When I was 8 years old, my father a very frugal man, purchased a record player...I was pretty shocked. My father was not very educated and worked minimum wage making pallets at a local lumber yard. He also purchased a few records, the first one he put on, and the first record I ever heard was Glenn Campbell's Greatest Hits (I think was the title). I had never been interested in Country Music, but Glenn's music was different, it was like nothing I had ever heard before. At 13 I picked up a guitar and learned to play Glenn Campbell songs for my Dad...he enjoyed it so much. Today, when I hear a Glenn Campbell song, it brings back those great memories. No matter what anyone says, I believe Glenn Campbell was the first serious country/pop cross-over star.. paving the way for others to follow. There would be no Garth Brooks, without Glenn Campbell. There is a video here on UA-cam of Glenn showing his guitar skills, look for it.. it is just amazing.
I am 63 and I was a rock and roller in my youth, as a listener. I never thought much of Glenn Campbell. Then, I went to his last tour with his kids. An even addled by disease he could still play the guitar. I searched for more songs from Glenn and boy was I wrong about Glenn Campbell. He is LEGEND. Besides all the other session work he did, which is enough for the hall of fame, his solos on Gentle on my Mind brought tears to my eyes. God bless Glenn and may he rest in peace.
Glen campbell one of the underrated guitar greats ever, look at ghost riders in the sky with Roy Clarke, Glen is playing a 12 string like a lead guitar and that's a something special skill
Right! He is now known as possibly the very best guitar player of all time. So versatile. And even though he was very famous, people are now realizing just how great he was.
Very true. When I inherited my late sister's record collection a Crystal's album had Glen as a credit. Never knew he did so much session work until years later as when I got those records there was no internet. He is one of my all time favorites, be it a singer, or guitarist, and to not read music, he was brilliant
Glen Campbell was so great at the guitar and singing and made guitar playing look so easy i doubt he truly he knew how great he was. Glen and and Roy Clark are two of the greatest musicians ever recorded.
To me, the Jim Webb songs Glen recorded - "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman", "Where's the Playground, Susie?", "Galveston", just to name a few are really masterpieces. I will miss you, Glen. God, bless!
I really miss Glen Campbell. Didn't know I was going to miss him like that. We certainly don't have any comparable talent like Glen now. I love his voice, his guitar playing and his personality. Really special!
100%…I have cried many a tear from finding out he had Such a severe form of dementia and would probably be gone in a few years to watching the documentary about his last year of touting to the day he died and so many times since. Such a very, very naturally talented man whom I never met but was so much a part of my life. A one of a kind musician and real country boy. Miss you, Glen Campbell…always.
My parents took me to a sold out Glen Campbell concert at the Oakland Coliseum for my 22nd birthday. What an exciting night enjoying one of the greatest entertainers ever. Every time he would start singing a new song the crowd would erupt in applause; it sounded like thunder. What an epic show he put on.
Glen Campbell is one of th best guitar players from the 1960's and 1970's. Not many people know of his studio work, playing guitar Rock and Roll bands as well as his writing songs and his velvet vocals. He was a true artist of his time!!!!
Glen's cousin, Joe Erwin, went to my church in Long Beach, CA and would tell stories about singing with Glen and the extended family on Sundays, in Delight, Arkansas. Joe himself had the most incredible voice you never heard. If he wanted to he could’ve been a professional singer. The extent of his “career“ was entering many singing competitions, at bars and clubs, winning every time. He had the deepest, richest, warmest voice I’ve ever heard. RIP Joe.
RIP Brother. I'm 10 years sober 8/31/2019! May God show his mercy on all my sisters and brothers struggling with addiction, amen! Hang in there for the miracle, it can and will happen, don't quit on yourself!
This is one of several times watching Glen's life play out. He was an amazing soul that always loved the Lord, but sometimes we all slip and it's the times when we're at our worse.. are shown mercy. His music and his performances were energetic and his goal when performing were with his fans in mind. RIP Glen!! You'll always be in my heart. ❤️❤️🇺🇲🇺🇲🙏🙏
Glen has been my favourite performer for 50 years.......I thank God that he didn't end up being another statistic, pulled himself out of his dark phase and continued on to have a successful life and re-connect with his children....Well Done Glen! You will always be gentle on my mind...RIP♥
Great biography. Glen Campbell was one of the best guitarists ever. I made a Glen Campbell playlist on Spotify the day he died. My always & forever favorite song is “Wichita Lineman”. Genius.
I love so many of Glen's songs. Wichita Lineman, Galveston but the one that made me fall in love with his voice when I was about seven years old was "Honey come Back" he sang it like he meant every word. Just beautiful.
I love that Kenny Rogers had an interview for this. Glen had the respect of everyone, and it was well deserved. Carol Kaye from the Wrecking Crew also. Jimmy Webb is a genius when it comes to writing hit songs. Wichita Lineman will forever be my favorite song.
I remember his tv show was on at 6am every week day. I got up every morning to watch him. That's how talented he was singing & playing guitar! One of a kind, all around entertainer, a true gift!
Glen was playing at a casino at lake tahoe in i think '74..my friend got me some comp tickets--tipped the consoniquer 5 bucks and he seated us in front row to the side..my very cute gf and i were just 21 yo--Glen came right in front of her on stage and sang to her while on one knee--the crowd roared!! best date i ever had,gf was blown away...
When you hear a natural musician like Glenn it’s amazing. They can play anything. Immediately. You can tell the difference. Some musicians have to practice an practice to get it. People like Glen do it in one or two takes. That’s the way of a studio player. Wrecking Crew!
When i met glen in Frankfurt in ‘75, I looked in his eyes and shook his hand. He looked in my eyes briefly. He looked at me after i said, “I love your music.” Then he said, “Thank you...”
He plays solos perfectly and effortlessly on acoustic guitar which is way harder than an electric. He makes it look super easy but it's actually super hard even for the best of guitarists.
