About Bobby
For years, Bobby Cameron’s playing’s been called powerful, lately his songwriting’s been touted as powerful. What this artist has first and foremost is staying power. He does not re-invent himself to suit the current climate, instead Cameron has steadily built a career that started as an ace guitarist in rock bands, to a valued sideman, to frontman, to singer-songwriter.
The passion he dedicates to his career is the same as you’ll witness on stage from this inspired live performer. Whether on his charismatic solo shows or fronting his energetic roots-rock band, it’s obvious Cameron loves what he does and is doing just what he was meant to do, in his career and his life.
His soul is anchored in his Cape Breton upbringing, Cameron brings to his music a riveting mix of styles, running the full gamut from folk and roots right up to blues and rock.
The past few years have seen some exciting chapters in Cameron’s storied career. His collaborating with Jully Black resulted in a song on her Juno award-winning album Revival from 2008. In 2007 he garnered Toronto Exclusive Magazine Awards: “Best Blues Artist "; “Best Blues Song” for ‘Sueanna’; and " Artist of the Year”. From the BMG label he received a platinum sales award for co-writing on Canadian Idol Winner Ryan Malcolm’s “Home” album.
From 2002 to 2006 Cameron was a staff songwriter/producer for Carlin America Music Publishing out of New York. This lead to him placing songs with artists in both the Canadian and American Idol contests.
Cameron considered himself fortunate to be special guest and guitar slinger for the late venerated blues icon ‘Long John Baldry’, and toured with him from 2002 to 2004. His playing with Baldry on the international festival circuit was lauded and complimented by such artists as J J Cale and Bruce Guthro.
His first indie CD was self-titled and produced by Randy Staub (U2, Metallica, Bon Jovi). Cameron’s second album, Drowning on Dry Land, was mixed by celebrated engineer Mike Plotnikoff, (The Cranberries, Bryan Adams, Kiss). His third album, Emotional Drift, was recorded in Nashville by the renowned Miles Wilkinson, and mastered at Sony Studios in New York.
Over the years Cameron has performed with: Jeff Healey, Chris de Burg, Chuck Levall and Bernard Fowler of The Rolling Stones, Tom Cochrane, Blue Rodeo, Colin James, Lee Roy Parnell, Burton Cummings, Big Sugar, Loverboy, April Wine, and The Kentucky Headhunters.
Cameron will be releasing his fourth full-length album late 2010. This project was co-written with John Capek, whose hits include Rod Stewart's “Rhythm of My Heart" and "This”, Dan Hill's "Can't We Try" and Amanda Marshall's "Promises".
Bobby Cameron is a dedicated, multi-dimensional artist; this is demonstrated by the maturity of his continuing commitment to great, timeless music.
Select Performances:
- Edmonton Folk Music Festival
- Stan Rogers Folk Festival (Cape Breton)
- Ottawa Blues Festival
- Salmon Arms Roots & Blues Festival
- CBC Radio One's Drought Aid
- Syracuse, NY, Blues Festival
- New Jersey's Writers In The Round
- Beaches Jazz and Blues Festival in Toronto
- John Allan Cameron Tribute with Tom Cochrane and Blue Rodeo (Toronto)
- Chum Radio's The Team 1200 Sports Radio (Ottawa)
- The Billy Block Show (Nashville)
- The Bluebird Cafe (Nashville)
- The Nelson Mandela Tribute with host Bill Clinton (Toronto)
- Mont Tremblant Blues Festival ( Quebec)
- Festival by The Sea ( St John NB)
- Canadian Music Week (Toronto)
- Music West (Vancouver)
- The East Coast Music Awards ( Halifax)
- North by North East (Toronto)
- WCMAs ( Edmonton)
- Juno Fest (Edmonton)
Awards:
- MuchMusic’s Canadian National Guitar Wars Winner
- Alberta Recording Industry Association (ARIA) “Best Rock Artist on Record” for two consecutive years ( with 7 additional Nominations)
- Socan's Songwriter of the Year Award for “Human Fortress”
- Prairie Winner of Socan's National Songwriter Competition
- Finalist in Yamaha's National Talent Search
- Mix 96 Super Session Winner
- 1st Runner Up in K-97’s Homegrown Competition
- Platinum Sales Award from BMG Canada as Producer/Writer for Canadian Idol
- Gold Sales Award from Universal Canada as writer on Jully Black's Juno Winning CD" Revival"
- Toronto Exclusive Magazine Awards: “Best Blues Artist "; “Best Blues Song” for ‘Sueanna’; and " Artist of the Year”
- Finalist in ISC for "Coffee Cup"
Releases:
- three CDs
- fours singles off the last two albums
- two of these tracks charted on Canadian Adult Contemporary Charts
- song “The Other Side” entered the Canadian AC Future adds at #5
- second album Drowning on Dry Land first single “Release Me”, reached # 1 on Canadian AC Future Adds
- single “Human Fortress” Heavy Rotation on CHUM Radio Toronto
- single “If I Wait There for You” charted on RPM Magazine and Adult Contemporary Charts
- three music videos featured on CMT Television
- MuchMusic featured Cameron’s videos frequently during their Rapid Fax
- MuchMusic covered Cameron’s CD launches with interviews and live footage.
Co-Wrote With:
- Luke McMaster (Rihanna, Nick Lachey, Kyle Riabko)
- Francis and Lepoint (Backstreet Boys)
- Dean McTaggart (Amanda Marshall)
- Stan Meissner (Celine Dion, Starship)
- Cyril Rawson (Gretchen Wilson, Reba McEntire, Keith Urban)
- Rob Wells (Backstreet Boys, Nick Lachey, Canadian Idol)
- Jeff "Diesel" Dalziel (Edwin, Rex Goudie, Melissa O'Neil)
- Marc Jordan (Rod Stewart, Bonnie Raitt, Cher, Manhattan Transfer)
- Daryl Burgess (Mark Chesnutt, Patty Loveless, Colin James)
- John Capek (Rod Stewart, Toto, Joe Cocker, Diana Ross)
- David Martin (Edwin, Adam Gregory, Hemingway Corner)
- Ash Alexander (Tricky, All Saints)
- Robbie Patterson (Snow, McMaster and James)
- Perry-Alexander (Shawn Desman, Keshia Chante, Canadian Idol)