J & Amber, You'll Love his "Gentle on My Mind" and "Galveston" !!!! He had a long running TV variety show called 'The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour'. He was an excellent guitar player, who was often sought for session work by other artists!
Glen’s show and Mac Davis’ shows were the best!!! Have they done Mac’s “Oh Lord It’s Hard To Be Humble”??? I’ve been so behind on their posts! It’s embarrassing….
This song was written and originally recorded by New Orleans musician Allen Toussaint. Toussaint also wrote songs that were recorded by the Pointer Sisters amongst others. Two songs of his they did were Yes We Can, Can when they were still a quartet. Their other song from him is called Happiness, recorded once they were a trio. You should check them out sometime.
As much as I love Glen Campbell's music, I much prefer Allen Toussaint's original version of "Southern Nights". A much more low-key, reflective vibe. Motion seconded on "Yes We Can Can" by The Pointer Sisters. You must react to the live version featuring Gaylord Birch on drums.
Glenn was also a world class guitarist. Among the very best. His video on youtube where he brings The William Tell Overture (also remembered as the theme of The Lone Ranger) to electric guitar is absolutely amazing and should be one of your reaction productions. You will love it.
Absolutely, PLEASE watch and react to Glen Campbell playing his guitar 🎸 with an Orchestra play the William Tell Overture! It's on UA-cam and you will be blown away! I've seen and heard many Orchestras and watched guitar players in my lifetime, even played in some . . . BUT . . . I've never seen anything like Glen playing that piece 😳. I was stunned. I can't wait to see you react to it! TY and great work . . . from your Kansas friend, Odie! 🌻 🌻 🌻 🌻 🌻 🌻 🌻 🌻 🌻
All of those are great. A couple of lesser hits that I fondly remember are "Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife", and his cover of Gordon Lightfoot's "The Last Time I Saw Her".
As others have said..he was a member of the Wrecking Crew. They were a group of elite studio musicians who played on MANY hits for many artists. They were Phil Specter's session musicians for his "Wall of Sound" productions
Glen is from Arkansas! As a kid growing up in Arkansas they played his music a lot, even on the pop stations. That song went to number one on three different charts. Btw, Jerry Reed taught him that guitar riff, played on a 12 string electric. Major superstar, session player on many hit records in the 60's, had his own TV show for awhile, right up there with Cash and Presley. Great choice guys!
Yes, indeed! I remember if you were going to an event at night, like a fireworks show or something, there’s no way you weren’t going to hear this song. It was practically a law.
Glenn Campbell was great musician. Part of the session band "wrecking crew" which played on many 60's artist hits. He even had his own TV show from 1969-1972. From Arkansas, you need to react to "Country Boy" next. Thanks. 😎
theres a great live version of this filmed at Nashville Shores , Glen & Jerry Reed whom he gives credit to the riff to Jerry Glen is one of my best earliest memories FYI a Weeping Willow needs an awful lot of ground water to survive
ALAN’s version is from the soul with the story of where he came from. His live performance was my number one show I ever saw just the man the shoes and his piano.
I actually prefer Allen's version, even though Glen's is more popular and still a bop. The Toussaint version really puts you in the scene of walking at night in some field in Louisiana.
My favorite Glen Campbell song! I got to see him perform it live. I love the way he layers in the instruments with each chorus. The song wouldn’t sound the same without the banjo! 🪕
Pop stations in the early 70s used to play Glen Campbell. I remember being 8 years old singing Rhinestone Cowboy at the top of my lungs. He was probably my first celebrity crush.
Glen is one of those ultra rare artistes who is blessed with supreme vocal talent, while being an elite guitarist up there with Clapton and Hendrix in terms of sheer virtuosity on the guitar. Before he achieved fame in his own right he was one of the top session guitarists in Los Angeles in the 60's. Playing on sessions for the Beach Boys, Frank Sinatra and countless others. On record, it's his wonderful voice which is to the fore, but live he always did some amazing work on the guitar too.
