The most underrated bass player in progressive rock history! Ashes are burning, Turn of the cards, Scheherazade and other stories, Novella and A song for all seasons. A five album run up there with all the great prog bands
I grew up listening to Renaissance records. Theyve been such a part of my life and he was a part of that. His lead vocals in songs like Kiev, his harmony, and now ive had his epic solo from live Ashes are Burning playing in my head for awhile. Yes i will always listen to Renaissance!
I literally just heard Jon's playing in the band Renaissance for the first time only in the last hour or so, and was captivated by his incredible playing. I am therefore very saddened to learn that he very recently passed away. My heart goes out to his family and all who knew and appreciated him. I will now look forward to discovering more of his music. I don't know how I hadn't come across it before now. What a great legacy! Music is an extremely precious gift to give to the world. Thank you Jon. Rest well.
Davey thanks for a excellent tribute to Jon Camp. Renaissance a wonderful band who performed and gave us many great songs. Jon was an awesome bassist. RIP Jon Camp.
Hello, Davey. We enjoyed your video about Jon Camp, as it captures his importance in the history of symphonic progressive rock worldwide. We would like to share some information about our experience of having him as a guest musician. I am Paulo Venegas from Ars Pro Vita, a Brazilian symphonic progressive rock band whose latest album, 'Truth', released in July 2022, featured Jon Camp playing on two tracks. He had already played on two tracks on our album 'Peace' in 2020. In fact, one of the tracks he plays on ('Hero') was dedicated to Jon Tout, who passed away in 2015. We were very sad to see our friend go, so we decided to pay tribute. We have composed a single that is about to be released. It will be presented on two radio stations in Brazil that have a significant audience among progressive music fans, along with the four tracks he played on the albums and an interview with us, recounting our experience with his time at Ars. Also as longtime Renaissance fans, it was a privilege to have him as a friend and partner. Another piece of information for you: I spoke with Chris Gill, from Band of Rain, the last English band with which Jon recorded two albums, in 2020 and 2021. He confirmed that 'Truth' was the last album he played on. Apart from that, I haven't been able to find anything about what happened to him, only condolences from people close to him. I hope you already know something. Best regards, Paulo.
love him and Renaissance. He was super talented a HUGE part of the Renaissance sound. Renaissance were knoww for their lead bass lines (and without an electric guitar).
@@AllMediaReviewsPodcast ~ l concur 100%. I meant to speak more about his lead bass sound, solo on the extended live version of “Ashes Are Burning,” and songs he did lead vocals on… but l eschewed the bulk of my notes for a more organic feel. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@danaaronmusic ~ Sorry, Dan. I just want to get the word out there about the great Jon Camp and all he gave to our beloved genre of Prog. Dude was a monster player. R.I.P., Mr. Camp.
By the time I finally got around to seeing Renaissance live, John Tout & Terry had already left, and they were down to playing smaller venues. Saw them three times from the late 70's to early 80's, at least once with Gavin Harrison. Two of the shows were the Waldorf in San Francisco, and the Keystone in Berkeley. The other club escapes me now. Sadly, prog bands couldn't get arrested by 1979. At least not in the States or the UK. In Japan, and parts of South America and Europe though, things were better, but that did not help our prog troopers find a label. In past interviews, Annie had put the blame mostly on Jon for the push toward a quasi-new wave direction (and this, apparently, was also the source of their falling-out), but there were likely no correct paths they could have taken after Azure D' Or. Keep doing the type of material we love? Great, but what record company exec was going to let them record it? I never talked to anyone in Renaissance, though seeing them close up in the small clubs, for purely selfish reasons, was pretty awesome. At that Berkeley show, Jon put on an extra-long solo due to Michael D having "string malfunctions". Michael was trying to do his own solo on the electric he was using then, which in prior years he never attempted, but he had problems. So Mister Camp stepped in a bit early, and played portions of his solos we were familiar with, but then really went off the reservation and tore into some stuff I had never heard live or on any recording before or since. Like a man possessed. The only comparable prog bass solo I've seen was when Steve Hackett actually let Ian Ellis light our hair on fire. Hearing of John Tout's passing many years back was depressing enough, and now with Mickey and Jon both gone too, it feels like part of my past has been deleted. I'm getting afraid to look at youtube or facebook these days. Thanks for the video. My thoughts to Jon's family.
I always wondered why Annie said , paraphrasing, "We don't talk about Jon Camp" in an interview she did years ago. I presume it is because of the falling out they had due to the factors you mentioned. Glad to see she honored Jon on her FB page though, so let bygones be bygones. I also didn't see Renaissance until around 1980 during their Camera Camera album in a small venue called Alex Cooley's Ball Room in Atlanta Ga. Strange but it says online that the venue closed in 1979 but I was there in 1980, oh well. They put on a great show but I never was a fan of that album nor Time Line that came afterward. I wanted the progrock style not the pop style they embraced for a short time before disbanding.
One of my top three bass players ever,if you are a Chris Squire from Yes fan you will love JON CAMP.
The most underrated bass player in progressive rock history!
Ashes are burning, Turn of the cards, Scheherazade and other stories, Novella and A song for all seasons.
