death). Campbell has also worked with Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, Sweet Savage, Trinity, Riverdogs and Shadow King.
^Roy, David (29 September 2017). "Def Leppard's Viv Campbell on achieving Oh Yeah Legend status & rocking out with Last in Line". The Irish News. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
Vivian Patrick Campbell (born 25 August 1962) is a Northern Irish guitarist. He came to prominence in the early 1980s as a member of Dio and has been...
vocals), Rick Allen (drums), Phil Collen (guitar, backing vocals), and VivianCampbell (guitar, backing vocals). They established themselves as part of the...
James Dio in 2010, drummer Vinny Appice, bassist Jimmy Bain, guitarist VivianCampbell and keyboardist Claude Schnell reunited and added vocalist Andrew Freeman...
Def Leppard finished their sixth album Adrenalize as a four piece. VivianCampbell joined the band in April 1992 to set the current lineup, which has...
In December 1988, VivianCampbell parted ways with the band. The official reason given was "musical differences". However, Campbell later revealed that...
bassist Jimmy Bain, and a phenomenal find in young Irish guitarist VivianCampbell, whose tastefully pyrotechnic leads helped make this the definitive...
Northern Ireland, formed in 1979. Future Dio and Def Leppard guitarist VivianCampbell was an early member. Since forming in 1979, Sweet Savage have released...
Bradfield of Manic Street Preachers, Glenn Tipton of Judas Priest, VivianCampbell of Def Leppard, Gary Moore, and Joe Bonamassa, cite Gallagher as an...
by many notable guitarists, including Doug Aldrich, Joe Bonamassa, VivianCampbell, Paul Gilbert, Kirk Hammett, John Norum, John Petrucci, John Sykes...
Rick Allen (since 1978) and guitarists Phil Collen (since 1982) and VivianCampbell (since 1992). Def Leppard evolved from Atomic Mass after vocalist Joe...
of the man is made evident during the guitar solo, when guitarist VivianCampbell (and bassist Jimmy Bain) appear and effectively "scare" him away after...
put together an all-new lineup which included former Dio guitarist VivianCampbell, former Vandenberg guitarist Adrian Vandenberg, and former Ozzy Osbourne...
Downey, long-standing keyboardist Darren Wharton, Def Leppard guitarist VivianCampbell, and singer Ricky Warwick from The Almighty, while Marco Mendoza returned...
Downey and Wharton, in addition to new guitarist VivianCampbell and lead vocalist Ricky Warwick. Campbell was replaced by Richard Fortus after returning...
an Interview on Rockline radio, two band members, Joe Elliott and VivianCampbell stated that the title of their latest studio album would be Songs from...
newest member, VivianCampbell, known as "Give Me All Your Love ('88 Mix)" (this is the version that is heard in the music video). Campbell later said, "That’s...
group originally consisted of Dio, guitarist Jake E. Lee (replaced by VivianCampbell for the first active lineup of the band), bassist Jimmy Bain and drummer...
lead guitarists to contribute guitar solos for the cause, including VivianCampbell, Buck Dharma, and Neal Schon. His first solo album Gilrock Ranch produced...
James Dio – vocals, keyboards Vinny Appice – drums Jimmy Bain – bass VivianCampbell – guitar Claude Schnell – keyboards Production Recorded at Caribou...
States and work with Dio, and the band Dio was soon formed along with VivianCampbell and Jimmy Bain. He recorded the albums Holy Diver (1983), The Last...
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