Born in Billstown, Arkansas, Glen Campbell was such an icon, and Southern Nights was his last #1. Next time, please listen to his medley of Don’t Pull Your Love/Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye. Lovely!
This song was written by New Orleans legend Allen Toussaint. You can look on UA-cam and find him performing his composition. He also wrote Yes You Can Can that was a big hit for the Pointer Sisters in the early 70s.
Both this song and Rhinestone Cowboy went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1975-76. It was a great time of success for Campbell. A good GC song to check out next is "Galveston," the follow-up hit to "Wichita Lineman." From 1969, it's the story of a young soldier in a war, missing his girl back in Galveston. Written by the great Jimmy Webb.
His guitar play is EPIC. He was a studio musician for many popular bands with credits on other artists records before he was solo and super successful. He live play of the "Lone Ranger Theme" intro is wild fire.
We had a super large tall weeping willow tree in the backyard of the house I grew up in. It was the best tree for kids that like to tree climb. Kids from all over the neighborhood would come over just to climb our tree. It also was great for shade. We had a picnic table underneath it for lunch in the backyard.
Glen is from Arkansas. And Amber, yes he was extremely popular. His variety TV show was must see for my family. His cross over songs were enormous hits. Please look for "Gentle on My Mind." It is very representative of his late 60's early 70's sound. As good a singer as he was, he was an even better guitarist. I saw him multiple times, including when he was touring with "Southern Nights." In concert he would do instrumentals and various musical genres. He did the "Soliloquy" from the musical "Carousel" and it knocked me out. I was right on the aisle in the old Kansas Coliseum in Wichita when he came down it to the stage. Loved him.
This song reached No.1 on Billboard's Hot 100, Adult Contemporary and Hot Country Songs charts in the USA (Wikipedia). This also is one of the few big hits of Campbell's that was not written by Jimmy Webb, the songwriting virtuoso.
"Gentle on My Mind" changed my life. Although I had exposure to country music hits that were HUGE in the late 70s and early 80s (I caught them a few years later on CMT, age calculators), hearing the poetic lyrics of John Hartford accompanied by Glen's masterful guitar and vocals of Glen hooked my on to classic country.
We’ve got 2 weeping willows in our backyard! Our hometown legend, Carl Jackson, from Louisville, Mississippi picking that banjo. Carl was with Glenn for a long time. Carl and Ashley Campbell still tear it up at The Station Inn in Nashville.
I have not heard this song for yearrrrrs..This transported me back to when i was 14yrs old this song was a Hit in the UK and was played regular on our radio..So i would often hear it while getting ready for school think it was around 1977 when it was released..Such fond memories. love your reactions to it too🙂
Being a master of the guitar Glenn session played on so many hits - Literally hundreds - From Frank Sinatra's Strangers in the night, The Byrds Mr Tambourine Man - lead guitar on many including Elvis Presley - Viva Las Vegas, I'm a Believer - The Monkees, I get Around - The Beach Boys, Righteous Brothers - You've Lost that loving feeling and The Sounds of Silence • Simon & Garfunkel.
Happy Memories! He had a fun television show called the Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour. You might enjoy his song "Try A Little Kindness" It's an amazing song with an amazing message. Have a fun evening, you two!
When I was a kid, my stepdad's family and the Campbell family would get together on a Friday night a couple of times each summer and play music late into the night. Sadly, every time Glen was home, I was out of town. Billstown is only a few miles away.
Before he went solo, he was a member of the 'Wrecking Crew' in LA & played for about all of the Legends, for a while he was a 'Beachboy' when Brian Wilson couldn't travel :) He is from Delight Arkansas!
