Darrell DeShawn Camp (born August 29, 1966) 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 Willie Nelson, Garth Brooks, Josh Turner, Brooks & Dunn, and Blake Shelton, although he continues to record his own material as well. The 2023 Grammy Awards presented the legendary Willie Nelson's "A Beautiful Time" with "Country Album of The Year". The title cut, along with album cut, "We're Not Happy ('Til You're Not Happy)", were both penned by Camp.

Shawn Camp
Performing at Suwannee Springtime Reunion, March 22, 2018
Performing at Suwannee Springtime Reunion, March 22, 2018
Background information
Birth nameDarrell DeShawn Camp[1]
Born (1966-08-29) August 29, 1966 (age 58)
OriginPerryville, Arkansas, US
GenresCountry, bluegrass, Americana
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, fiddle
Years active1991–present
LabelsReprise, Skeeterbit, Oh Boy
PartnerLisa Stewart (2021-present)
Websiteshawncamp.com

Biography

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Camp was raised in Perryville, Arkansas by a musical family.[2] In 1987, he moved to Nashville and worked in the backing bands of acts including The Grand Prairie Boys, Osborne Brothers, Alan Jackson, Suzy Bogguss, and Trisha Yearwood.[3] In 1991, he was signed to Reprise Records, with two minor Top 40 singles charting in 1993.[3] The first of these, "Fallin' Never Felt So Good", was previously recorded by Dude Mowrey.

Camp recorded a second album for Reprise, but never released it due to creative differences. He then began writing 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.[2] Later in the same year, Brooks & Dunn reached Number One with "How Long Gone", another Camp co-write.[3][4]

Camp released Lucky Silver Dollar in 2001.[3] In 2006, he was nominated as Songwriter of the Year by the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music; also, Billboard ranked him No.10 on their 2006 list of Hot Country Songwriters.[5] In 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", George Strait's 2008 single "River of Love", and Billy Currington's 2011 single "Love Done Gone".

Since early 2007, Camp had been collaborating with country legend Loretta Lynn writing songs such as "I'm Dyin' for Someone to Live For" and "I'm More Alone When I'm With You" together. Camp has featured some of the photographs taken at the Cash Cabin Studios in Hendersonville, Tennessee which many believe means he is going to be duetting on some of Lynn's upcoming albums. The pair usually wrote together at Lynn's home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee (known as The Loretta Lynn Dude Ranch.)

In September 2010, Reprise Records issued the previously-unreleased 1994 album, retitled 1994.[6]

In 2012, Camp won Album of the Year at the American Music Awards for his co production with Tamara Saviano of This One's for Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark.[7]

In 2013, Camp became the lead vocalist for The Earls of Leicester and he has been a session musician.

In January 2014, Camp won a Grammy Award for his production of Guy Clark's album My Favorite Picture of You.[8] This was his second Grammy nomination for Best Folk Album of the Year, in December, 2012, he and co-producer Tamara Saviano, were nominated for This One's for Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark.

The 2023 Grammy Awards presented the legendary Willie Nelson's "A Beautiful Time" with "Country Album of The Year". The title cut, along with album cut, "We're Not Happy 'Til You're Not Happy", were both penned by Camp.

Discography

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Albums

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Title Album details Peak chart
positions
US Country US Heat
Shawn Camp 61 27
Lucky Silver Dollar
  • Release date: August 7, 2001
  • Label: Skeeterbit
Live at the Station Inn
Fireball
  • Release date: March 21, 2006
  • Label: Skeeterbit
The Bluegrass Elvises, Vol. 1
(with Billy Burnette)
  • Release date: August 7, 2007
  • Label: American
1994
  • Release date: September 28, 2010
  • Label: Warner/Reprise
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

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Year Single Peak chart
positions
Album
US Country CAN Country
1993 "Fallin' Never Felt So Good" 39 64 Shawn Camp
1994 "Confessin' My Love" 39 51
"Man, What a Woman" 72
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

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Year Video Director
1993 "Fallin' Never Felt So Good" Steven Goldmann
1994 "Confessin' My Love"
2006 "Waitin' for the Day to Break"

References

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  1. ^ "Listing for Darrell DeShawn Camp". Broadcast Music Incorporated. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Shawn Camp | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Shawn Camp: About". Archived from the original on May 29, 2007.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). ohboy.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 19, 2004. Retrieved January 13, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Shawn Camp and Jack Clement". www.cowboyjackclement.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  6. ^ Cooper, Peter (September 3, 2010). "Shawn Camp's shelved 1994 album to be released". The Tennessean. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Grammy Awards 2014: The Complete Winners List". Rolling Stone. January 27, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2020.