Anyone else pleasantly surprised by his new album? It's covers, but tastefully done covers... it does NOT sound like some hipster made it his job to "rediscover" Glen and parade him out doing someone else's versions of these songs. I'm liking this album, but I may be biased. I hard "Wichita Lineman" thousands of times growing up; my dad loved that song.

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My favorite GC tune was Gentle on my Mind.
Sweet ballad.

40 years ago, we bore a similar likeness.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1h3alZfMXw

Hope I've aged a little better.

Glen Campbell is a talented musician. He had a great TV show (at least in my memory it was great) in the late 60s. No lip syncing. He had actual musicians playing actual music. John Hartford was a regular guest.

Yeah, Gentle on my Mind is indeed a good one... thanks for the youtube link!

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I didn't know he still recorded. Thought he was relegated to the Holiday Inn Lounge circuit. Wasn't he in legal (drunk) problems in AZ a few years back.Looked to be down on his luck a the time iirc. Good to see back making albums.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az2LlYyuoZQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiJEHeUqCEE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPpJT3QRRnk&feature=related

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1974 Triumph TR6
1999 Saab 9-5 wagon (wife's)

He played in concert with our symphony orchestra a couple years back, it was a great show. His guitar talents took a back seat to the singing, but all those years as a studio musician still come through when he plays live.

Love his new album, play it a lot, especially "Sing" makes my day. "These days" another great song.

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I thought Glenn Campbell was dead?

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I read that Glen Campbell was a popular studio musician back in the day, and played guitar on most of The Beach Boy's albums.

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Not just yet.

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/mugshots/campbellmug1.html

Talk about longevity in the music business! "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," his first big hit, came out in 1967 and he had a string pop hits, his most famous ones, like "Gentle on My Mind" and "Galveston." By the early '70s, after a couple of poor movies, he'd faded -- then came "Rhinestone Cowboy," and during the late '70s he was hot again, on country stations anyway ("Southern Nights" et al.).

I don't know about the '80s, but in the '90s he dabbled a little with Christian music and released at least one album. And now he's back again.

Comedians used to make fun of him on his TV series, where he'd cry, "Hi, Ah'm Glen Campbell!" But those people are long gone or forgotten, and Glen is still around. . . .
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Isn't he on the instrumental classic Champs "Tequilla"? Along with the future "Seals & Crofts."

Those Jimmy Webb songs . . . lyrics like an LSD trip . . .

I look like his mugshot.

I listened to an interview with him a few months ago on NPR(?). They talked about all his studio playing. He said it was a great life being a studio musician.

He talked pretty straight about his difficulties with substance abuse.

They played some of the new songs and he still sounded pretty good.

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