At the height of Glen’s popularity in the 60’s, the media came up with the name “Countrypolitan” to describe his particular blend of country and pop. It’s a play on the word cosmopolitan. Check out Glen’s early record “Guess I’m Dumb”, written and produced by Brian Wilson! I love that song…☮️❤️
I became a fan of Glen Campbell after I saw him sing MacArthur Park. If you have not heard his version, it is awesome. During the song, he casually rummaged around in his pocket for a guitar pick and didn't miss a beat.
As a kid in Norther Cali, we had a Weepin Willow, what a fun tree, until you were due for a spaken . We use to have switch fights from the branches on the tree......it was brutal, but fun.
A good ole country boy from Arkansas who very quickly became one of the most sought after studio musicians in LA. Next came the hit records, his own TV variety show and costarring in True Grit with John Wayne!
The last recording he did was "I'm Not Gonna Miss You", which was about his struggle with Alzheimer's. He started having trouble during his shows, not remembering the words to songs, etc, and there was a documentary made about him called "I'll Be Me." There's a recording of "I'm Not Gonna Miss You", with scenes from the documentary that is heartbreaking, but also just...real. To anyone who's ever lost a loved one to dementia of any sort, it's truly poignant.
We lost Daddy to dementia. It was awful. Two days before he passed, he told me, "I love you my baby" and turned to Momma and said, "I love you, Babe." A moment of clarity given to Momma and me by God. One of my brothers also got one out of nowhere. Then he was lost again. Two days later, he was gone. RIP, Glen Campbell.
He was originally from Arkansas, later Nashiville, TN. He was a member of "The Wrecking Crew", studio musicians out of L.A., he played on many hit records. Was one of the finest guitar players around.There are several live versions of him playing the William Tell Overture (the Lone Ranger theme) that are absolutely spectacular.
I forgot this was a Glen Campbell song! I would love you to react to the classic western movie "True Grit" starring John Wayne and Glen Campbell as a texas ranger! An iconic American film. You're guaranteed to love it.
Glen Campbell gave Eddie Van Halen a guitar lesson . Eddie contacted him for a game of Golf on the pretext to get a guitar lesson . He lived near to Campbell at the time, and Campbell went over and sat down with Van Halen for a lesson "Glen Campbell was such a great guitarist that other guitar players could hear what he was doing and go, ‘Oh my gosh, this guy’s amazing.’
😅this song is on my playlist...I was a kid in the 1970s and some movie went off with this song, I still know all the words😮I wish Glen could stop this world from fighting....
One of my favorite memories growing up was fly fishing in Louisiana under weeping willows along Bayou Corn in Plaquemine, Louisiana for those big blue gill perch and occasionally hooking up on a big old bass.
Glen did a cover of Mull Of Kintyre (Paul McCartney And Wings song)and he plays the bagpipes in it. So versatile. IT's clearly not a country song,but Glen sings everything with his accent so it has a country feel.
The tree you see on that illustration is not a weeping willow. What you are seeing there is just Spanish moss hanging from the limbs of a tree (probably an oak tree or something), That's also probably what you are thinking you saw driving through Louisiana. it's common particularly in southern part of the state. (Also in south Mississippi etc) Stereotypically associated with being seen on the properties of the old antebellum era southern plantations, hanging from trees arching over the driveways etc. Also, the flower you see in front of Glen on that illustration is representative of the bloom from a Southern Magnolia tree. They are native to the southeasterm US. One of Mississippi's nicknames is "the Magnolia State".
This did top the pop chart in 1977. Most of the 1970s and into the early 1980s was a golden age of country crossover. Kenny Rogers was one of the biggest pop acts of the period.
Did you know Glen was once, briefly, one of the Beach Boys? The guy definitely had a broad range of abilities. Trivia question answer: He was born in Arkansas exactly one day before Roy Orbison was born in Texas.
I love weeping willows too, but make sure you plant them far away from the house. They seek out water and their roots will bust into your pipes. Plant the tree on the edge of a creek or a spring and it will be very happy.
