Real name: James Alexander Campbell Tyrie

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.