Ashley Campbell, the daughter of country music legend Glen Campbell, says getting on stage to perform live with him on his Goodbye Tour actually came about quite by chance. She explains, “I had just graduated college in 2009 and he was going on an Australian/New Zealand tour, so I said, ‘Hey, can I just go for fun? I’ve never been.’ Vacation right? And he’s like, ‘Yeah!’ So like a little time passed and he said, ‘Hey, you should play banjo on ‘Gentle On My Mind’, and it kind of just snowballed into me playing the keyboard and strings parts for all the songs, and after that they were just like, ‘You should just keep touring with us.’
Ashley says they definitely didn’t have to twist her arm and she was grateful for the gift of being able to perform on stage every night with her father on his final tour. Now she is promoting her debut single, a loving tribute to her dad called “Remembering.”
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Ashley Campbell – touring with dad :23
“It’s kinda funny how I started touring with my dad. I had just graduated college in 2009 and he was going on an Australian/New Zealand tour, so I said, ‘Hey, can I just go for fun? I’ve never been’, vacation right? And he’s like, ‘Yeah!’ So like a little time passed and he said, ‘Hey, you should play banjo on ‘Gentle On My Mind’, and it kind of just snowballed into me playing the keyboard and strings parts for all the songs, and after that they were just like, ‘You should just keep touring with us.’ Like, OK (laughs).”
ASHLEY CAMPBELL – THE FACTS
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: https://ashleycampbellmusic.com
FACEBOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/ashleycampbellbanjo/
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/ashleycambanjo
INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/ashcambanjo/
HOMETOWN: Phoenix, Arizona
FAMILY: She’s the daughter of country legend Glen Campbell.
INSTRUMENT: Banjo – has played in her father’s band for years.
DEBUT SINGLE: “Remember” – Dot Records
RECENT TWEETS:
Ashley Campbell Retweeted Jeff Cooper @Fallonsdado Nov 7
@ashleycambanjo thank you for I’ll be me. My mother 76 I see so much of her in your dad. The country needed this movie. Again thanks
Ashley Campbell @ashleycambanjo Nov 6
Just stopped by the @kaopaoshu sample sale in Culver City. Love Naida’s designs! https://fb.me/4a1vnIBEv
Ashley Campbell @ashleycambanjo Nov 6
“The song is a breezy, yet moving tribute to her father…” @billboard https://po.st/2VSkEr via @po_st