Meet Sisters Magnolia and the Weeds (stlblues.net)

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With the range of Trisha Yearwood, the grit of Bonnie Raitt, and the sincerity of Nanci Griffith, Pam Camp shines whether in the studio, a small intimate venue, or on a festival stage entertaining thousands. Originally from western Arkansas, Pam is a diverse talent with a solid background in all genres including gospel, southern and classic rock, country, and blues. 

 

 The Pam Camp Band, was formed in 1989 featuring a classic rock sound and was a regional favorite for many years. She went on to front a number of other bands including Camp-Robins Band (country/classic rock), the Reed/Knight Trio (folk/Americana), Slidewinder (blues) and Bluesmith.    She also worked as a studio demo artist for Star Traks, a nationally known soundtracks company.

 

She was a contestant on the Nashville Network’s “The Charlie Daniels Talent Round-Up,” where, after 13 weeks of competition against thousands of entrants from both the US and Canada, she was awarded the Grand Prize of $25,000 being named Best Female Vocalist.  The next year, Pam was a featured performer along with Carrie Underwood in the “Country Music Round-Up” at the King Opera House. 

 

In 2006, Pam was honored to open for legendary country band Lonestar, performing before a crowd of well over 7,000.  Also notable in 2006, The Pam Camp Band was inducted into the Old Town Musician’s Hall of Fame. Eleven years later, in 2017, Pam was inducted as a solo artist. A great honor indeed.

 

Pam’s philosophy is, “Music is a gift, not a competition. It’s something to be received, sharpened, and shared with others.”  Proving herself to be true to her word, it was in 2003 that, in memory of her mother, Pam founded the “Females Rock the Fort” benefit concert promoting local and regional female artists while raising awareness of cancer prevention.  Pam’s passion for charitable organizations is made obvious by the many events she has been involved with:

 

Pujols Prom - for children with Downs Syndrome

First Responders Ball - Ameristar Casino

GospelFest Fundraiser for UAFS Academy of the Arts

RocktoberFeast - Aplastic Anemia Awareness  

Hamilton House - Child and Safety Family Center

St Jude’s Radiothon

Gordon Youth Foundation

Project Compassion

Paint the Park Pink - Susan G. Komen

National Cancer Survivors Day

American Cancer Society Relay for Life

River Valley Ovarian Cancer Coalition

Next Step Day Room

Gregory Kistler Treatment Center

Miss Westark/UAFS Scholarship Pageant

(and many more!)

 

In the fall of 2013, Pam moved to St. Louis. She was soon hired as a vocalist by Smash Band, a well-known Missouri-based band led by Asher Benrubi, former host of MTV’s “Headbanger’s Ball” and former DJ with KSHE radio, performing at over 60 gigs the following year. Pam had the honor of singing backup vocals on Kingdom Brothers CD, “Times Hard".  She occasionally performs with Neil Young tribute band, Shakey Deal, and singer/songwriter Kevin Renick, best known for writing the theme song for the George Clooney movie, “Up in the Air.”  Pam currently performs with Songs of Africa Ensemble (songsofafrica.org), Sisters Magnolia & The Weeds (sistersmagnolia.com), CampFire Trio (with Jocelyn Rugaber & Tom Winter), Friends of Jesus Ministry, and with Jeff Walschauser in an acoustic classic rock duo. 

 

She is a former member of The Fort Smith Chorale (fortsmithchorale.com), the Miss University of Arkansas Fort Smith Pageant Singers, and previously served as Production Coordinator for the UAFS Scholarship Pageant. She is a former staff worship leader for Woodlands United Methodist and Goddard United Methodist.

 

“I’ve been blessed with some amazing opportunities since moving to St. Louis. I have performed at Fair St. Louis and the Pujols Prom (with Smash Band), on the stage at KDHX (with Kingdom Brothers), at The National Blues Museum (with Sisters Magnolia & The Weeds), and at the newly built Delmar Hall (with Shakey Deal). I look forward to what the future brings.”

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