Glen Campbell. True Grit. Acting so bad it stayed with the three of us that long.
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Now you guys lay off Glen a little bit. He is just a good ol’ boy from Arkansas who could sing and write songs, too.
Back in ‘69 I owned a motel that Glen had lived at during his beginner days and he used to play at the club across the street for his supper. I didn’t know him personally but the lady we bought the business from knew him well and owned the club.
He was always good to her after he made it big and would fly her to Vegas when he performed. He is a good, conservative Christian man. IMHO
“...He is just a good ol’ boy from Arkansas who could sing and write songs, too...”
And he could play the guitar as a studio muscian which is a very rare thing for a singer. He also had the homegrown accent for the locale of the story.
I thought he handled that boarding house dinner table scene perfectly. As for the river crossing when Wayne sez “By God she reminds me of me” I thought Campbell delivered a difficult line well: “I don’t think we’re gonna get along at all”...cause his expression was a perfect combination of disgust and bewilderment.
Glen’s a good guy. I used to live in Phoenix. Went to a Suns game one night. Unannounced, Glen came out and sang the national anthem, accompanying himself on a 12 strong guitar. Very, very nice.
**He is a good, conservative Christian man. IMHO***
He was a member of the Campbellite Churches of Christ, a group which does not believe in remarriage after divorce.
It didn’t stop him from divorcing his wife and taking up another C&W country singer. I believe it was Tanya Tucker.
Campbell then really went wild in the 1970s.