Canadian guitar wizard Bobby Cameron is best known as a superbly skilled guitar player with a powerful, emotional style. Yet at the heart of his ever-evolving career is a true singer/songwriter. He is an inspired live performer, whether on his charismatic solo shows or fronting his energetic roots-rock band. With his soul anchored in his Cape Breton upbringing, Cameron brings this to his music; a riveting mix of styles, running the full gamut from folk and roots right up to blues and rock.
He is an inspired live performer, whether on his charismatic solo shows or fronting his energetic roots-rock band. With his soul anchored in his Cape Breton upbringing, Cameron brings this 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 2008 Juno award winning album. 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 the renowned engineer Mike Plotnikoff, (The Cranberries, Bryan Adams, Kiss). His third album, ?Emotional Drift?, was recorded in Nashville by the legendary 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 next CD in the fall of 2009. This project was co-produced and co-written with John Capek, whose hits include Rod Stewart's ?Rhythm of My Heart"
" Bobby is one of Canada's great guitarists and his talent is equal to many of the world's great guitarists "....Long John Baldry