Archie Campbell (November 7, 1914 – August 29, 1987) was an American comedian, writer, and star of Hee Haw, a country-flavored network television variety show. He was also a recording artist with several hits for RCA Victor in the 1960s.

Biography

Early career

Born in Bulls Gap, Tennessee, Campbell studied art at Mars Hill College in Mars Hill, North Carolina, after which he began a radio career at WNOX in Knoxville. After a year alongside Roy Acuff on their Mid-Day Merry-Go-Round,

Campbell left WNOX for rival WROL, where he helped start Knoxville's first country-music television show (on WROL-TV), Country Playhouse, that premiered in 1952 and ran until 1958.

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| rowspan="2"| Have a Laugh on Me

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| "Drunk"

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| rowspan="3"| 1966

| "The Men in My Little Girl's Life"

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| rowspan="2"| Kids I Love 'Em

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| "Mommy's Little Angel"

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| "Life Gits Tee-Jus Don't It"

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| rowspan="2"| The Cockfight and Other Tall Tales

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| rowspan="2"| 1967

| "The Cockfight"

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| "We Never Get Hungry in Sunday"

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| Kids I Love 'Em

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| rowspan="3"| 1968

| "The Dark End of the Street" <small>(with Lorene Mann)</small>

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| rowspan="4"| Tell It Like It Is

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| "Tell It Like It Is" <small>(with Lorene Mann)</small>

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| "Warm and Tender Love" <small>(with Lorene Mann)</small>

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| rowspan="3"| 1969

| "My Special Prayer" <small>(with Lorene Mann)</small>

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| "Poor Daddy"

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| single only

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| "Pfft You Were Gone"

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| The Best of Archie Campbell

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| rowspan="3"| 1970

| "Walkin' on Fire"

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| single only

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| "Sports Common Taters" <small>(with Junior Samples)</small>

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| Bull Session at Bulls Gap

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| "It's So Wrong"

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| rowspan="2"| singles only

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| rowspan="3"| 1971

| "Get It at the General Store"

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| "Didn't He Shine"

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| Didn't He Shine

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| "As Soon as I Hang Up the Phone"

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| rowspan="10"| singles only

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| rowspan="3"| 1972

| "Carry Me Back"

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| "People's Choice"

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| "Light in the Window"

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| 1973

| "Freedom Ain't the Same as Bein' Free"

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| 1974

| "As Soon as I Hang Up the Phone" <small>(with Minnie Pearl)</small>

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| rowspan="2"| 1976

| "More or Less"

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| "Washington Scandal"

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| 1977

| "I Just Found This Hat"

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| 1982

| "Put the World Back Together"

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Guest singles

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! Year

! Single

! Artist

! <small>US Country</small>

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| 1967

| "Chet's Tune"

| Some of Chet's Friends

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Notes

References

Further reading

  • Jones, Loyal (1998). "Archie Campbell". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. pp.&nbsp;75–6.
  • CMT.com profile
  • HeeHaw.com profile
  • Archie Campbell