Ted Russell Kamp | |
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Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Composer Arranger Producer Performer |
Instrument(s) | Guitar Bass Mandolin Lap Steel Guitar Keyboards |
Years active | 1995–present |
Labels | PoMo Kufala Dualtone |
Website | tedrussellkamp |
Ted Russell Kamp is an American singer-songwriter. He is the bassist for Shooter Jennings' backing band. As a solo artist, Kamp has released 11 albums.
Born in New York, Kamp grew up in the Northeast U.S. before moving to Seattle where he began his music career. He fronted a trio, Ponticello, which released four albums. During this time, Kamp released his first solo album, Dedications (1996). Kamp moved to Los Angeles in 2001 and started a new group, Union Pacific. He performed with other bands and worked as a session musician before being hired as the bassist for Shooter Jennings' band, the .357s. [2]
Kamp also continued his solo career, with his album Divisadero [3] [4] ranked as #34 on the Americana Music Association's 2007 chart.
In 2011, Kamp released Get Back to the Land, [5] which made the top 25 on the Americana Radio Chart and was #1 on the Euro Americana Chart.
In January 2013, Kamp released Night Owl, [6] which made the US Americana Radio Chart (#34) and the Euro Americana Chart (#15).
Kamp self-released The Low and Lonesome Sound in 2015, followed a year later by the acoustic album Flying Solo. [7] [8] He joined Ted Wulfers to record the classic song Tulsa Time to help support the Red Cross of Oklahoma. 100% of the proceeds were donated to The Oklahoma Red Cross.
Kamp is also an established producer in the music industry.
Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He is considered one of pioneers of the outlaw movement in country music.
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Honky Tonk Heroes is a country music album by Waylon Jennings, released in 1973 on RCA Victor. With the exception of the final track on the album, "We Had It All", all of the songs on the album were written or co-written by Billy Joe Shaver. The album is considered an important piece in the development of the outlaw sub-genre in country music as it revived the honky tonk music of Nashville and added elements of rock and roll to it.
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Don't let Ted Russell Kamp's Zappa-esque cookie duster fool you — he's no avant-garde prankster. Rather, he's an earnest country-rock/rockin'-country singer-songwriter