A five album run up there with all the great prog bands
I grew up listening to Renaissance records. Theyve been such a part of my life and he was a part of that. His lead vocals in songs like Kiev, his harmony, and now ive had his epic solo from live Ashes are Burning playing in my head for awhile. Yes i will always listen to Renaissance!
Thank you for giving Jon a well-deserved tribute
I literally just heard Jon's playing in the band Renaissance for the first time only in the last hour or so, and was captivated by his incredible playing. I am therefore very saddened to learn that he very recently passed away. My heart goes out to his family and all who knew and appreciated him. I will now look forward to discovering more of his music. I don't know how I hadn't come across it before now. What a great legacy! Music is an extremely precious gift to give to the world. Thank you Jon. Rest well.
@@c0lumbo ~ Thanks for watching and commenting. I envy your new journey through the career of Renaissance and Mr. Camp. Enjoy!
Davey thanks for a excellent tribute to Jon Camp. Renaissance a wonderful band who performed and gave us many great songs. Jon was an awesome bassist. RIP Jon Camp.
@@StevenDavid-4q2 ~ Thank you for the kind words, Steven. Much appreciated, good sir.
Hello, Davey.
We enjoyed your video about Jon Camp, as it captures his importance in the history of symphonic progressive rock worldwide. We would like to share some information about our experience of having him as a guest musician. I am Paulo Venegas from Ars Pro Vita, a Brazilian symphonic progressive rock band whose latest album, 'Truth', released in July 2022, featured Jon Camp playing on two tracks. He had already played on two tracks on our album 'Peace' in 2020. In fact, one of the tracks he plays on ('Hero') was dedicated to Jon Tout, who passed away in 2015.
We were very sad to see our friend go, so we decided to pay tribute. We have composed a single that is about to be released. It will be presented on two radio stations in Brazil that have a significant audience among progressive music fans, along with the four tracks he played on the albums and an interview with us, recounting our experience with his time at Ars. Also as longtime Renaissance fans, it was a privilege to have him as a friend and partner.
Another piece of information for you: I spoke with Chris Gill, from Band of Rain, the last English band with which Jon recorded two albums, in 2020 and 2021. He confirmed that 'Truth' was the last album he played on.
Apart from that, I haven't been able to find anything about what happened to him, only condolences from people close to him. I hope you already know something.
Best regards, Paulo.
love him and Renaissance. He was super talented a HUGE part of the Renaissance sound. Renaissance were knoww for their lead bass lines (and without an electric guitar).
@@AllMediaReviewsPodcast ~ l concur 100%. I meant to speak more about his lead bass sound, solo on the extended live version of “Ashes Are Burning,” and songs he did lead vocals on… but l eschewed the bulk of my notes for a more organic feel. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Finding out the hard way again...
@@danaaronmusic ~ Sorry, Dan. I just want to get the word out there about the great Jon Camp and all he gave to our beloved genre of Prog. Dude was a monster player. R.I.P., Mr. Camp.
@@daveycretin664 Thanks for doing this. One of the most underappreciated players in the business needs to get his due at long last.
The Captive Heart 💔
By the time I finally got around to seeing Renaissance live, John Tout & Terry had already left, and they were down to playing smaller venues. Saw them three times from the late 70's to early 80's, at least once with Gavin Harrison. Two of the shows were the Waldorf in San Francisco, and the Keystone in Berkeley. The other club escapes me now.
Sadly, prog bands couldn't get arrested by 1979. At least not in the States or the UK. In Japan, and parts of South America and Europe though, things were better, but that did not help our prog troopers find a label. In past interviews, Annie had put the blame mostly on Jon for the push toward a quasi-new wave direction (and this, apparently, was also the source of their falling-out), but there were likely no correct paths they could have taken after Azure D' Or. Keep doing the type of material we love? Great, but what record company exec was going to let them record it?
I never talked to anyone in Renaissance, though seeing them close up in the small clubs, for purely selfish reasons, was pretty awesome. At that Berkeley show, Jon put on an extra-long solo due to Michael D having "string malfunctions". Michael was trying to do his own solo on the electric he was using then, which in prior years he never attempted, but he had problems. So Mister Camp stepped in a bit early, and played portions of his solos we were familiar with, but then really went off the reservation and tore into some stuff I had never heard live or on any recording before or since. Like a man possessed. The only comparable prog bass solo I've seen was when Steve Hackett actually let Ian Ellis light our hair on fire.
Hearing of John Tout's passing many years back was depressing enough, and now with Mickey and Jon both gone too, it feels like part of my past has been deleted. I'm getting afraid to look at youtube or facebook these days. Thanks for the video. My thoughts to Jon's family.
I always wondered why Annie said , paraphrasing, "We don't talk about Jon Camp" in an interview she did years ago. I presume it is because of the falling out they had due to the factors you mentioned. Glad to see she honored Jon on her FB page though, so let bygones be bygones. I also didn't see Renaissance until around 1980 during their Camera Camera album in a small venue called Alex Cooley's Ball Room in Atlanta Ga. Strange but it says online that the venue closed in 1979 but I was there in 1980, oh well. They put on a great show but I never was a fan of that album nor Time Line that came afterward. I wanted the progrock style not the pop style they embraced for a short time before disbanding.