Campbell American Guitars

IN 1989 C. WAS THE LEADER OF THE NOW LEGENDARY G-SPOT TORNADOES
A BAND THAT BROKE NEW GROUND IN THE PUNK WORLD IN COLUMBUS OHIO OPENING FOR SUCH BANDS AS URGE OVERKILL , GOO GOO DOLLS , THE CIRCLE JERKS JUST TO NAME A FEW . JIM CARROLL OF “THE BASKETBALL DIARIES” FAME
ALSO USED C.BARTON LOVE AS BAND DIRECTOR AND ON BACKUP VOCALS.

THE G-SPOTS HAD A 6 YEAR RUN USING DIFFERENT MUSICIANS AND FRIENDS AND AT THAT POINT C. DECIDED TO TAKE UP GUITAR . FORMING BUBBA HO-TEP
AND GIVEN THE BLESSING BY JOE. R LANSDALE TO USE HIS CHARACTER’S NAME
“DO THE BUBBA HO-TEP 2 STEP”HE WROTE BACK, SO WE DID FOR 4 MORE YEARS.

HE THEN WENT ON TO BECOME A REGULAR MEMBER OF THE BROKEN CIRCLE GOSPEL DELUXE PICKING UP HIS GRANDMOTHER’S MANDOLIN AND HITTING THE ROAD AROUNDOHIO AND NEIGHBORING STATES.THEY ALSO RECORDED AN ALBUM WITH JORMA KAUKONEN AT THE FUR PEACE RANCH IN POMEROY OHIO. JORMA WAS KIND ENOUGH TO ADD LAP STEEL TO MR. LOVE’S “GET OFF THE DEVIL’S PAYROLL”

THE C. BARTON LOVE MACHINE, A TRIO, CAME NEXT WITH GREAT RESULTS AND AN ALBUM TO BOOT; RELEASED REGIONALLY IN 2003, AND ALL COPIES WERE SOLD IN THE 1ST MONTH.

THE SKILLETLICKERS (THANKS TO GID TANNER FOR THE NAME) FORMED LATE 2004 AFTER THE TRIO SPLIT. MELDING ROCK, BLUEGRASS, COUNTRY AND GARAGE BAND TUNES TOGETHER THEY CREATED “GARAGEGRASS” A NEW SOUND ALL THEIR OWN. A COLUMBUS OHIO FAVORITE TO THIS DAY DOING OUTDOOR FESTIVAL’S WHEN IT’S WARM AND CLUB’S IN THE WINTER THIS 7 PIECE BAND KEEPS BUSY TRYING TO HONE THE “GARAGEGRASS”SOUND INTO SOMETHING THAT IS ITSELF UNIQUE . A NEW ALBUM WILL BE FORTHCOMING THIS YEAR WITH THE NEW SKILLETLICKER LINE-UP AND MR.BARTON WILL BE PLAYING HIS CAMPBELL AMERICAN GUITARS EXCLUSIVELY.

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