Larry Campbell (born February 21, 1955 in New York City) is a musician who plays several string instruments (including guitar, mandolin, pedal steel and violin) in genres including country, folk, and rock. He is known for his playing on Bob Dylan's Love and Theft and for being an integral part of Dylan's live band for several years. He also appeared in Dylan's 2003 movie Masked and Anonymous.
In 2005 he appeared live with Elvis Costello and the Imposters and Emmylou Harris and has also made an album, Rooftops, that features him playing acoustic guitar. During the summer and fall of 2006 he played guitar for Phil Lesh and Friends. He has continued as member of the ensemble ever since. He is a regular performer at Levon Helm's Midnight Rambles in Woodstock, NY, and has toured with The Levon Helm Band. In 2007, Campbell and his wife, vocalist Teresa Williams, appeared on Helm's Grammy award-winning comeback CD, Dirt Farmer, which Campbell co-produced with Amy Helm. He produced Riverside Battle Songs by folk group Ollabelle.
On Thursday September 18, 2008, at the 7th Annual Americana Music Association Honors and Awards Show Larry was presented with The Lifetime Achievement ~ Instrumentalist Award.
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