He went through a "Kenny Stabler" phase... right? Man, I miss the 70's .. Born in 1963, Glen Campbell was my firs memory of music... I use to sit in front of my parents big o'l console stereo system with vacuum tubes i could see glowing through the cabinetry... It was bigger than a sofa bed (and just as heavy) I'd sit Indian style, playing a ping-pong paddle, then badminton racquet then a tennis racquet ... Finally, when I was 13 I got a Yamaha acoustic guitar for Christmas.... Been playing professionally for 35 years now... ALWAYS play at least one Glen Campbell song ... He was my hero (and my dad) ... Now I dedicate "Gentle On MY Mind" to my dad who went on to be with our Lord in 2014 after a life of victory. Last year I started recording a tribute memorial record to Glen... I live in Saint Augustine, Florida, so I'm giving a bit of Spaniard's flare with a dash of Latin Percussion... Thank you Glen Campbell for ALL the many years of great music and great performance, and thank you for you bold witness and testimony of our King and precious Lord and savior Jesus Christ! ~Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth: Make a loud noise and rejoice and sing praise.~
I always had a soft spot in my heart for Glen. I remember hearing his songs blaring on the radio as I was growing up in the 1960's. In 1980 I saw him in Las Vegas. Tanya Tucker sat directly in the booth in front of me in the Frontier Hotel showroom. It was a real treat and a memorable experience.
My Dad Ronnie McKinney met Glen when he was 15 or 16. My dad needed a guitar player for a gig in Kemah, Texas . My dad went to pick him up never having met him and told him during the car ride to the gig to try to keep up. If you get lost in a song just stop playing and come in when you can. When they got on stage Glen plugged in his guitar and started warming up playing more than they were going to play all night! My dad knew he had found his guitar player! Glen said himself on the Chris Issack Hour Interview that it was the first time he got paid for playing. My dad, Ronnie McKinney and Glen lived together for several years while playing around the Houston area. They remained life long friends until Glens passing. My Dad passed in Dec. 2016. I know they are picking with uncle Boo in Heaven!
I Love Glen...Love every thing Glen ever sang, or played... his unbelievable talent. I believe, he was the Best guitarist, and, Those gorgeous looks. To me, the true Christianity was always there deeply buried inside him from being raised that way, just celebrity lifestyles, money, alcohol, drugs, fame being on the road all the time...got in the way. He got back on top as nd is singing in heaven now. So Loved and Missed. Play his music all the time. Thank you for this.
RIP: Glen Campbell. You are in the top 5 guitarists ever. And, God Bless Kim for saving his ass from destruction and helping through your hardest, and his, last days of his life.
It was sad ☹️ He WROTE A Tune about Not being able to remember his WIFE.. ADIOS IS A FANTASTIC CD/ ALBUM.. YOU DON'T LOVE MUSIC IF YOU DON'T LOVE GLENN CAMPBELL ALWAYS
The first time I ever saw an Ovation guitar was when Glen Campbell was playing one on TV and I wondered how that round back was made on it. What a wonderful talent he was! I was at the perfect age to really both appreciate The Beatles, and of course, Glen Campbell....
Me too! Actually met the guy who invented the plastic-backed guitar, as I was in the helicopter business. First good guitar I ever bought... I think GC was in the movie "True Grit," with the Ovation, right? First time I ever saw Glen C (on TV) I was a over-confident Jr. High kid and thought he was a hick for about 30 seconds. My opinion changed real fast. What an amazing talent and so sad to see him in his last years.
Not long after the Beatles were on Ed Sullivan....CBS bought out Leo Fender's Company and started a policy to have any Artist on a CBS TV show use a Fender product to assure exposure by the old style Product placement when Companies sponsored the commercial free Shows . Mason Williams was an Executive and share-holder of CBS , he composed Classical Gas and got on the 1968 Smother's brothers TV show to play it. Glen managed to Host the show for the Summer break and was given his show in 1969 on CBS with the support of Tommy and Dick. The Fender Company had also owned ' Ovation ' guitars and had Glen use it to prompt sales while Mason Williams ( CBS ) got Glen to also do Classica Gas on his Ovation guitar. Not sure if the Beatles came back to the Sullivan because I don't thing Paul would have kept his 4001S Rikenbacker in the case while handed a Fender , or that Ringo would play Drums made by a Company also owned by CBS. Check out the Sullivan shows after 1965 and watch for Fender products even if the singer Lipsync while the band plugs into dead Fender amps .
Glen Campbell...truly a nice guy. I was 8 years old the first time I heard 'Rhinestone Cowboy', and that song to this day...brings back all those childhood memories I have of growing up in rural Texas. It wasn't however, until my teens, that I re-discovered his earlier hit, 'Gentle On My Mind'. My fav-o-rite Glen Campbell track. What a masterpiece. And his guitar picking...is simply off the charts. What a performer. 👍😎👍
What wonderful memories this brings back. Grew up with mom playing the records of Hank W, Patsy Cline, Linda Ronstadt, Glen Campbell... Miss those good old days. Somewhere in the old family movies is GC and many others golfing at the annual Andy Williams tournament here in San Diego. Everyone so approachable back then, like another time in another universe
Excellent documentary. Thank you for sharing. Glen was a hero to me as a child for his talent to express feelings and tell a story. It wasn’t til years later that I realized what an Amazing guitar player he was. Thank you sir for making part of the soundtrack of my life.
I was born in 1968....grew up with Glen on the radio and tv....finally got to see him live a couple of years before he passed away at The Arena theater in Houston Tx....what a fantastic show it was!!!
Growing up in Ny we really didn't listen to Glen Campbell much, but after seeing this video i realize that we did. Just didn't know it and how important he was to all music Genres, how he impacted all music around us. i don't read music any more, i find my ears are better than my eyes. I feel the music more. Funny iv'e played "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" many times in my life in my shows. never realized it was Glen Campbell's song. I think i will announce it now. RIP Glen Thank You for all the music .
Nobody was like Glenn Campbell. My cousin was a top pedal steel guy and told me Glenn was pretty much the guy you saw on TV... very down to earth and a decent guy. The perfect voice for 'Galveston'
He always struck me as being the best busker, non-reader and most requested session musician on the circuit. You can read the dots but can you read between the lines?
I was sick with MUMPS and my dad set up a TV for me to watch while in Quarentine. I saw Glenn at ten and loved him ever since. I play all his songs in a casino tribute band. I love it!
