Loren Campbell's home town is Bathurst . In 1946 he joined Kidd Baker's band. They did stage shows, dances, and radio broadcasts all that summer. In the fall, Loren joined the Maritime Farmer Barn Dance on CHSJ radio in Saint John.
In 1949 he moved to Nova Scotia and formed a group. They played for shows and dances, then in 1952 he was called to Montreal for a job testing aircraft engines. In 1955 after being laid off he returned to the music business. He formed another group and played together for three years in one night club then went on tour in the Ottawa Valley area and west as far as Sudbury.
In the late 1950s it was back to Montreal to dismantle, clean, inspect and rebuild V-12 engines. Within a year he was promoted to foreman.
In 1966 he decided to give it up and move to Florida where he developed a mobile home park.
On July 2, 1969 he married his partner Dorothy and in 1977 he sold his mobile home park and went back into country and bluegrass music, doing a lot of charity entertainment.
Jack McAffee was born in Knoxford, Carleton Co. He became interested in country music after listening to Hank Snow, Wilf Carter, Hank Williams, and others on early radio.
He began singing at school functions and at the age of 9 performed his first “solo”.
At 13 he borrowed a guitar and taught himself how to play. He then played and sang at Variety Shows and Jamborees in the area. In 1962, his first “paying job” was as part of the “Open House Show” band which was broadcast over CJCJ Woodstock weekly. Jack also learned to play drums.
Guest appearances included Don Messer, Doc Williams and the Mercey Brothers.
For some years he performed with Charlie Russell as a two piece band playing for parties and dances. He then formed his own band “Jack & Company” where he recorded his first single in 1976. Two albums followed, the second in 1980 with his own group.
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