Career
He started his music career, in 1995, with Spirit of Praise that are based out of Indianapolis, Indiana. They have released nine albums with six of them charting on the Billboard magazine Gospel Albums chart. He has released albums with a few labels, such as the following: Tyscot, Electric and Music Industries Gospel, Alliant, NuSpring, Soul Stride
Campbell was born Millard Lamar Campbell, on February 13, 1964 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
He is a graduate of Broad Ripple High School, and went onto Butler University.
Campbell was a minister of music in 1987, but he did not compose the Spirit of Praise until 1995, while he was at Light of the World Church, as their music minister. His music career began in 1995, with the release of Ready by Tyscot Records on April 16, 1995, yet this did not chart.
The next album, Lamar Campbell & Spirit of Praise, was released on May 19, 1998 by Electric and Music Industries Gospel. This was his breakthrough release on the Billboard magazine Gospel Albums chart, which he would get five more albums to chart on that particular chart.
He has released albums with five labels, Tyscot Records, Electric and Music Industries Gospel, Alliant Records, NuSpring Records, and Soul Stride Records.