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Ted Russel Kamp presented by Michael ONeill

Ted Russell Kamp mixes up roots, country, and southern rock to come up with a sound that's immediately radio friendly, at times anthemic but always hedgerowed with magnolias, whiskey, lament, and more than a few knowing and weary smiles.

In a lot of ways, you might think of Kamp as a Bob Seger cut with Ronnie Wood, adding a side of Memphis, a touch of Billy Squier, Steve Gibbons, some Ry Cooder, and a whole dogwood forest full of hound dogs and armadillos. Long Distance Man bounces and lopes with the old story of the rambling loner forever on the move, hunting down lissome delectables for an evening of sweet diversion before hitting the road again the next morning. For this and other down-to-earth virtues, Europe, ever hungry for quality American refrains, has taken to Kamp with open arms, and he spent the last part of 2007-2008-2009-2010 there before hitting the West U.S. again, playing L.A., Luckenback, and elsewhere.