Cornell Campbell
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Cornell Campbell is a reggae singer born c.1948 in Jamaica, best known for his falsetto voice and his recordings at Studio One in the late 1960's and his work with Bunny Lee in the 1970's.
Campbell first recorded for Studio One in the early 1960's, releasing a few solo records and also working as a duo with Alan Martin. After a stint in The Uniques, he emerged as leader of his own vocal group, The Eternals, recording perennial favourites such as "Queen of The Minstrels" and "Stars". In 1971, now as a solo artist, he began a long association with Bunny Lee, initially working in the lovers rock genre, but soon working more roots songs into his repertoire, leading to major Jamaican hits with tracks such as "Natty Dread In A Greenwich Farm", "Dance In A Greenwch Farm", "The Gorgon" and "Boxing" (the latter for Joe Gibbs), as well as reprised versions of his Eternals hits. By the late 1970's, Campbell's popularity had begun to wane and he increasingly concentrated on love songs, and after the mid-1980's, new recordings were rare.
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