Posted on 04/15/2017 7:10:55 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
“I read they are studying how he can play so well even with advanced Alzheimer’s.”
Maybe it involves a larger percentage of muscle memory, and less brain memory.
Never met the man, never saw him in concert. My loss!
My grandparents watched Grand Old Opry and Lawrence Welk. My parents watched Dean Martin and Ed Sullivan...and occasionally a bit of Hee-Haw. I absorbed all of it but what tripped my trigger was seeing the Beatles. The first time I saw them I knew I wanted to be a musician.
The focus of my music was towards the flash and audacity of rock and roll. I didn’t appreciate Glen Campbell’s talent until I grew up a bit. Nowadays I wish that I had paid closer attention to his incredible talent. It’s not just that he’s an accomplished player, but that he played so well so effortlessly.
My favorite Campbell moment on Carson. Glen recently released and played “Southern Nights” on the show. They were talking about the making of the song and Campbell said “if that ain’t a hit then it’ll be a fork in my buns.” Johnny loved that.
For those who can watch a movie online here’s a light comedy starring Glen Campbell. This 1970 movie teams him up again with Kim Darby a year after they did “True Grit.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FakhIsTkX3Y
Will never be considered even a great B movie but I like it. I’ve used the “...running like a two cylinder tractor” quote often.
I thought you might be interested in this. Did you know that he was doing a last album?
I saw him in concert about three years ago. It was very sad.
Thank you for this. I thought Ghosts on the Canvas was his last. I am a huge fan and will buy the others that came after that CD.
Does anyone know how many tracks Nelson is on?
I remember when John Wayne was doing the promotions on the talk show circuit he was very complimentary of Glen Campbell’s role in True Grit. In the book “The Duke” the author mentioned how much Wayne liked Glen Campbell.
And Glen Campbell played on countless hit songs and records (and many more non-hits,) TV, and movie scores & soundtracks during the 1960s as a member of the Wrecking Crew.
It was common practice for “hit band” producers to bring in hired talent to ensure that the album was perfect.
Glen was a session guitarist who played for producers and artists ranging from Phil Spector to Frank Sinatra. He played guitar on most of the Beach Boys “Pet Sounds” album.
Read about “The Wrecking Crew.” It will open your eyes.
Mark
That song was awesome. I didn’t think I could ever be that cheered up about such a sad subject.
The guitar break in the original Beach Boys single "Help Me Rhonda" is Campbell playing and he also played on various Byrds records too.
I didn’t know aobut this album, and I’m happy he was able to make one last one. I saw the 2014 documentary “I’ll Be Me” of his rapid decline with Alzheimer’s as he did his Farewell Tour, knowing it would be his last. It was incredibly moving and insightful. If you ever get a chance to see it, I highly recommend.
http://faithtap.com/7828/alzheimers-disease-silences-country-superstars-music/
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