I heard a bit from Glen Campbell's final album, recorded just after his last tour. He literally sounded like a man half his age! You are right; music was the last thing that left him.
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Glen Campbell, RIP
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I heard a bit from Glen Campbell's final album, recorded just after his last tour. He literally sounded like a man half his age! You are right; music was the last thing that left him.
This is the most virtuostic I've seen so far, he predicts "I can see right now I'm gonna do three choruses"
It seems she was rougher than a night in jail.
In a TV interview Glen once said, "She can hold her own with a Black & Decker."
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Man, he was smokin'! Just imagine, a serious musician was hosting a prime time variety show, and he was not afraid to show his skill either. Thirty years later, we get American Idol, and Randy Jackson plays bass maybe once in ten years, and brags about touring with Journey.
At least late night shows have serious bands like the Roots.
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I'm pretty sure this is the video I was talking about where he's using licks similar to/same as the winners on the Ibanez Flying Fingers contest. The man had serious chops.
Damn....."here let me sit this guitar down after that blistering solo and proceed to sing my guts out some more".
One of his funniest stories was playing with Frank Sinatra on "Strangers in the Night". He was still new to the professional world. He was so awed by being in Sinatra's presence that he couldn't stop staring at him. Someone in the studio had to speak to him about it because Frank was getting creeped out by him.
I always loved the fact that when he was hosting the summer for the Smothers Brothers he brought "The Cream" to America to play "Sunshine of Your Love".
I remember as a child watching his show. He was quite a singer, guitarist, and even an actor. He had a performance with the North Dakota Symphony that was shown on PBS that was stunning. Wichita Lineman, to me, will always be his signature piece.
This hits home with me as my mother also is living with dementia and is the same age as Glen when he died.
This hits home with me as my mother also is living with dementia and is the same age as Glen when he died.
Holy schmoley, what a smokin' geetar picker... dang, that dude had it ALL. Voice, musicianship, and made-for-TV looks. About the Tanya Tucker thing, my 2nd-ever girlfriend (that would have been early '70's) told me that when she was in high school in Los Angeles, Tanya Tucker was one of her teachers. And she had a temper.
When Glen lived in Phoenix he hired a local band as his tour band, the Jeff Dayton Band. They worked with Glen for over 20 years, great musicians. I never had the opportunity to work with Glen, but have been blessed to know and work with three of these guys over the years; Noel, Kenny and Gary. But, I did get to meet him a couple of times!
Here is a picture of the band from mid-90’s.
Left to Right, Russell Skaggs, Kenny Skaggs, TJ Kuenster, Jeff Dayton, Glen, Noel Kirkland, Gary Bruzzese.
Jeff has been doing a Glen Campbell Tribute Show for a couple of years now.
Mark
Here is a picture of the band from mid-90’s.
Left to Right, Russell Skaggs, Kenny Skaggs, TJ Kuenster, Jeff Dayton, Glen, Noel Kirkland, Gary Bruzzese.
Jeff has been doing a Glen Campbell Tribute Show for a couple of years now.
Mark
He was IMO the first country player that put country music on the map internationally and abroad. One of the most dynamic songwriters in a time when there were a lot of great songwriting being made in all forms of music. He was the full package, songwriter, singer, and musician doing all with great success.