Glen was from Arkansas. This song was not written by Glen Campbell. It was written by the legendary New Orleans icon Allen Toussaint. In case you don't know who he was he actually played the piano on numerous Fats Domino songs and wrote and produced many songs during his long career. . He ran a studio and produced many of the great New Orleans artists as well as others including one of Paul McCartneys albums.
Wichita man, and of course me being a Texan, you have to listen to Galveston! Glen Campbell was born in Billstown Arkansas. Glen Campbell and Roy Clark Riders in the sky!
Buy Amber a weeping willow for Mother's Day next year. One year we bought our mother a blueberry bush for Mother's Day because she always wanted one. We planted it and the bluejays got all her blueberries, lol.
If you want to hear Glen playing guitar, I would strongly suggest the William Tell Overture (The Lone Ranger ) it's amazing for two reasons: firstly, how Glen executes it and secondly because Glen couldn't read music he played everything from memory.
J & Amber, You'll Love his "Gentle on My Mind" and "Galveston" !!!! He had a long running TV variety show called 'The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour'. He was an excellent guitar player, who was often sought for session work by other artists!
What a GREAT SHOW!!!! I guess we might be a bit older than most with that one!!!
Glen’s show and Mac Davis’ shows were the best!!!
Have they done Mac’s “Oh Lord It’s Hard To Be Humble”??? I’ve been so behind on their posts! It’s embarrassing….
@@BabsisHere I don't see any reactions for Mac Davis by them.
Glen was originally a member of "The Wrecking Crew."
Also The Dreams of the Everyday Housewife.
Check out Glen and Roy Clark playing duets of "Riders in the Sky." They make those guitars "SING"
Both are highly respected and killer guitarist.
absolutley. the 2 most underated guitarists. How they do not make the top ten is a crime
This song was written and originally recorded by New Orleans musician Allen Toussaint. Toussaint also wrote songs that were recorded by the Pointer Sisters amongst others. Two songs of his they did were Yes We Can, Can when they were still a quartet. Their other song from him is called Happiness, recorded once they were a trio. You should check them out sometime.
Yes. Allen Toussaint is a New Orleans musical legend. Brilliant song writer and producer.
Love those early Pointer Sisters albums when they were a jazz group!
Toussaint also had a hit of his own, the slow, melancholy ballad "Nothing Takes the Place of You" (1967). Very different from this tune!
I prefer the Allen Toussaint version.
As much as I love Glen Campbell's music, I much prefer Allen Toussaint's original version of "Southern Nights". A much more low-key, reflective vibe.
Motion seconded on "Yes We Can Can" by The Pointer Sisters. You must react to the live version featuring Gaylord Birch on drums.
Glenn was also a world class guitarist. Among the very best. His video on youtube where he brings The William Tell Overture (also remembered as the theme of The Lone Ranger) to electric guitar is absolutely amazing and should be one of your reaction productions. You will love it.
Absolutely, PLEASE watch and react to Glen Campbell playing his guitar 🎸 with an Orchestra play the William Tell Overture! It's on UA-cam and you will be blown away! I've seen and heard many Orchestras and watched guitar players in my lifetime, even played in some . . . BUT . . . I've never seen anything like Glen playing that piece 😳. I was stunned. I can't wait to see you react to it!
TY and great work . . . from your Kansas friend, Odie! 🌻 🌻 🌻 🌻 🌻 🌻 🌻 🌻 🌻
“Wichita lineman”. “Galveston” . “ By the time I get to phoenix “ “Gentle on my mind” are great Glen Campbell songs.
All recorded by Glen but not written by him.
@@krazyj1957 first 3 were written by Jimmy Webb....and I saw his show last night in Nashville.....
They have reacted to the first one.
I Love My Truck.
All of those are great. A couple of lesser hits that I fondly remember are "Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife", and his cover of Gordon Lightfoot's "The Last Time I Saw Her".
"Galveston " is an amazing Glen Campbell song, and he was one of the best guitar players ever .
