Shawn Camp (musician)

Infobox Musical artist


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Name = Shawn Camp
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name =
Born = birth date and age|1966|8|29
Origin = Perryville, Arkansas, USA
Instrument = Vocals
Guitar
Fiddle
Genre = Country
Americana
Occupation = Singer-songwriter
Years_active = 1991-present
Label = Reprise
Skeeterbit
Oh Boy
Associated_acts = Tim Mensy
Josh Turner
URL = http://www.shawncamp.com

Shawn Camp (born August 29, 1966 in Perryville, Arkansas) is an American musician who performs country and Americana music. Originally signed to Reprise Records in 1993 as a recording artist, Camp charted two minor singles on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts that year. Since then, he has found success as a songwriter, having co-written hit singles for many country music artists, including Garth Brooks, Josh Turner, Brooks & Dunn, and Blake Shelton, although he continues to record his own material as well.

Biography

Camp was raised in Perryville, Arkansas by a musical family. [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jvfoxql5ldte~T1 allmusic ((( Shawn Camp > Biography )))] ] In 1987, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee and worked in the backing bands of such acts as Alan Jackson, Suzy Bogguss and Trisha Yearwood. [http://www.shawncamp.com/about.html Shawn Camp: About] ] In 1991, he was signed to Reprise Records, with two minor Top 40 singles charting in 1993. He later left the label over creative differences, but continued to write songs for other artists. Camp's first Number One as a songwriter came in early 1998, when Garth Brooks reached the top of the "Billboard" country charts with "Two Piña Coladas", a song co-written by Camp. Later that same year, Brooks & Dunn also reached Number One with "How Long Gone", another Camp co-write. [http://www.ohboy.com/media/shawncamppublicity.pdf shawncamppublicity.pdf] ]

Camp released a second album, titled "Lucky Silver Dollar", in 2001. In 2006, he was nominated as Songwriter of the Year by the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music; also, "Billboard" ranked him #10 on their 2006 list of Hot Country Songwriters. [ [http://www.cowboyjackclement.com/shawn_camp/ Shawn Camp and Jack Clement] ] The same year, two songs co-written by Camp entered the country charts: "Nobody But Me" by Blake Shelton, and "Would You Go with Me" by Josh Turner, which peaked at No. 4 and No. 1, respectively, on the "Billboard" U.S. Hot Country Songs charts. Camp also co-wrote Turner's 2007 single "Firecracker".

Discography

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