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This weekend's Glen Campbell guitar lesson - Galveston w/ Steve Wariner as his backup...
yousetube ^ | 1968 | Jimmy Webb

Posted on 12/04/2021 3:01:38 PM PST by FLNittany

There is a shorter version of this performance that doesn't include the mindless thoughts of people like Melissa Etheridge and Toby Keith, but this is a higher quality video than the alternative. And, it has Merle. Also, Jimmy Webb wasn't writing about Vietnam. He was writing about the Spanish-American War.


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: galveston; glen; wariner
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At around 5:00, you can see that no one (meaning No One) had anything on Glen when it came to playing the guitar. That old Strat was ridden like the pony Glen was given in True Grit. Wariner's smiles in the background say a lot.
1 posted on 12/04/2021 3:01:38 PM PST by FLNittany
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,i>Also, Jimmy Webb wasn't writing about Vietnam. He was writing about the Spanish-American War.

If that's the case, then Glen will probably return to Galveston shortly after the war ends in 1898. Here's hoping he and his lover move to Dallas, Waco or someplace inland within the next two years, or they might not be around to experience Theodore Roosevelt's presidency.

2 posted on 12/04/2021 3:16:22 PM PST by Fiji Hill
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To: FLNittany

Bookmark


3 posted on 12/04/2021 3:21:31 PM PST by Southside_Chicago_Republican (The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog. )
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To: Fiji Hill

Well, those are the facts. As told by Jimmy himself. Glen just sang and performed the song - at an astounding level. Not sure what your post adds to that.


4 posted on 12/04/2021 3:23:21 PM PST by FLNittany
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To: FLNittany

For later.

L


5 posted on 12/04/2021 3:23:29 PM PST by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: FLNittany

I remember learning to sing Rhinestone Cowboy in the school choir.


6 posted on 12/04/2021 3:26:29 PM PST by DEPcom (Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules)
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the dude was amazing


7 posted on 12/04/2021 3:28:09 PM PST by mylife (Joe Biden is like bald tires in the rain, Alec Baldwin with a gun....)
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I rediscovered Glen about 6 months ago. YouTube has great videos of his music and interviews. There are some great audio recordings of Glen online and I strongly suggest hooking up stereo equipment to listen.

Glen’s guitar solo at the end of this video is just pure Glen! This is an example of Glen’s great talent which amazes other highly acclaimed musicians.

Many people do not know that Glen’s career started with the Wrecking Crew, moved to The Beach Boys and on and on. Glen is credited with playing on about 300 top songs in the 1960’s and 1970’s. It is almost impossible to name a music act from those years that Glen somehow did not play with. From Frank Sinatra to Cher and everything in between.

I have had Wichita Lineman stuck in my head for months, walking around singing it much to my wife’s displeasure 😅.

If you love music, watch the videos, watch his interviews, watch what other musicians say about Glen, watch Alice Cooper talk about his best friend! And watch the Wrecking Crew document. You will not be disappointed!

8 posted on 12/04/2021 3:28:36 PM PST by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show hosts to me.... Sting)
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Yup. Awesome picker.


9 posted on 12/04/2021 3:32:19 PM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: FLNittany

Glen sure could shred.


10 posted on 12/04/2021 3:35:34 PM PST by skeeter
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There is a video of Glen on YouTube playing the William Tell overture at lightning speed on a 12 string! It is amazing.


11 posted on 12/04/2021 3:35:36 PM PST by circlecity
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Here he does it w/ an acoustic 6 string (and tells the orchestra to go faster):

6 string acoustic

Here he does it on a 12 string plugged in:

12 string

12 posted on 12/04/2021 3:44:14 PM PST by FLNittany
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To: FLNittany

He was an amazing guitarist.


13 posted on 12/04/2021 3:51:34 PM PST by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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the dude was amazing

I had a crush on him as a “tween”/early teen. He’s the reason I learned to play the guitar.

My dad took my BFF and me to see Glen in concert in Richmond, VA (where my grandma lived) in the early 70s. I was mesmerized.

I wanted an Ovation guitar like the one he played frequently but that was not in my budget as a part-time babysitter.

14 posted on 12/04/2021 4:09:47 PM PST by Allegra
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.


15 posted on 12/04/2021 4:21:54 PM PST by sauropod (Meanie Butt Daddy - No you can't)
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To: Allegra

dude abides


16 posted on 12/04/2021 4:25:26 PM PST by mylife (Joe Biden is like bald tires in the rain, Alec Baldwin with a gun....)
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To: Allegra

I tried to pull off a FR TCMS guitar pull for years never knew you played, got few suckers wrangled in.


17 posted on 12/04/2021 4:28:42 PM PST by mylife (Joe Biden is like bald tires in the rain, Alec Baldwin with a gun....)
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To: mylife

I played all through high school, college and into my 30s. Acoustic. Even played with a 12-string sometimes.

I haven’t played in years now and my fingertip callouses are long gone.


18 posted on 12/04/2021 4:32:11 PM PST by Allegra
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To: Allegra

now I know

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0_ttaRa74I


19 posted on 12/04/2021 4:37:34 PM PST by mylife (Joe Biden is like bald tires in the rain, Alec Baldwin with a gun....)
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To: mylife

Very cool!


20 posted on 12/04/2021 4:44:10 PM PST by Allegra
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