Craig Campbell Live!

In a world fueled by the smoke and mirror act of overnight success, Craig

Campbell has long been admired for his patience and persistence on the road

less travelled. A consistent balancing act of traditional values and modern

industry trends, Campbell is also considered by many to be one of the most

talented yet under the radar stars, across all genres.

He put together a string of Top 10 hits on two labels before launching Grindstone

Recordings with his “It’s About Time” single in 2020. The charismatic charmer co-

produced the song, played acoustic guitar and piano, and sang his own

harmonies. He also released “All My Friends Drink Beer,” the music video to

which featured his notable friends like Jaren Johnson from The Cadillac 3, Randy

Houser, Granger Smith and other familiar faces who recorded their own

segments during the quarantine.

After focusing on his family and spending time writing and recording new music

through 2020, he hit 2021 aggressively releasing songs like the touching “What A

Girl Will Make You Do” and the raucous “Good Things Come To Those Who

Drink,” the heart-wrenching “Never Mine,” and the fun “Things You Do In A

Truck,” a rollicking duet with his Georgia buddy Trea Landon. His drive to release

new music and hit the road stems not only from a desire to reach more and more

fans but also satisfy his own aspirations to continue to grow as a songwriter,

singer and performer.

That growth continued through 2023 with the release of the most ambitious

recordings of his career...two double albums of “lost” songs he recorded for

previous labels but never saw the light of day and a host of new songs he’s had

in his pocket for an occasion such as this.

The Lost Files: Exhibit A, is a collection of 16 songs that hit February 17, 2023.

“Tractor Songs,” was written by his good buddy Walker Hayes. The two played a

show together in Orlando, and as Walker listened to Craig’s set, he recalls

thinking, “...man, I forgot how unreal his voice is – one of my Top 5 favorite

voices.” Walker met him as soon as he walked off the stage and pleaded with

him “to let me send him a song or two.” ‘Tractor Songs’ was one of them. “He

sings it like he wrote it,” said Walker, adding, “His voice and the song belong

together.”

The Lost Files: Exhibit B, dropped six months later with 17 songs including “All

My Friends Drink Beer” and “What I Thank (When I Drank).” Fan favorite “It’s

About Time” receives an updated modern mix on the new album, and Craig’s

wife, Mindy, an incredibly talented singer and songwriter, co-wrote the beautiful

track “You.” The first single released from the new collection is “Summer

Soundtrack,” a perfect, sultry season-ender written by Craig with Phil O’Donnell

and Wade Kirby and produced by Mickey Jack Cones.

The good ole’ down home boy grew up playing his mother’s piano and singing in

church. After graduating high school, he took a job as a corrections officer in his

hometown of Lyons, Georgia. But music never left his side. Taking a cue from

the sounds of classic country and idols like Travis Tritt and Randy Travis,

Campbell started a band and played local and national bar gigs. When the guitar

player quit, Campbell took that as a sign to chase his dreams all the way to

Nashville, Tennessee.

With two rolls of quarters and a roll of dimes given to him by his mother for gas

money, Campbell barely made it into town. Starting in 2002, the young hopeful

would spend the next several years paying his dues as a demo singer by day

and Lower Broadway gigger by night. Campbell was eventually connected to a

soon-to-be-signed artist named Luke Bryan who needed a keyboard player. A

year and a half long keyboard stint with Tracy Byrd soon followed, and on his non

travel days, he took over as bandleader down at The Stage. His smooth chops

and hot-blooded stage presence soon caught the eye of industry execs and in

2009, Campbell signed with Bigger Picture Group.

His first single, the sentimental ballad “Family Man,” hit Billboard’s top 15 in

2011. “Outta My Head” cracked the top 15, while the catchy tune “Fish” garnered

more than 10 million on-demand streams. His 2014 breakout hit “Keep Them

Kisses Comin’” was on its way up the charts when Bigger Picture closed.

Campbell and his devoted team continued to press radio stations around the

country, so much so that the single ended an impressive run well inside the Top

10, which is unheard of for a song with no financial backing.

Another door opened for Campbell in the form of Red Bow Records, a division of

the Broken Bow umbrella. “Tomorrow Tonight” made it into the top 40, followed

by perhaps his most poignant and well-known work to date, “Outskirts of

Heaven.” “Outskirts” took on a life of its own, showcasing Campbell’s vulnerability

and deep-rooted faith. The uplifting and remarkably personal ballad was praised

by Rolling Stone, Taste of Country and others.

The impact of “Outskirts” prompted media appearances and memorable

performances at nationally televised NFL games, the TODAY show, and the

Grand Ole Opry, the latter of which he has made over 60 appearances to date.

And in a full circle moment, the down home Georgia boy reunited with buddy

Luke Bryan on his highly successful 2017 Huntin’, Fishin’, and Lovin’ Every Day

Tour.

In the summer of 2018, Campbell released his first new music in five years with

his See You Try EP on Broken Bow. The title track became an instant crowd

pleaser with its confident, flirty lyrics and boot stompin’ melody. The EP also

found a home for both an electric and acoustic version of “Outskirts of Heaven.”

But by August of 2018, Campbell and Broken Bow had mutually parted ways,

leaving the door wide open for new and long-awaited opportunities.

Those opportunities included realizing a longtime dream of opening a coffee

shop – Grindstone Cowboy – with his wife Mindy and their daughters Preslee

and Kinni Rose in their adopted hometown of Eagleville, Tennessee. He also

started signing and producing new artists to Grindstone Records, including Cody

Cozz and Ethan Payne.

“I’ve been recording and producing music my way, and that includes things I’ve

never done before, like playing piano and producing. I’m not gonna even

entertain the idea of recording any song if it doesn’t give me chills, and the same

goes for artists we sign to Grindstone Records. I have to be proud of it. I have to

answer for it and it has to get me fired up,” Campbell reflects in his deep-rooted

Southern accent. “Man, oh man . . . . I love where I am!”

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Cross-Eyed Cricket Watering Hole, 20565 Northeast Brinson Boulevard, Bend, United States