R.I.P To A Great Singer Actor Glen Campbell, Still Miss You
Galveston is a must listen.
Yes, I love Galveston! By The Time I Get To Phoenix is also a great one, a nice gentle ballad.
Agree, favorite GC song
As others have said..he was a member of the Wrecking Crew. They were a group of elite studio musicians who played on MANY hits for many artists. They were Phil Specter's session musicians for his "Wall of Sound" productions
I dig this style of country. He’s got soul in his voice too
Glen is from Arkansas! As a kid growing up in Arkansas they played his music a lot, even on the pop stations. That song went to number one on three different charts. Btw, Jerry Reed taught him that guitar riff, played on a 12 string electric. Major superstar, session player on many hit records in the 60's, had his own TV show for awhile, right up there with Cash and Presley. Great choice guys!
Yes, my grandmother was friendly with Glen's mother.
@@bigtip8371 that's cool!
Yes, indeed! I remember if you were going to an event at night, like a fireworks show or something, there’s no way you weren’t going to hear this song. It was practically a law.
Country disco. It's not what I look for now, but it was when I was 12 and 13. I remember that kid. He's still in me, somewhere.
Glenn Campbell was great musician. Part of the session band "wrecking crew" which played on many 60's artist hits. He even had his own TV show from 1969-1972. From Arkansas, you need to react to "Country Boy" next. Thanks. 😎
This is my absolute favorite song of Glenn Campbell. His voice was so beautiful.
theres a great live version of this filmed at Nashville Shores , Glen & Jerry Reed whom he gives credit to the riff to Jerry
Glen is one of my best earliest memories
FYI a Weeping Willow needs an awful lot of ground water to survive
One of the most iconic country songs of the mid-1970’s. I miss those days.
This song was written by the late great Alan Toussaint, who was from Louisiana. I had the good fortune to see Mr. Toussaint perform it live.
I love Glenn but I understand the meaning more when Alan sings it.
That live performance is amazing! Being from New Orleans, the storytelling was so relatable!
ALAN’s version is from the soul with the story of where he came from. His live performance was my number one show I ever saw just the man the shoes and his piano.
The songwriter is Allen Toussaint. He’s a New Orleans legend- he passed a few years ago.
I actually prefer Allen's version, even though Glen's is more popular and still a bop. The Toussaint version really puts you in the scene of walking at night in some field in Louisiana.
@@bergiefbabyagree. He has some great songs
My favorite Glen Campbell song! I got to see him perform it live. I love the way he layers in the instruments with each chorus. The song wouldn’t sound the same without the banjo! 🪕
Love Glen Campbell!
You must hear some of his guitar work. He was part of the Wrecking Crew. One of the best studio bands ever.
what a huge hit back in the 70's he had such a great presence, I miss his music
This is one of my favorites! 7:53 pm here in Marietta, Georgia and it's 91 degrees F
Pop stations in the early 70s used to play Glen Campbell. I remember being 8 years old singing Rhinestone Cowboy at the top of my lungs. He was probably my first celebrity crush.
Glen is one of those ultra rare artistes who is blessed with supreme vocal talent, while being an elite guitarist up there with Clapton and Hendrix in terms of sheer virtuosity on the guitar. Before he achieved fame in his own right he was one of the top session guitarists in Los Angeles in the 60's. Playing on sessions for the Beach Boys, Frank Sinatra and countless others. On record, it's his wonderful voice which is to the fore, but live he always did some amazing work on the guitar too.
Glen was a member of the Wrecking Crew. That's him rockin' out on the Monkee's "Steppin' Stone" and so many others...
One of my favorite songs from my childhood. And he was a killer guitar player to boot.
Born in Billstown, Arkansas, Glen Campbell was such an icon, and Southern Nights was his last #1. Next time, please listen to his medley of Don’t Pull Your Love/Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye. Lovely!
PS I vividly remember coming face to face with Mr. Campbell at the Amsterdam airport many moons ago. He looked so cool.
