Ambrose Campbell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ambrose Campbell

Nigerian musician/band leader

Date of Birth: 19-Aug-1919

Place of Birth: Lagos, Nigeria

Date of Death: 22-Jun-2006

Profession: record producer, guitarist, percussionist, jazz musician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Ambrose Campbell (19 August 1919 – 22 June 2006) was a Nigerian musician and bandleader.
He is credited with forming Britain's first ever black band, the West African Rhythm Brothers, in the 1940s, and was also acknowledged by Fela Kuti as "the father of modern Nigerian music".
He worked with British jazz musicians in the 1950s, and later toured and recorded with Leon Russell in the US, where he lived for thirty years.