Photo by Donald Jay Olson
Pamela McNeill knew from an early age that music would be her life. She joined her first rock band at 16 and learned quickly how to connect with her audience.
A native of Winona, Minnesota, Pamela resides in Minneapolis. Her career has taken her all over the world including four years in the UK as a backing singer for Rick Astley, performing with him at Royal Albert Hall and The London Palladium for the Royal Family and appearing on many television shows such as BBC’s “Top of the Pops”.
As a prolific songwriter, she wrote her first song at 15 and has written for and with a wide range of other artists including Wynonna Judd, Jim Peterik and Yanni, and has co-written tracks with fellow songwriters such as Pam Tillis and Bobby E. Boyd.
Pamela began releasing albums in 1999 and to date has released seven studio albums. She has headlined theaters and festivals across the country in support of her music and has opened for artists including Etta James, Little River Band, Atlanta Rhythm Section and BTO, to name a few.
Pamela is excited to release "Wave After Wave," her eighth original studio recording on Farm to Label Record, July 26th (color vinyl) and August 2nd (digital). In 2024, she was honored by being inducted into the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame.
“She’s one of the most intuitive songwriters I’ve written with in a long time. Her voice has a certain quality about it that you just like her immediately. Her songwriting, on her own, strives for new territory – it’s not the same old clichés over and over – it’s actually very beautiful language. And get her on stage –rockin’ as we did today with “Eye of the Tiger” and she owns the stage.”
~ Jim Peterik-Grammy Award winning songwriter of “Eye of the Tiger”
Wrote 18 Top 10 Hits including “Hold on Loosely” and “The Search is Over”
Author of “Songwriting For Dummies”
“Pamela McNeill stole my ear every time she sang. Very Hot.”
~ Michael Johnson (“Bluer Than Blue”, “Almost Like Being In Love”, “ This Night Won't Last Forever”, “Give Me Wings”, “The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder”, etc.)
“Pamela McNeill writes the kinds of songs the Dixie Chicks recorded before they got angry.” ~ Minneapolis Star and Tribune