Why did he look cool? Well, because he was. Very much so.
A fine song from Glen with a country and upbeat sound-Colin Ward
This song was written by New Orleans legend Allen Toussaint. You can look on UA-cam and find him performing his composition. He also wrote Yes You Can Can that was a big hit for the Pointer Sisters in the early 70s.
Both this song and Rhinestone Cowboy went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1975-76. It was a great time of success for Campbell. A good GC song to check out next is "Galveston," the follow-up hit to "Wichita Lineman." From 1969, it's the story of a young soldier in a war, missing his girl back in Galveston. Written by the great Jimmy Webb.
His guitar play is EPIC. He was a studio musician for many popular bands with credits on other artists records before he was solo and super successful. He live play of the "Lone Ranger Theme" intro is wild fire.
A very sought-after guitar player for studio session. One of the greatest.
Gentle on my Mind is a beautiful one
His duet with Steve Wariner is good -- "The Hand That Rocks The Cradle."
written by New Orleans legend Alan Toussaint. If you've listened to Wichita Lineman, you have to listen to "Galveston" next
We had a super large tall weeping willow tree in the backyard of the house I grew up in. It was the best tree for kids that like to tree climb. Kids from all over the neighborhood would come over just to climb our tree. It also was great for shade. We had a picnic table underneath it for lunch in the backyard.
Glen is from Arkansas. And Amber, yes he was extremely popular. His variety TV show was must see for my family. His cross over songs were enormous hits. Please look for "Gentle on My Mind." It is very representative of his late 60's early 70's sound. As good a singer as he was, he was an even better guitarist. I saw him multiple times, including when he was touring with "Southern Nights." In concert he would do instrumentals and various musical genres. He did the "Soliloquy" from the musical "Carousel" and it knocked me out. I was right on the aisle in the old Kansas Coliseum in Wichita when he came down it to the stage. Loved him.
This song reached No.1 on Billboard's Hot 100, Adult Contemporary and Hot Country Songs charts in the USA (Wikipedia). This also is one of the few big hits of Campbell's that was not written by Jimmy Webb, the songwriting virtuoso.
Few months ago, you reacted to Mason Williams' 'Classical Gas'. Glen Campbell was one of the session musicians playing on it. Great guitarist!
Glen was a session guitar player on many, many 60's classic rock songs! He was a guitar virtuoso
"Gentle on My Mind" changed my life. Although I had exposure to country music hits that were HUGE in the late 70s and early 80s (I caught them a few years later on CMT, age calculators), hearing the poetic lyrics of John Hartford accompanied by Glen's masterful guitar and vocals of Glen hooked my on to classic country.
This is one of my father-in-law’s favorite songs. Definitely on my playlist.
Loved Glen Campbell. Thank you. :)
Absolute superstar! A truly legendary artist!
Fun fact, the drummer on this song is Joe Porcaro who was the father of Jeff, Mike and Steve Porcaro from the band Toto.
We’ve got 2 weeping willows in our backyard! Our hometown legend, Carl Jackson, from Louisville, Mississippi picking that banjo. Carl was with Glenn for a long time. Carl and Ashley Campbell still tear it up at The Station Inn in Nashville.
Glen Campbell was also a great guitar player. Back Home Again In Indiana is just one example of his talent
I have not heard this song for yearrrrrs..This transported me back to when i was 14yrs old this song was a Hit in the UK and was played regular on our radio..So i would often hear it while getting ready for school think it was around 1977 when it was released..Such fond memories. love your reactions to it too🙂
Glen was what is know as a crossover artist, where he’d float between country and pop. He was huge back in the day. You’ll love gentle on my midn
Being a master of the guitar Glenn session played on so many hits - Literally hundreds - From Frank Sinatra's Strangers in the night, The Byrds Mr Tambourine Man - lead guitar on many including Elvis Presley - Viva Las Vegas, I'm a Believer - The Monkees, I get Around - The Beach Boys, Righteous Brothers - You've Lost that loving feeling and The Sounds of Silence • Simon & Garfunkel.