In the early 1970's there was a small record shop near my school. I picked up Jimmy Webb's "Letters" from the bargain bin for $1.99. I was blown away - who knew "Galveston" was such a beautiful song! Whenever I hear Glen Campbell, I hear the remarkable Jimmy Webb!
Goodby Mr. Rhinestone, enjoy being in Heaven and I cant wait till I see and hear you performing for God Almighty Himself. Loved all your songs and listened to them as much as possible while I was driving a truck across our Great Nation. God Bless you and your family, thank you for the Memories!!!!!
My guitar teacher (in mid 80's) was Glen's guitar tech. Glen's limo pulled up to his shop during a lesson and I got to meet his chauffeur! LOL! I didn't know Glen's history, very interesting video!
Adios ,Glen Campbell..... what a stirring ballad singer, who will be missed by so many.... Wichita Lineman was one of my favorites, way back in the 60's and especially today singing along in harmony with everything in me... he will be missed by so many, prayers for all his family....
Well Glenn had his demons to fight as we all do. I'm just proud to of had the privilege of a Glenn Campbell to make my life just a little bit brighter along the way. God rest your soul mister Campbell. This old world is a better place having had you here. RIP...
no they don't,jesus said himself,that demons walk on dry land seeking to enter,once the lord saves you,through your own confession that you are a sinner,the devil will attack you even more,but if your resist his idiocy,you will prevail with the fathers help,it is written,seek out the new testament and learn satan is weak compared to the king of the universe
Remember his show in the late 60s early 70s. Country and families were so divided. Yet the whole family sat to watch his show. He had a good cross section of music
Glenn, you were one of my favorite guitarists. You and Johnny Cash were my favorite country singers and I admired your talent and charisma. You were a great all around entertainer! RIP and I hope to see you on the other side.
@Zeljko Trifunovic Read the new testament. Because our Father God so loves us HE sent his son, Jesus to take away the sins of the earth. All you have to do is believe He is the son of God, ask for forgiveness, accept HIM as your savior and you to can have eternal peice. I pray you will understand God knows we arent perfect that is why he had to send a savior for us. Glen Campbell is no different. The Father will forgive Glen and you too, because HIS SON took your sins and Glens..hey, your human and you will sin, thankfully we have a loving Father.
@@BuckeyeNan Monica that is a lovely sentiment and as a sinner I sure wish it was true....but....scripture says many seek and few find. Can I ask you who are those that seek? Not Muslims they have their own prophet and not the Jews they are still waiting. Not any number of people who say I am christian but don't know Christ. The ones seeking are Christians or at least if you asked them they would tell you they are. In that day many will say Lord did we not??? Yes Monica I wish for the sake of all those people that called on Him it was just that simple but what scripture says is that if you believe in your heart that God has raised Him and confess with your lips He is Lord thaw shalt be saved.....in your heart.....and that's the problem. The heart of man is dead and dead men can't believe anything. Naturally if the heart has been given new life that changes but many that believe do so in their heads. They think salvation is by good works. They go to church they tell others about Jesus, they help old people cross the street and to the world seem to be the nicest of people, and they may even be but Yeshua died for our sins so being nice has very little to do with salvation it is really all about new life. If you have been raised you have been saved. I truly wish people would see that and seek God while they had a chance to do so, saddle many think they have already found Him and don't look any further. I loved Glen's music, I sang it all my life and still do I sure do hope I see Him again. I would love to get the chance to sing with him sometime. Only God knows the heart so we will see, but as for those who still have a chance to seek and find God I hope for all of them they understand what scripture is really saying.....
I was pretty young when the Glen Campbell show came on tv I remember it being a turbulent time with the Vietnam war kids rebelling against the establishment etc. and I remember our family all would watch and enjoy at least one hour a week together
Worked with His daughter at the local airlines and she was always so sweet. Glen was on one of my flights and was so sweet of a man. very patient with others. And I always knew how huge he was is in the country and rock n roll business. RIP Glen!
Fascinating stuff! Glen Campbell was a music and memory staple in my youth and early adult life. Event today listening to his hits brought smiles, memories and tears! He has passed and I miss his creative energy. I hope, trust and pray he is singing Gentle On My Mind to a vast audience of angels.I feel saddened for his wives and children! It seems the man who became famous singing a song about the pain of leaving was actually a seasoned pro at doing exactly that!
I'm greatful to my daddy for introducing me to Glen, Nat King Cole, Karen Carpenter, Louis and Ella ... and all the crooners. i'm doing the same for my kids now.
My uncle, (dad's brother), was the steel player in those early pictures from Albuquerque and the Dick Bills gang. Uncle Dale Anglin got to see Glen's show in Albuquerque before he no longer could perform. Uncle Dale passed in 2016, an amazing musician himself, known for his awesome steel playing in clubs and dance halls around Albuquerque. He always had kind words for Glen and had missed him after he left Albuquerque. Rest in peace, Glen and Dale.
Always liked Glen's music. Bought his greatest hits album a few years ago. I'm glad I found this documentary but sorry to see what fame and fortune can do to even the most down to earth people. His faith brought him through at the end and that's what really counts.
At one time, I really wanted to be a professional guitarist, but Glen and Jose Feliciano convinced me I had no future as a guitar artist. Thanks Glen. Thanks Jose.
It is funny how much I hate country music growing up as a teenager. Coming from an African background and as a Nigerian it was easy to appreciate my stand cos it is just not our style of music. All that changed when in late 80s I stumbled on a cassette tape among my elder brother collections of music out of curiosity I played the tape and my perception about country took a turn around there and then. The track that helped me achieve this feat was Glen Campbell Gentle on my mind. The feeling I got from listening to gentle on my mind and some of Glen's other tracks was beyond word description. It immediately took me away from my music culture as it was then into a world of pure bliss. I played the cassette tape until it worn out which didn't take long. Glen song gave me a new discovery in country music which help me expressed myself, my teenage years growing up my first love the ups and the downs, the sunshine and the laughter I couldn't find expression of in other music where easily captured by the country music. Today the feeling I get when listening to country music is simply heavenly. Thanks Glen and may your soul rest in perfect peace.
