James Campbell

Do NOT confuse with the trumpeter Jimmy Campbell (6) British songwriter and music publisher, known as Jimmy Campbell. Born on April 5, 1903 in Gosforth, Northumberland, England – died August 19, 1967 in Hillingdon, London, England. Mainly active in the 1920s and 1930s, Campbell formed a songwriting and publishing team with fellow Brit Reginald Connelly (Campbell Connelly). They also collaborated with other songwriters. Among their best known compositions are If I Had You (1928), Goodnight Sweetheart (1931) and Try A Little Tenderness (1933). They also wrote Midnight Stars And You and When The Organ Played At Twilight. The duo of Connelly and Campbell sometimes used the pseudonym Irving King.