“I believe in kindred spirits, since we’ve been walking side by side. It doesn’t matter where we’re going, we’ll keep our eyes upon the tide.”
“Seize the Moment,”
Don Campbell:
A Biography
He has a unique and uncanny ability to sing comfortably in the tenor range of Vince Gill, Chris Isaak or Dan Fogelberg, and go easily into the subbass vocal level range of country greats Josh Turner and Johnny Cash. Don Campbell’s music resides in the home of “American crossover” akin to the Eagles and John Cougar Mellencamp.
Don won a $50,000.00 Grand Prize at Nashville’s Grand Ol’ Opry with his original music, a Grand Prize custom Gibson Les Paul guitar from Jim Beam’s Back Room Band Search, and he’s a six-time winner of the title, “Maine’s Best Singer-Songwriter” from the Maine Sunday Tele- gram’s Annual Reader’s Poll. He has also received recognition for his Double CD Release, Kites To Fly – Celebrating The Music of Dan Fogelberg. Officially endorsed in April of 2014 by the Fogelberg Association of Peoria, he and bandmates tour the country performing “An Evening of Dan Fogelberg Music.
Don Campbell’s mandate is to “Always perform for the audience, never at them.” He pleases listeners, venue buyers and event organizers with well-attended and memorable concerts, and shows continued strength in music sales. Don is a highly-talented multi-instrumentalist and plays acoustic guitar, piano, B3 Organ, bass, electric guitar, nylon string guitar, mandolin and harmonica in recordings. These are all impressively delivered in his latest feature album, The Dust Never Settles, a fullbodied collection of songs about the magnetization of love. Don’s music feels like a friend, a natural extension of the singer-songwriter. Don Campbell performs nearly 200 shows per year and resides in Portland, Maine.
His website is: www.doncampbellmusic.com “This latest work is absolutely magnificent and monumental. I can hear your love for Dan and his music in every single beautifully-formed note.” – Hugh Bowden, Ellsworth American “Dan’s spirit was in that room last night. We sang and laughed and cried.” – Annie B.
About the Don Campbell Band
The Don Campbell Band is a highly versatile, energetic ensemble, which blends many music styles. This is a band which dares to venture down many musical pathways. From Campbell’s own heartfelt, original creations, to the music of Dan Fogelberg, The Smithereens, Johnny Cash, John Denver and Van Halen… there’s never a dull moment with their presentations.
Don Campbell: Award-Winning, Multi-instrumentalist, and Lead Singer/Songwriter, fronts the ensemble.
Tom Dyhrberg: Bassist and Harmony Vocalist with a keen attention to detail and song feel. Tom Yoder: Fiddle, Mandolin, Keyboard and Electric Guitar, basically, a “Swiss Army Knife” of a musician with high energy.
John DeQuattro: Electric Guitar, Aficionado, follows every detail from Don’s Original Music Recordings and the recordings of any songs which the band may cover, to a “T”.
Gino Grassi: A drummer with a “sensitive touch” for expertly, matching the feel, volume and groove to fit the song. Like a fine chef, only using spices when absolutely necessary.
Combine all of these elements and you get a band that performs “for” the audience, not “at” the audience. A high-caliber, well-rehearsed group who will leave you wanting more when their performance has ended.
Interested in booking Don Campbell for your event?
Don Campbell performs all over the country (and at sea!) for audiences of all types and sizes for events and occasions of countless varieties.
Solo, duo, trio, full band…
Concerts for your arts or civic organization, ticketed shows, private parties, family occasions, cruises, close by and far away…
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