I had a huge crush on Glen growing up in the 60's Gentle on my mind was one of my favorites. When I hear his songs it takes me right back to the days of playing bike tag and walnut fights on streets till dark with the other kids on my block. Now watching both of my parents struggling with dementia, I wonder where all the time went, and think about what happy times those were. Anyway he sure was a cutie, will be missed.
+Howard Fortyfive Typical jealous man reply. ---------------------------------------------------------------- +Beverly Daniels-Reeves and +nancy peck Yes, he was a fine looking specimen of a man, wasn't he? So very nice on the eyes.
Hard to believe he's been gone a week and I miss him so much more than I thought was possible. I was a kid when Glen had his Goodtime Hour, and heard his songs on the only little radio we had in the house. I don't know how the station producers got his songs on that station because they weren't pop and they weren't country, but it was my mom's radio and I didn't force the issue. I also discovered Neil Diamond and Herb Alpert from her radio and it was only in passing from playing outside to coming in to use the bathroom. I give Herb credit for making me want to play trumpet and I loved it, still do but haven't played in a few years now. Glen had one hell of a ride, there weren't too many things he hadn't experienced by the time he passed away. I feel so lucky to have lived in this time, hopefully I have another 20+ years to enjoy music and life. God bless Glen for all the music he gave us and if his kids are any sign of things, his 3 youngest are all musicians, Debby can sure sing, Travis is on here, so that leaves 3 kids that I'm not sure about.
@@johnboehmer6683 FINDING Is nothing...not gone git you anywhere either YOU DO what HE TOLD U TO START TO DO or u are NOT SAVED..glen NEVER got SAVED..neither did any of you!
@@vicparsons5498 Vic, there's a whole lot of presumption in your thinking that is really bad. Your assumption is that Glen found Jesus, came to the truth, but didn't receive salvation? That he wasn't doing his honest best to abide in God's ways? How do you know this? Then to presume to know the same about everyone else that commented here?? Wow. What happened to believing the best for people, not playing Pharisee and condemning all, knowing nothing? Don't get me wrong, you may well be right in saying Glen Campbell did not truly get saved, that he only came into religion. But you don't know this, and so you have no business or accuracy passing conclusive judgment on him or anyone else. To "find Jesus" is an expression people use which shortens "come into sincere repentance, turn away from sin, receive Jesus into heart and life as Lord, and live in his ways the best possible for remainder of life." Come on.
There is no artist that could have went farther in their craft. He was great! So happy that I was on this earth at the same time he was. Thank you for sharing. I love this show helps me to understand him a little better. He will be missed. I would like to send my condolences to his family especially his wife Kim. I am sorry that after you went through all those years when he was ill, then when he passes family members stir up problems for you. So sorry. I pray for you.
Glen Campbell it was your song Gentle On My Mind. That was in Roy Clarks big note song book,that was the first song I ever learned on the guitar. I chose that song because it only had two chords (the only two chords) I had learned at that time. That is what sent me off on my musical journey. And I just wanted to thank you. So thank you so much and thanks to Roy Clark foe his big note songbook. Thats where I learned how to tune my guitar . Im 57 years old now. And been playing and singing since I was17years
When I was 8 years old, my father a very frugal man, purchased a record player...I was pretty shocked. My father was not very educated and worked minimum wage making pallets at a local lumber yard. He also purchased a few records, the first one he put on, and the first record I ever heard was Glenn Campbell's Greatest Hits (I think was the title). I had never been interested in Country Music, but Glenn's music was different, it was like nothing I had ever heard before. At 13 I picked up a guitar and learned to play Glenn Campbell songs for my Dad...he enjoyed it so much. Today, when I hear a Glenn Campbell song, it brings back those great memories. No matter what anyone says, I believe Glenn Campbell was the first serious country/pop cross-over star.. paving the way for others to follow. There would be no Garth Brooks, without Glenn Campbell. There is a video here on UA-cam of Glenn showing his guitar skills, look for it.. it is just amazing.
Can you send the site to view for Glenn's songs?
Love his music! Just so real and nostalgic!
Thanks for sharing that Ron.Glenn was a great player,singer and guy.
Great story about your dad...great memory. Thank you.
LL Blackhawk Garth is a great singer people will always complain about the “new” music
I am 63 and I was a rock and roller in my youth, as a listener. I never thought much of Glenn Campbell. Then, I went to his last tour with his kids. An even addled by disease he could still play the guitar. I searched for more songs from Glenn and boy was I wrong about Glenn Campbell. He is LEGEND. Besides all the other session work he did, which is enough for the hall of fame, his solos on Gentle on my Mind brought tears to my eyes. God bless Glenn and may he rest in peace.
Absolutely - a stand up man!
Indeed, couldn’t agree more. Saw Glen on that tour, as well. Never forget it. ❤️
You're right. He was one of the best guitarists who ever lived. Not claiming he was the best. But he was up there.
Same here. What a fool I was.
Glen campbell one of the underrated guitar greats ever, look at ghost riders in the sky with Roy Clarke, Glen is playing a 12 string like a lead guitar and that's a something special skill
As Said by Merl Haggard, "I've never seen so much talent in one body." Glen was truly a phenomenon.
I watched his TV show in the late ‘60’s and early ‘70’s.
Nothing like it on TV today.
I don't think people realize how great a guitar player he was
They do not. He played on some of greatest songs across many genres.
His daughter proved those guitar and banjo skills😉
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Right! He is now known as possibly the very best guitar player of all time. So versatile. And even though he was very famous, people are now realizing just how great he was.
Very true. When I inherited my late sister's record collection a Crystal's album had Glen as a credit. Never knew he did so much session work until years later as when I got those records there was no internet. He is one of my all time favorites, be it a singer, or guitarist, and to not read music, he was brilliant
One of the best guitarists ever.
Glen Campbell was so great at the guitar and singing and made guitar playing look so easy i doubt he truly he knew how great he was. Glen and and Roy Clark are two of the greatest musicians ever recorded.
True!!!
Finally someone who thinks of Roy Clark too!!
To me, the Jim Webb songs Glen recorded - "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman", "Where's the Playground, Susie?", "Galveston", just to name a few are really masterpieces. I will miss you, Glen. God, bless!
Simply Love!!!!!
Jim Webb was a genius in his own right.
The combination of Glen Cambell’s voice and Jimmy Webb’s songs were magical...
