Jimmy Webb did a great job writing many of his biggest hits.
Saw a YouTube vid of him playing with Roy Clark. They were both insanely talented.
Ghost Riders in the Sky.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_kbgjsuCec
He’s featured in a documentary about The Wrecking Crew. The studios musicians who backed up an incredible number of popular artists in the 1960s and 70s. I think it’s on Prime.
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HOWDY! I’m Glen Campbell!.................Parents used to watch him every Saturday(?) night................
If anyone hasn’t seen this documentary, watch it. Watch it now.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Campbell:_I%27ll_Be_Me
A most amazing and touching account of Glen Campbell as he is in the final months of Alzheimers.
He couldn’t even remember his kid’s names. Didn’t know where he was.
But he could still play the guitar.
Producers were criticized for exploiting a poor old man with advanced Alzheimer’s by having him on stage in his condition.
Others (myself included) agree that this was a blessing for him. While there was nothing else he could do, he could still sing and play “Galveston” or other hits he had. And oh, that made him happy.
He also played the bagpipes. Just recently watched a compilation of live performances on tubi of him. He did versions of Mull of Kintyre and Amazing Grace that were very impressive.
An amazing talent and an amazing story.
Glen was an amazing guitarist.
I learned a lot from this thread by going to Youtube. It led me to Jerry Reed and Glen Campbell videos.
I just learned that they were both considered some of the greatest session guitarists of their time for Elvis, and Country and Western acts of the 60s and 70s. The things you learn sometimes!
Not being much a fan of their genre of music, I always thought Jerry Reed was just some cornball in stupid movies and that Glen Campbell was kind of a boring singer that held a guitar basically as a prop.
Very interesting and I have more respect for both of them now.
‘Rhinestone Cowboy: An Autobiography’ is a pretty good read, well worth the time if you like the man’s music.
There was a lot of musical talent on Hee Haw every Saturday night. Our family never missed the show. My uncle knew Junior Samples and ended up with the original vehicle featured on the show in his car dealer ad. The one with the dealer telephone number BR-549.
My cousin ended up with the truck and drove my aunt to our family reunion in it for the last one she attended. I can’t remember the make and model but it was old back when I last saw it 25 years ago. However, they had kept it in great shape.