“Whether it’s with a guitar, a pen & piece of paper or a camera, I just have to tell stories.”  Stacy Dean

Stacy Dean Campbell.

“Like a murmur from the echo chamber of a broken heart.”Time Magazine

Campbell cut his musical teeth on diesel fumes in the back of a tour bus. A staff songwriter at Sony/Tree, then Columbia Records alongside Willie Nelson, Tammy Wynette and The Highwaymen, then a move to Warner Bros. and a shift from the honky-tonk sounds of Music Row to the acoustic landscapes of Americana — where he was called a “singer/songwriter of the finest mold.”

Four singles on the Billboard charts. Ashes of Old Love at No. 3 on the Americana chart.

The records

The catalogue


Lonesome Wins AgainColumbia Records · 1992

Hurt CityColumbia Records · 1995

Ashes of Old LoveWarner Bros. Records · 1999 · No. 3 Americana

Bronco Roads: Life in the WestEP · 2013

Cottonwood: Songs From a NovelCompanion to the novel · 2022

Podcast

Quiet Stories in a Loud World


Original short fiction, written and narrated by Stacy. Intimate, character-driven stories that favour stillness over noise. Each episode unfolds with a light, understated touch, creating a listening experience that lingers long after it ends.

He is a professional singer with a trained voice and two Emmys for on-camera hosting. Him reading his own work is the point.

Free, and yours to keep

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