Oklahoma Musicians

Jazz history

Debbie Campbell

Oklahoma Magazine and the Growth Network biography identify Campbell as Deborah Ruth Vorhies, born in Fort Worth in 1950, a teen member of the Kandy Kanes, later lead vocalist with Buckwheat, and a major Tulsa Sound performer after settling in Tulsa in the 1970s. The independent sources give February 28, 2004, as her death date, conflicting with the Hall-affiliated profile's 2001 date.

Oklahoma connection

Independent Oklahoma coverage describes her relocation to Tulsa, Tulsa club work, recording, touring, and long-term local importance.

Musical work and relationships

Vocalist; songwriter/composer; Kandy Kanes; Buckwheat; Rockin' Jimmy Byfield; Brothers of the Night; worked with Don Williams, B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal, and J.J. Cale.

Hall of Fame account

The Hall catalog lists Debbie Campbell as a vocalist and composer inducted in 2006.

Evidence and remaining questions

Death date must not be normalized until a contemporaneous obituary or death record resolves 2001 versus 2004.

Sources

  1. okmag.com/blog/women-of-song/
  2. growthnetworkpodcasts.com/20-years-gone-but-not-forgotten-the-life-of-debbie-campbell/
  3. tulsatvmemories.com/gb041204.html
  4. www.okjazz.org/debbie-campbell/