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Ashley, the youngest Campbell, was originally a
theater major at Pepperdine University, California.
Music had always been a major part of her life,
beginning with piano lessons at age six, then
picking up the guitar at 15. But it wasn't until she was
asked to learn the banjo for a role in Pepperdine's
Edinburgh Theater program that music began to
take the wheel as both a passion and a career.
Shortly after graduation, Ashley joined her father, Glen, on his Goodbye
Tour where she played both banjo and keyboard. "I can't even put into words
how priceless it was for me to be able to perform with my dad," she said.
"I had the best seat in the house, being right there on stage with him every
night. Watching him was the ultimate lesson in sharing joy and experiences
through music."
After the tour, Ashley signed a publishing deal and moved to Nashville in
2013 to write and make her own way in the music world. Ashley went on to
write and release her first single "Remembering" in 2015. A deeply personal
reflection about her father's Alzheimer's diagnosis, "Remembering" was
featured in the documentary, Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me. The soundtrack
for the documentary would go on to win two Grammys.
This success launched Ashley's solo career, and she released her first
album, The Lonely One, in 2018. Ashley co-produced the record with her
brother Cal and released it on her own label, Whistle Stop Records. Now
touring nationally and internationally, Ashley has plans to release her
sophomore album, produced by friend and co-writer of "Remembering",
Kai Welch, in the near future.
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Ashley Campbell
