AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — A lifelong Amarillo musician is taking his Texas pride to a national stage, hoping to win it all on American Idol.
Cameron James Smith was born and raised in Amarillo and graduated from Amarillo High. He said he and his parents belonged to a church where his grandfather was the pastor.
“I’ve been here my whole life, and it’s shaped who I am. Shaped the music that I like. It’s shaped everything. And, and so I have a ton of, ton of Texas pride. And I’m grateful to to be in Amarillo playing music and getting to meet people,” Smith said…