Susie, my favorite. Then Gentle on my Mind. Then everything else. I miss this man
Sadly missed by millions, R.I.P. Glen.
I really miss Glen Campbell. Didn't know I was going to miss him like that. We certainly don't have any comparable talent like Glen now. I love his voice, his guitar playing and his personality. Really special!
GREAT
100%…I have cried many a tear from finding out he had Such a severe form of dementia and would probably be gone in a few years to watching the documentary about his last year of touting to the day he died and so many times since. Such a very, very naturally talented man whom I never met but was so much a part of my life. A one of a kind musician and real country boy. Miss you, Glen Campbell…always.
Home town guy ...
My father used to sing Glen Campbell when I was little, and today I still LOVE Glen Campbell.
My parents took me to a sold out Glen Campbell concert at the Oakland Coliseum for my 22nd birthday. What an exciting night enjoying one of the greatest entertainers ever. Every time he would start singing a new song the crowd would erupt in applause; it sounded like thunder. What an epic show he put on.
RIP Glen! A gentleman of common decency and real talent!
Glen Campbell is one of th best guitar players from the 1960's and 1970's. Not many people know of his studio work, playing guitar Rock and Roll bands as well as his writing songs and his velvet vocals. He was a true artist of his time!!!!
Thank you Jimmy Webb for writing the song 'Wichita Lineman' and I'll always remember Glen Campbell for his wonderful rendition.
Glen's cousin, Joe Erwin, went to my church in Long Beach, CA and would tell stories about singing with Glen and the extended family on Sundays, in Delight, Arkansas. Joe himself had the most incredible voice you never heard. If he wanted to he could’ve been a professional singer. The extent of his “career“ was entering many singing competitions, at bars and clubs, winning every time. He had the deepest, richest, warmest voice I’ve ever heard. RIP Joe.
RIP Brother. I'm 10 years sober 8/31/2019! May God show his mercy on all my sisters and brothers struggling with addiction, amen! Hang in there for the miracle, it can and will happen, don't quit on yourself!
Snortin' coke and readin some Bible. Eventually one stuck. lol
This is one of several times watching Glen's life play out. He was an amazing soul that always loved the Lord, but sometimes we all slip and it's the times when we're at our worse.. are shown mercy. His music and his performances were energetic and his goal when performing were with his fans in mind. RIP Glen!! You'll always be in my heart. ❤️❤️🇺🇲🇺🇲🙏🙏
One of the most talented and versatile players ever, people don't realize. Talented songwriter as well.
Glen has been my favourite performer for 50 years.......I thank God that he didn't end up being another statistic, pulled himself out of his dark phase and continued on to have a successful life and re-connect with his children....Well Done Glen! You will always be gentle on my mind...RIP♥
He was my favorite for the same amount of time.
Great biography. Glen Campbell was one of the best guitarists ever. I made a Glen Campbell playlist on Spotify the day he died. My always & forever favorite song is “Wichita Lineman”. Genius.
I love so many of Glen's songs. Wichita Lineman, Galveston but the one that made me fall in love with his voice when I was about seven years old was "Honey come Back" he sang it like he meant every word. Just beautiful.
I love that Kenny Rogers had an interview for this. Glen had the respect of everyone, and it was well deserved. Carol Kaye from the Wrecking Crew also. Jimmy Webb is a genius when it comes to writing hit songs. Wichita Lineman will forever be my favorite song.
I remember his tv show was on at 6am every week day. I got up every morning to watch him. That's how talented he was singing & playing guitar! One of a kind, all around entertainer, a true gift!
Galveston is amazing & the fact that Jimmy Webb wrote it is wonderful!!
Glen was playing at a casino at lake tahoe in i think '74..my friend got me some comp tickets--tipped the consoniquer 5 bucks and he seated us in front row to the side..my very cute gf and i were just 21 yo--Glen came right in front of her on stage and sang to her while on one knee--the crowd roared!! best date i ever had,gf was blown away...
I took guitar lessons when I was a kid. I’m not very musical but loved guitar and had a songbook of Glen Campbell. Loved his songs!
Me too first song I ever played was Galveston.
When you hear a natural musician like Glenn it’s amazing. They can play anything. Immediately.
You can tell the difference.
Some musicians have to practice an practice to get it. People like Glen do it in one or two takes.
That’s the way of a studio player.
Wrecking Crew!
When i met glen in Frankfurt in ‘75, I looked in his eyes and shook his hand. He looked in my eyes briefly. He looked at me after i said, “I love your music.” Then he said, “Thank you...”
He plays solos perfectly and effortlessly on acoustic guitar which is way harder than an electric. He makes it look super easy but it's actually super hard even for the best of guitarists.
He went through a "Kenny Stabler" phase... right? Man, I miss the 70's .. Born in 1963, Glen Campbell was my firs memory of music... I use to sit in front of my parents big o'l console stereo system with vacuum tubes i could see glowing through the cabinetry... It was bigger than a sofa bed (and just as heavy) I'd sit Indian style, playing a ping-pong paddle, then badminton racquet then a tennis racquet ... Finally, when I was 13 I got a Yamaha acoustic guitar for Christmas.... Been playing professionally for 35 years now... ALWAYS play at least one Glen Campbell song ... He was my hero (and my dad) ... Now I dedicate "Gentle On MY Mind" to my dad who went on to be with our Lord in 2014 after a life of victory. Last year I started recording a tribute memorial record to Glen... I live in Saint Augustine, Florida, so I'm giving a bit of Spaniard's flare with a dash of Latin Percussion... Thank you Glen Campbell for ALL the many years of great music and great performance, and thank you for you bold witness and testimony of our King and precious Lord and savior Jesus Christ! ~Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth: Make a loud noise and rejoice and sing praise.~
I always had a soft spot in my heart for Glen. I remember hearing his songs blaring on the radio as I was growing up in the 1960's. In 1980 I saw him in Las Vegas. Tanya Tucker sat directly in the booth in front of me in the Frontier Hotel showroom. It was a real treat and a memorable experience.
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James Grinder ...yeah, and Tucker nearly killed him!
