'The Independent Music Show Magazine' June 2020 | Page 15

Preston Camp Jr

Featured Artist

26th June 2020

Worldwide Renowned Country Music Singer/Songwriter And Storyteller of Cowboy Songs Preston Camp, Jr.'s last album, "Pour Me Some Whisky ( then kiss me )" his 9th, had a long airplay run on the International Country Music Charts. His 10th album, "Overnight", is now releasing worldwide.

All of His previous albums put Preston on The International Country Music Artist Radio Airplay Charts, The Top 200 Charts compiled and launched from The Netherlands by Joyce Ramgatie which is the #1 Radio Playlist Board. His previous albums have landed on various other Country Music Radio Airplay Charts. His debut Album "Anywhere Texas" saw a long run of 121 weeks on The Roots Music Report Charts for True Country & his Album "July 9th In Linden, Texas" landed at #3 in The Top 200 on The International Country Music Charts launched from The Netherlands with 4 songs from the album landing in the Top

40. His Album "Cowgirls 'R Cool" landed him in the Top 20 on The Roots Music

Report for all Genres on The State of Georgia Charts in True Country and his

album "Timetraveler" earned him the honor of RadioIndy Gold Artist. 

From RED NOTE RECORDS, The New Texas Country Music Video "A GOOD OLE' TEXAS

TIME" is in the Saddle & Ridin' in like Wild Horses on the Fiddle of Robert Taylor, the

Acoustic Guitar, Accordion, Piano, Organ, Dobro of J. David Leonard & the Tambourine of

Diane Banks Leonard & The Fiddle of Bethany Olds out of Nashville &  the Gritty Texas Vocal of

Preston Camp, Jr..

This is Worldwide Renowned Singer/Songwriter & Storyteller of Country Song Preston Camp, Jr's. Biggest & Best Wide Open Texas Country Music. The New Single Release from his upcoming New Album "Overnight", is "WISHIN' ( This COVID19 Would End )" along with his 2nd release from the album, "HAS ANYBODY TOLD YOU ( How Good You Look Today)". He has also been joined by Tom Wolf on Harmonica & Jennifer Ferren on Supporting vocals on previous albums. In the early days of the 70's, Preston walked the streets of Nashville pitching songs, he made friends with The Great Jerry Reed, and other greats in Nashville at that time. He sang his original songs in honkytonks and bars across the south for years.

Preston served in The US Army National Guard for 7 years, his training was at FT. Polk, Louisiana. After High

School, he played Football at Darlington in Rome, Georgia, where he was named to The All-Mid South Team.  He played football at the University of Georgia "The Dawgs" in Athens Georgia.  Preston was Honored by being Named an Honorary Texan by The Academy of Texas Music and Awarded an Award at The Texas Music Awards Show in Linden, Texas in 2011. 

As Good Friend Texas Singer/Songwriter and Founder of MyTexasMusic Lucky Boyd previously wrote in one of his reviews, "Camp is a prolific songwriter. His performances contain enough attitude to easily convince you each cut was penned while basking in Texas sun. Camp's approach to his performances is simplistic and concise as he showcases the lyrics with warm and comfortable voice. You might have to use your imagination to see Georgia as a geographical part of deep East Texas, but somewhere on the fringe of Atlanta is a little piece of Texas dirt where Preston Camp, Jr. calls home." and Mike Penard, Good Friend & Country Music Radio DJ of ISA Radio in France previously wrote of Preston's songs, "to me you are kind of a new Guy Clark...you are already essential in the musical landscape...there is everything we can expect in your music...everything...good songs, catching melodies, killing voice, good music...music really needs artist like you." Also of Preston's previous CD's, from Good Friends & Country Music Radio DJ's Remo Ricaldone (Susa Onda Radio in Italy) & Andrea Barbieri (DJ Honkytonk Man of Fidenza, Italy),Remo previously wrote, "I must say you can proudly stand among the greatest in country music, from Waylon and Willie, Kris and every other top artist. "Timetraveler" is a brilliant collection of story songs that touch deep the listener's heart." Honkytonk Man wrote of Preston's Debut Album "Antwhere, Texas", "A true outlaw and finest Songwriter, with a flavor of Willie Nelson, Billy Joe Shaver and Guy Clark...But with a style many personal...This Album will be a Classic of Country Honky Tonk."