Happy Memories! He had a fun television show called the Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour. You might enjoy his song "Try A Little Kindness" It's an amazing song with an amazing message. Have a fun evening, you two!
My favorite Glen Campbell song is Mary in the Morning - just beautiful.
When I was a kid, my stepdad's family and the Campbell family would get together on a Friday night a couple of times each summer and play music late into the night. Sadly, every time Glen was home, I was out of town.
Billstown is only a few miles away.
Go through life with a Smile on your Face and a Song in your Heart!
Before he went solo, he was a member of the 'Wrecking Crew' in LA & played for about all of the Legends, for a while he was a 'Beachboy' when Brian Wilson couldn't travel :) He is from Delight Arkansas!
At the height of Glen’s popularity in the 60’s, the media came up with the name “Countrypolitan” to describe his particular blend of country and pop. It’s a play on the word cosmopolitan. Check out Glen’s early record “Guess I’m Dumb”, written and produced by Brian Wilson! I love that song…☮️❤️
That banjo running in the background is so fine.
I became a fan of Glen Campbell after I saw him sing MacArthur Park. If you have not heard his version, it is awesome. During the song, he casually rummaged around in his pocket for a guitar pick and didn't miss a beat.
As a kid in Norther Cali, we had a Weepin Willow, what a fun tree, until you were due for a spaken . We use to have switch fights from the branches on the tree......it was brutal, but fun.
A good ole country boy from Arkansas who very quickly became one of the most sought after studio musicians in LA. Next came the hit records, his own TV variety show and costarring in True Grit with John Wayne!
I had to look it up....he was from Arkansas. One of 12 children!!!
The last recording he did was "I'm Not Gonna Miss You", which was about his struggle with Alzheimer's. He started having trouble during his shows, not remembering the words to songs, etc, and there was a documentary made about him called "I'll Be Me." There's a recording of "I'm Not Gonna Miss You", with scenes from the documentary that is heartbreaking, but also just...real. To anyone who's ever lost a loved one to dementia of any sort, it's truly poignant.
We lost Daddy to dementia. It was awful. Two days before he passed, he told me, "I love you my baby" and turned to Momma and said, "I love you, Babe." A moment of clarity given to Momma and me by God. One of my brothers also got one out of nowhere. Then he was lost again. Two days later, he was gone. RIP, Glen Campbell.
Glenns last song "I'm not going to Remember You" is is such an emotional heartbreaking song.
The song title is “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” and yes it is great!
The Moon's A Harsh Mistress is an AMAZING song.
Grateful Dead / Broke down palace will give you a weeping Willow reference that you'll keep for a lifetime❤😊
He grew up in Arkansas. His autobiography 'Rhinestone Cowboy' is very good.
I miss TV variety shows of the 70's where you could see artists such as Glen Campbell perform.
He was originally from Arkansas, later Nashiville, TN. He was a member of "The Wrecking Crew", studio musicians out of L.A., he played on many hit records. Was one of the finest guitar players around.There are several live versions of him playing the William Tell Overture (the Lone Ranger theme) that are absolutely spectacular.
By far my favorite song!!!
We had a weeping willow when I was growing up.
Weeping willows require a lot of water and will stretch out their roots in search of it. They grow well near creeks and streams. I love them too.
I forgot this was a Glen Campbell song! I would love you to react to the classic western movie "True Grit" starring John Wayne and Glen Campbell as a texas ranger! An iconic American film. You're guaranteed to love it.
I’ve always loved this song! ❤
Glen Campbell gave Eddie Van Halen a guitar lesson . Eddie contacted him for a game of Golf on the pretext to get a guitar lesson . He lived near to Campbell at the time, and Campbell went over and sat down with Van Halen for a lesson
"Glen Campbell was such a great guitarist that other guitar players could hear what he was doing and go, ‘Oh my gosh, this guy’s amazing.’