My Dad Ronnie McKinney met Glen when he was 15 or 16. My dad needed a guitar player for a gig in Kemah, Texas . My dad went to pick him up never having met him and told him during the car ride to the gig to try to keep up. If you get lost in a song just stop playing and come in when you can. When they got on stage Glen plugged in his guitar and started warming up playing more than they were going to play all night! My dad knew he had found his guitar player! Glen said himself on the Chris Issack Hour Interview that it was the first time he got paid for playing. My dad, Ronnie McKinney and Glen lived together for several years while playing around the Houston area. They remained life long friends until Glens passing. My Dad passed in Dec. 2016. I know they are picking with uncle Boo in Heaven!
Thanks Jim for that wonderful memory. Hope you'll join us on the group! facebook.com/groups/glencampbell
I Love Glen...Love every thing Glen ever sang, or played... his unbelievable talent. I believe, he was the Best guitarist, and, Those gorgeous looks. To me, the true Christianity was always there deeply buried inside him from being raised that way, just celebrity lifestyles, money, alcohol, drugs, fame being on the road all the time...got in the way. He got back on top as nd is singing in heaven now. So Loved and Missed. Play his music all the time. Thank you for this.
Gentle on my mind. RIP Glen . I heard you 40 years ago in England and you gave my countless happiness with your songs.
I was a rock and roller, but I always appreciated Glen Campbell. And the lyrics, those songs.
He had quite the career.. Singer, hit maker, guitar player, host of his own television program and actor. Pretty high up on the talent chain.
RIP: Glen Campbell. You are in the top 5 guitarists ever. And, God Bless Kim for saving his ass from destruction and helping through your hardest, and his, last days of his life.
Amen... I would love to hear your other 4?
I was fortunate to see him in 2003 or 04 in FW, TX. Loved him! Amazing and beautiful guitar music...I grew up with his songs in the 60’s - 70’s
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It was sad ☹️ He WROTE A Tune about Not being able to remember his WIFE.. ADIOS IS A FANTASTIC CD/ ALBUM.. YOU DON'T LOVE MUSIC IF YOU DON'T LOVE GLENN CAMPBELL ALWAYS
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The first time I ever saw an Ovation guitar was when Glen Campbell was playing one on TV and I wondered how that round back was made on it.
What a wonderful talent he was!
I was at the perfect age to really both appreciate The Beatles, and of course, Glen Campbell....
Me too! Actually met the guy who invented the plastic-backed guitar, as I was in the helicopter business. First good guitar I ever bought... I think GC was in the movie "True Grit," with the Ovation, right? First time I ever saw Glen C (on TV) I was a over-confident Jr. High kid and thought he was a hick for about 30 seconds. My opinion changed real fast. What an amazing talent and so sad to see him in his last years.
Not long after the Beatles were on Ed Sullivan....CBS bought out Leo Fender's Company and started a policy to have any Artist on a CBS TV show use a Fender product to assure exposure by the old style Product placement when Companies sponsored the commercial free Shows .
Mason Williams was an Executive and share-holder of CBS , he composed Classical Gas and
got on the 1968 Smother's brothers TV show to play it. Glen managed to Host the show for the Summer break and was given his show in 1969 on CBS with the support of Tommy and Dick.
The Fender Company had also owned ' Ovation ' guitars and had Glen use it to prompt sales while Mason Williams ( CBS ) got Glen to also do Classica Gas on his Ovation guitar.
Not sure if the Beatles came back to the Sullivan because I don't thing Paul would have kept his 4001S Rikenbacker in the case while handed a Fender , or that Ringo would play Drums made by a Company also owned by CBS.
Check out the Sullivan shows after 1965 and watch for Fender products even if the singer Lipsync while the band plugs into dead Fender amps .
So glad that Glen came back to his childhood Faith and the truth that set him free. See you on the other side ❣️
Glen Campbell...truly a nice guy. I was 8 years old the first time I heard 'Rhinestone Cowboy', and that song to this day...brings back all those childhood memories I have of growing up in rural Texas. It wasn't however, until my teens, that I re-discovered his earlier hit, 'Gentle On My Mind'. My fav-o-rite Glen Campbell track. What a masterpiece. And his guitar picking...is simply off the charts. What a performer. 👍😎👍
Gentle on My Mind ... Rest in peace, Glen.
What wonderful memories this brings back. Grew up with mom playing the records of Hank W, Patsy Cline, Linda Ronstadt, Glen Campbell... Miss those good old days. Somewhere in the old family movies is GC and many others golfing at the annual Andy Williams tournament here in San Diego. Everyone so approachable back then, like another time in another universe
As a committed rocker, I've loved Glen all along.
Glen Campbell was a guitar master, Loved his music, Thanks for the memories Mr Campbell
Excellent documentary. Thank you for sharing. Glen was a hero to me as a child for his talent to express feelings and tell a story. It wasn’t til years later that I realized what an Amazing guitar player he was. Thank you sir for making part of the soundtrack of my life.
Glen really “owned” his guitar. We loved him even though he was a flawed human like the rest of us.
You couldn't help but love Glen vocals and guitar playing :)
I was born in 1968....grew up with Glen on the radio and tv....finally got to see him live a couple of years before he passed away at The Arena theater in Houston Tx....what a fantastic show it was!!!
Growing up in Ny we really didn't listen to Glen Campbell much, but after seeing this video i realize that we did. Just didn't know it and how important he was to all music Genres, how he impacted all music around us. i don't read music any more, i find my ears are better than my eyes. I feel the music more. Funny iv'e played "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" many times in my life in my shows. never realized it was Glen Campbell's song. I think i will announce it now. RIP Glen Thank You for all the music .
Glen Campbell was the quintessential musicians musician..his songs pulled at your heartstrings, nobody did it better..
I'll second that a great musician, composer, singer.
Him doing that song Gentle on Mind, is almost like hearing a song in heaven. The way he nailed it.
Nobody was like Glenn Campbell. My cousin was a top pedal steel guy and told me Glenn was pretty much the guy you saw on TV... very down to earth and a decent guy. The perfect voice for 'Galveston'
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He always struck me as being the best busker, non-reader and most requested session musician on the circuit. You can read the dots but can you read between the lines?
He was so handsome in the 60s💝 "Everyday Housewife" was a favorite of mine.
