Stacy Dean Campbell has spent nearly four decades telling American stories—in songs, novels, film, and television.

As a recording artist for Columbia Records, Campbell placed four singles on the Billboard charts. His album, “Ashes of Old Love,” released on Warner Bros. Records, reached No. 3 on the Americana music chart, establishing him as a distinctive voice in American roots music.

Campbell later brought that same interest in people, place, and American culture to television. He created and hosted Bronco Roads, a documentary and lifestyle series syndicated to more than 22 million households and honored with two Emmy Awards. He went on to create and host Troubadour, TX for The CW Network, exploring the lives and work of singer/songwriters and featuring legendary songwriter and actor Kris Kristofferson.

As a filmmaker, Campbell wrote and directed the short film The Birth of Saint Eliseo. The film premiered at the Santa Fe Independent Film Festival and went on to receive a prestigious Remi Award at WorldFest.

His work as an author continues the storytelling tradition that has run throughout his career. His debut novel, Cottonwood, received a Benjamin Franklin Award for Best First Book. His literary work also includes the short-story collection Hope Is a Hard Thing, and his latest novel, Where the Heathen Rage,

Whether working in a recording studio, behind a camera, or on the page, Campbell’s work has remained rooted in a fascination with character and place—particularly the landscapes, contradictions, humor, hardship, and humanity of the American South and West.

Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Campbell continues to write and create, carrying forward a body of work connected less by medium than by a lifelong belief in the power of a well-told story.