😅this song is on my playlist...I was a kid in the 1970s and some movie went off with this song, I still know all the words😮I wish Glen could stop this world from fighting....
Glenn is from Billstown Arkansas
One of my favorite memories growing up was fly fishing in Louisiana under weeping willows along Bayou Corn in Plaquemine, Louisiana for those big blue gill perch and occasionally hooking up on a big old bass.
Glen did a cover of Mull Of Kintyre (Paul McCartney And Wings song)and he plays the bagpipes in it. So versatile. IT's clearly not a country song,but Glen sings everything with his accent so it has a country feel.
The tree you see on that illustration is not a weeping willow. What you are seeing there is just Spanish moss hanging from the limbs of a tree (probably an oak tree or something), That's also probably what you are thinking you saw driving through Louisiana. it's common particularly in southern part of the state. (Also in south Mississippi etc) Stereotypically associated with being seen on the properties of the old antebellum era southern plantations, hanging from trees arching over the driveways etc. Also, the flower you see in front of Glen on that illustration is representative of the bloom from a Southern Magnolia tree. They are native to the southeasterm US. One of Mississippi's nicknames is "the Magnolia State".
This did top the pop chart in 1977. Most of the 1970s and into the early 1980s was a golden age of country crossover. Kenny Rogers was one of the biggest pop acts of the period.
Did you know Glen was once, briefly, one of the Beach Boys?
The guy definitely had a broad range of abilities.
Trivia question answer: He was born in Arkansas exactly one day before Roy Orbison was born in Texas.
This song always makes me want to put on my cowboy boots and dance 😊 omg Amber I love weeping willow trees too!
Glen Campbell - Try a Little Kindness.
It's a feel good song that pairs well with your "make someone smile" philosophy.
Glen was born in Arkansas. I live in Illinois and we have weeping willows.
Jerry Reed gave that guitar lick to Glenn Campbell and Glenn Campbell developed the song around it.
By the Time I Get to Phoenix. You will LOVE LOVE LOVE it.
I love weeping willows too, but make sure you plant them far away from the house. They seek out water and their roots will bust into your pipes. Plant the tree on the edge of a creek or a spring and it will be very happy.
Glen was from Arkansas. This song was not written by Glen Campbell. It was written by the legendary New Orleans icon Allen Toussaint. In case you don't know who he was he actually played the piano on numerous Fats Domino songs and wrote and produced many songs during his long career. . He ran a studio and produced many of the great New Orleans artists as well as others including one of Paul McCartneys albums.
Glen was also a Beach Boy for a number of years
Jerry Reed wrote it, there is a video of both of them doing a duet. Watch it and you will here Jerry tell Glen the song is his
My fav of his is "everything a man could ever need" which was on the True Grit soundtrack.
Glen Campbell was a GOAT level guitarist.
Glen Campbell was born and raised in Arkansas. Amarillo By Morning wasn't by Glen Campbell, that was George Strait.
Takes me back to being a little kid chasing lightning bugs on a muggy summer night. ❤
Wichita man, and of course me being a Texan, you have to listen to Galveston! Glen Campbell was born in Billstown Arkansas. Glen Campbell and Roy Clark Riders in the sky!
Glenn Campbell is a really good guitar picker.
Buy Amber a weeping willow for Mother's Day next year. One year we bought our mother a blueberry bush for Mother's Day because she always wanted one. We planted it and the bluejays got all her blueberries, lol.
If you want to hear Glen playing guitar, I would strongly suggest the William Tell Overture (The Lone Ranger ) it's amazing for two reasons: firstly, how Glen executes it and secondly because Glen couldn't read music he played everything from memory.
Also on this album is another big hit, "Sunflower", youll love it i promise👍✌️
LOVE THIS!
Glen was a bit of an actor, check him out in the movie 'True Grit" with John Wayne.