I was sick with MUMPS and my dad set up a TV for me to watch while in Quarentine. I saw Glenn at ten and loved him ever since. I play all his songs in a casino tribute band. I love it!
What a great documentary about Glen Campbell. Anyone would love to have such an honest portrayal of their lives. Thank you.
RIP Glen..💔 So Sad .. Thanks MR @ MRS CAMPBELL
For Bringing Glen To Us.. A Real GENTLEMAN 💕 🎵🎵
In the early 1970's there was a small record shop near my school. I
picked up Jimmy Webb's "Letters" from the bargain bin for $1.99. I was
blown away - who knew "Galveston" was such a beautiful song!
Whenever I hear Glen Campbell, I hear the remarkable Jimmy Webb!
Glen was a good friend to me always. My grandfather Roger Adams worked with him since the early sixties.
Goodby Mr. Rhinestone, enjoy being in Heaven and I cant wait till I see
and hear you performing for God Almighty Himself. Loved all your songs
and listened to them as much as possible while I was driving a truck
across our Great Nation. God Bless you and your family, thank you for
the Memories!!!!!
My guitar teacher (in mid 80's) was Glen's guitar tech. Glen's limo pulled up to his shop during a lesson and I got to meet his chauffeur! LOL! I didn't know Glen's history, very interesting video!
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The wrecking crew were legendary Glen is a guitar legend
Here's some history. The name Wrecking Crew was made up for Hal Blains book. The group was actually called " The Click ".
Adios ,Glen Campbell..... what a stirring ballad singer, who will be missed by so many.... Wichita Lineman was one of my favorites, way back in the 60's and especially today singing along in harmony with everything in me... he will be missed by so many, prayers for all his family....
Well Glenn had his demons to fight as we all do. I'm just proud to of had the privilege of a Glenn Campbell to make my life just a little bit brighter along the way. God rest your soul mister Campbell. This old world is a better place having had you here. RIP...
Amen... He's rockin' in the bosom of Abraham now... Prolly jammin' with King David and Jerry Reed! (AND LAUGHING!)
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no they don't,jesus said himself,that demons walk on dry land seeking to enter,once the lord saves you,through your own confession that you are a sinner,the devil will attack you even more,but if your resist his idiocy,you will prevail with the fathers help,it is written,seek out the new testament and learn satan is weak compared to the king of the universe
Remember his show in the late 60s early 70s. Country and families were so divided. Yet the whole family sat to watch his show. He had a good cross section of music
I love Glen just as much today as I did in 1969 when I was 12. He left us way before his time.
Mr. Campbell is an outstanding musician, an American icon. Thank you for posting.
Glenn, you were one of my favorite guitarists. You and Johnny Cash were my favorite country singers and I admired your talent and charisma. You were a great all around entertainer! RIP and I hope to see you on the other side.
Glen passed away today. It was sad to see him go...rest in peace Glen!
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@Zeljko Trifunovic Read the new testament. Because our Father God so loves us HE sent his son, Jesus to take away the sins of the earth. All you have to do is believe He is the son of God, ask for forgiveness, accept HIM as your savior and you to can have eternal peice. I pray you will understand God knows we arent perfect that is why he had to send a savior for us. Glen Campbell is no different. The Father will forgive Glen and you too, because HIS SON took your sins and Glens..hey, your human and you will
sin, thankfully we have a loving Father.
@@BuckeyeNan Monica that is a lovely sentiment and as a sinner I sure wish it was true....but....scripture says many seek and few find. Can I ask you who are those that seek? Not Muslims they have their own prophet and not the Jews they are still waiting. Not any number of people who say I am christian but don't know Christ. The ones seeking are Christians or at least if you asked them they would tell you they are.
In that day many will say Lord did we not???
Yes Monica I wish for the sake of all those people that called on Him it was just that simple but what scripture says is that if you believe in your heart that God has raised Him and confess with your lips He is Lord thaw shalt be saved.....in your heart.....and that's the problem. The heart of man is dead and dead men can't believe anything. Naturally if the heart has been given new life that changes but many that believe do so in their heads.
They think salvation is by good works. They go to church they tell others about Jesus, they help old people cross the street and to the world seem to be the nicest of people, and they may even be but Yeshua died for our sins so being nice has very little to do with salvation it is really all about new life. If you have been raised you have been saved.
I truly wish people would see that and seek God while they had a chance to do so, saddle many think they have already found Him and don't look any further. I loved Glen's music, I sang it all my life and still do I sure do hope I see Him again. I would love to get the chance to sing with him sometime. Only God knows the heart so we will see, but as for those who still have a chance to seek and find God I hope for all of them they understand what scripture is really saying.....
Patrick Edgington ... it’s about the spirit ... not the brand or silly books !
Monica Richmond ... yet another brainwashed non thinker ... wake up !
I was pretty young when the Glen Campbell show came on tv I remember it being a turbulent time with the Vietnam war kids rebelling against the establishment etc. and I remember our family all would watch and enjoy at least one hour a week together
Worked with His daughter at the local airlines and she was always so sweet. Glen was on one of my flights and was so sweet of a man. very patient with others. And I always knew how huge he was is in the country and rock n roll business. RIP Glen!
Sounds like an immature kid who couldn’t keep his pants up
Fascinating stuff! Glen Campbell was a music and memory staple in my youth and early adult life. Event today listening to his hits brought smiles, memories and tears! He has passed and I miss his creative energy. I hope, trust and pray he is singing Gentle On My Mind to a vast audience of angels.I feel saddened for his wives and children! It seems the man who became famous singing a song about the pain of leaving was actually a seasoned pro at doing exactly that!
I will always love and miss you Glen Campbell, you were such a part of my life during all those years , RIP see you when I get there ♥♥♥
I'm greatful to my daddy for introducing me to Glen, Nat King
Cole, Karen Carpenter, Louis and Ella ... and all the crooners. i'm doing the same for my kids now.
My uncle, (dad's brother), was the steel player in those early pictures from Albuquerque and the Dick Bills gang. Uncle Dale Anglin got to see Glen's show in Albuquerque before he no longer could perform. Uncle Dale passed in 2016, an amazing musician himself, known for his awesome steel playing in clubs and dance halls around Albuquerque. He always had kind words for Glen and had missed him after he left Albuquerque. Rest in peace, Glen and Dale.
