▁later ▁calling ▁him ▁" the ▁most ▁awesome ▁player ▁I ▁ever ▁heard ." ▁He ▁dropped ▁out ▁of ▁school ▁at ▁ 1 4 ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁Houston ▁alongside ▁his ▁brothers , ▁installing ▁ins ulation ▁and ▁later ▁working ▁at ▁a ▁gas ▁station . ▁ ▁Not ▁satisfied ▁with ▁that ▁kind ▁of ▁un sk illed ▁work , ▁Campbell ▁started ▁playing ▁music ▁at ▁fair s ▁and ▁church ▁pic n ics ▁and ▁singing ▁g ospel ▁h ym ns ▁in ▁the ▁church ▁cho ir . ▁He ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁find ▁sp ots ▁performing ▁on ▁local ▁radio ▁stations ▁and ▁after ▁his ▁parents ▁moved ▁to ▁Houston , ▁he ▁made ▁some ▁appearances ▁at ▁a ▁local ▁night club . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 7 , ▁Campbell ▁moved ▁to ▁Al bu quer que , ▁New ▁Mexico , ▁to ▁join ▁his ▁uncle ' s ▁band , ▁known ▁as ▁Dick ▁B ills ▁and ▁the ▁Sand ia ▁Mountain ▁Boys . ▁He ▁also ▁appeared ▁there ▁on ▁his ▁uncle ' s ▁radio ▁show ▁and ▁on ▁K ▁Circle ▁B ▁Time , ▁the ▁local ▁children ' s ▁program ▁on ▁K OB ▁television . ▁It ▁was ▁there ▁that ▁he ▁met ▁his ▁first ▁wife , ▁whom ▁he ▁married ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ 1 7 ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁ 1 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁Campbell ▁formed ▁his ▁own ▁band , ▁the ▁Western ▁W r ang lers . ▁" We ▁worked ▁hard ," ▁he ▁said . ▁" S ix , ▁sometimes ▁seven ▁night s ▁a ▁week . ▁I ▁didn ' t ▁have ▁my