Glen Campbell with Stone Temple Pilots, “Wichita Lineman”. Any version of GC’s WL has that hair standing on end moment starting with “I hear you...”. Even just thinking about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDPuK_tqG-Y
Don’t feel lonesome, while some of use were thinking Glen was just another C&W artist, he was playing on many of the biggest hits with the Wrecking Crew and touring with the Beach Boys. No one knew.
Written by John Hartford
“I didn’t know it at the time”
I think it’s because back then, musicians were far more talented than they are now, and we took it for granted because that’s just how it was.
Holy shit this was awesome. What a group! Roy Clark and Willie just sitting back enjoying it all. Wow.
Great video. Another of my favorite songs.
Whoo, that’s bittersweet to see. Used to open for him at Harrahs’s in Reno, we would play our show and then watch his. Incredible player. The sad part was seeing him so high on coke during the day. He’d play craps with $500 chips, losing his butt and just grinning with glassy eyes.
Johnny Paycheck was really bad too. His band was so mad at him over the coke he would come hang out with us during the day. He was a funny guy. He told me and my drummer one day:
“The road is a dangerous place man, you can die out here...or worse!”
Absolutely love it.
One of my very favorite singers.
Alias - Wichita Lineman (Marshall) - Glen Campbell
https://youtu.be/pWRxpooc06E
Miami Vice - Galveston (Sonny/Caroline) - Glen Campbell
https://youtu.be/rqsVhbgr2q8
Callan - Time (Callan’s Hunter) - Glen Campbell - Callan was played by Edward Woodward before he was in Equalizer; dark spy show that almost seems like Equalizer was the follow on
https://youtu.be/MKeD7soENd8
In a Class of Her Own - All I Have To Do Is Dream (Wenxi/Feng Chengjun) - Glen Campbell
https://youtu.be/gdWDvhSRcdE
I raise you one at the 2:40 mark here:
Glen Campbell was on Johnny Carson’s late show one night. He played the meanest guitar solo I have/had ever heard to this day. He made all other guitarists of that time period look like rookies.
Always loved that song.
Just. Wow.
Stupid me: passed a chance to see Harry Chapin live in about 1976.
Glen Campbell was amazing, yes. Thanks for this post.
Yes, great guitarist; sad illness