He was a rare and amazing talent. Sorry for what he is going through. Sorry for his family of course also.
Great presentation of the man.
RIP Glen Campbell ,
It was good to hear this you tube vid. I had forgotten how much of his music I listened to as I was growing up as a child. God rest your soul.
He was part of my life at 12 years old. I listen to his voice over a transistor radio. Great memories now 70
Glen was the best country pop singer ever. Rip Glen 1936 2017
Always liked Glen's music. Bought his greatest hits album a few years ago. I'm glad I found this documentary but sorry to see what fame and fortune can do to even the most down to earth people. His faith brought him through at the end and that's what really counts.
We listened to Glenn a lot in our house growing up. One of mom’s favorites. Him and Freddy Fender. Thanks for your research.
At one time, I really wanted to be a professional guitarist, but Glen and Jose Feliciano convinced me I had no future as a guitar artist. Thanks Glen. Thanks Jose.
Lol, Bob, I've been playing for 30 years and listening to these guys, I'm glad I never quit my day job!
It is funny how much I hate country music growing up as a teenager. Coming from an African background and as a Nigerian it was easy to appreciate my stand cos it is just not our style of music. All that changed when in late 80s I stumbled on a cassette tape among my elder brother collections of music out of curiosity I played the tape and my perception about country took a turn around there and then. The track that helped me achieve this feat was Glen Campbell Gentle on my mind. The feeling I got from listening to gentle on my mind and some of Glen's other tracks was beyond word description. It immediately took me away from my music culture as it was then into a world of pure bliss. I played the cassette tape until it worn out which didn't take long. Glen song gave me a new discovery in country music which help me expressed myself, my teenage years growing up my first love the ups and the downs, the sunshine and the laughter I couldn't find expression of in other music where easily captured by the country music. Today the feeling I get when listening to country music is simply heavenly.
Thanks Glen and may your soul rest in perfect peace.
Never forget Glen playing bagpipes on his show. Got my attention even more than the guitar playing.
Proud of our Scottish ancestry.
Yes, he performed McCartney's "Mull Of Kintyre."
He was an amazing singer. He is missed by many but his music lives on.
I saw Glen in Manchester England when he was on his last tour he was with his daughter and family that helped him out on stage.he was lovely.....
I got to see him and his children on his fair well tour. It was really awesome..
Brilliant singer/guitarist. RIP Glen Campbell
I had a huge crush on Glen growing up in the 60's Gentle on my mind was one of my favorites. When I hear his songs it takes me right back to the days of playing bike tag and walnut fights on streets till dark with the other kids on my block. Now watching both of my parents struggling with dementia, I wonder where all the time went, and think about what happy times those were. Anyway he sure was a cutie, will be missed.
I had a crush on him, too, when I was in high school.
Glen Campbell has the voice like none other! And his looks are so amazing, movie star looks.. i love him forever ...😊
yes he does!!
Typical chick reaction.
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Yes, he was a fine looking specimen of a man, wasn't he? So very nice on the eyes.
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Hard to believe he's been gone a week and I miss him so much more than I thought was possible. I was a kid when Glen had his Goodtime Hour, and heard his songs on the only little radio we had in the house. I don't know how the station producers got his songs on that station because they weren't pop and they weren't country, but it was my mom's radio and I didn't force the issue. I also discovered Neil Diamond and Herb Alpert from her radio and it was only in passing from playing outside to coming in to use the bathroom. I give Herb credit for making me want to play trumpet and I loved it, still do but haven't played in a few years now. Glen had one hell of a ride, there weren't too many things he hadn't experienced by the time he passed away. I feel so lucky to have lived in this time, hopefully I have another 20+ years to enjoy music and life. God bless Glen for all the music he gave us and if his kids are any sign of things, his 3 youngest are all musicians, Debby can sure sing, Travis is on here, so that leaves 3 kids that I'm not sure about.
Happy Glenn found Jesus, praise God!
amen .best thing he ever did
Jesus was hiding behind the drapes when he found him.
What life is ultimately about...
@@johnboehmer6683 FINDING Is nothing...not gone git you anywhere either YOU DO what HE TOLD U TO START TO DO or u are NOT SAVED..glen NEVER got SAVED..neither did any of you!
@@vicparsons5498 Vic, there's a whole lot of presumption in your thinking that is really bad. Your assumption is that Glen found Jesus, came to the truth, but didn't receive salvation? That he wasn't doing his honest best to abide in God's ways? How do you know this? Then to presume to know the same about everyone else that commented here?? Wow. What happened to believing the best for people, not playing Pharisee and condemning all, knowing nothing?
Don't get me wrong, you may well be right in saying Glen Campbell did not truly get saved, that he only came into religion. But you don't know this, and so you have no business or accuracy passing conclusive judgment on him or anyone else.
To "find Jesus" is an expression people use which shortens "come into sincere repentance, turn away from sin, receive Jesus into heart and life as Lord, and live in his ways the best possible for remainder of life." Come on.
ONE OF THE BEST ENTERTAINERS WITH A GREAT VOICE.
I did not appreciate Glen in my younger years. After watching this my respect has risen immensely. Thank you.
Rest In Peace you legend ❤️
There is no artist that could have went farther in their craft. He was great! So happy that I was on this earth at the same time he was. Thank you for sharing. I love this show helps me to understand him a little better. He will be missed. I would like to send my condolences to his family especially his wife Kim. I am sorry that after you went through all those years when he was ill, then when he passes family members stir up problems for you. So sorry. I pray for you.
Glen Campbell it was your song Gentle On My Mind. That was in Roy Clarks big note song book,that was the first song I ever learned on the guitar. I chose that song because it only had two chords (the only two chords) I had learned at that time. That is what sent me off on my musical journey. And I just wanted to thank you. So thank you so much and thanks to Roy Clark foe his big note songbook. Thats where I learned how to tune my guitar . Im 57 years old now. And been playing and singing since I was17years
Gentle on my mind will never grow old. My favorite song. When you're a drifter, you can relate. ✝🙏✝🇺🇸💜
There is alot of info in this video that I never heard,even after quite a few Glenn Campbell Biographies. THANK YOU !