Murray Campbell studied at the Northern School of Music in Manchester, and while was there was asked to audition for BBC NVO. Murray was successful and this was the beginning of his professional career.
Murray has played lead for many of Britain's top name bands such as Oscar Rabin, Joe Loss, Malcolm Mitchell, The Kirchens, Wally Scott and not forgetting the BBC NVO Orchestra.
While on tour with the Loss Orchestra Murray was introduced to Frankie Vaughan. Frankie heard Murray play and asked him to join his variety tour. Murray accepted. Murray soon became a well knownname as a solo artiste. He had several bands of his own from a quartet to an 18 piece Orchestra with which he enjoyed tremendous success touring Britain and the Continent, and with which he worked on the famous Mecca Circuit at that time.