Little Milton
US blues singer and guitarist Milton Campbell
United States • 1934-09-07 – 2005-08-04
Biography
James Milton Campbell Jr. (September 7, 1934 – August 4, 2005), better known as Little Milton, was an American blues singer and guitarist, best known for his number-one R&B single "We're Gonna Make It". His other hits include "Baby, I Love You", "Who's Cheating Who?", and "Grits Ain't Groceries (All Around The World)". A native of the Mississippi Delta, Milton began his recording career in 1953 at Sun Records before relocating to St. Louis and co-founding Bobbin Records in 1958. It was not until Milton signed to Checker Records that he achieved success on the charts. Other labels Milton recorded for included Meteor, Stax, Glades, Golden Ear, MCA, and Malaco. Milton was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1988.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Raising Sand
2007
Waiting For Little Milton
1973
The Deep End Volume 1
2001
The Best Of Chess Blues
1987
The Chess Box
1988
Sings Big Blues
1966
The Chess Blues-Rock Songbook: The Classic Originals
1997
Chess Blues
1992
Grits Ain't Groceries
1984
Playing For Keeps
1984
Grits Ain't Groceries (Featuring "Just A Little Bit")
1969
Credited work
261 releases · 64 albums · active 1952–2025
- Performance · 398
- Production · 17
- Other credits · 11
Studios: Sound Emporium · Electro Magnetic Studios · The Village Recorder · Sage & Sound
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Gov't Mule
- Willie Love And His Three Aces
- Gary Moore
- Robert Plant
- Wayne Talbert
- Jean Jacques Milteau
- Bob Corritore