The Ritz Theatre Revival

St. Ann's Blues Festival- Brooklyn, New York- May 1991

The Bones and Blues Club and PATCH are paying tribute to the late John Campbell by hosting a 12-hour music extravaganza benefiting The Ritz Theatre. Local musicians in Corpus Christi will highlight the past by honoring John Campbell’s career, which got a jumpstart after opening for Willie Nelson at The Ritz in 1975. He signed with Elektra Records and toured with Buddy Guy before his untimely death in 1993. Campbell might not be the most famous person to perform at The Ritz, but the fact that his fan base in Texas still want to honor him after he died 15 years ago reflects what Texas music is all about. John Campbell has a lasting reputation of being an extraordinary blues musician on his steel slide guitar, and his followers are still in admiration of his talent. The Bones and Blues Club has been holding benefit shows in John Campbell’s name for the past ten years and chose this year to give all the proceeds to PATCH from ticket sales and a silent auction. The money will be used for the restoration of The Ritz Theatre in Downtown Corpus Christi.

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Paris, France 1991