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Glen Campbell had several hits in the late 60's & 70's, including: "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", " Galveston", and "Wichita Linesman"(all written by Jimmy Webb), But Campbell was also a session guitarist and played on songs by Beach Boys, The Byrds, Mamas & Papas, and many more.
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GLEN CAMPBELL: "RHINESTONE COWBOY", GUITAR PLAYER, & Jimmy Webb, Songwriter
Glen Campbell had several hits in the late 60's & 70's, including: "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", " Galveston", and "Wichita Linesman"(all written by Jimmy Webb), But Campbell was also a session guitarist and played on songs by Beach Boys, The Byrds, Mamas & Papas, and many more.
Glen Campbell had several hits in the late 60's & 70's, including: "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", " Galveston", and "Wichita Linesman"(all written by Jimmy Webb), But Campbell was also a session guitarist and played on songs by Beach Boys, The Byrds, Mamas & Papas, and many more.
Glen Campbell: Rhinestone Cowboy, GUITAR PLAYER, & Jimmy
Webb, Songwriter by Alan L. Chrisman
(This is part of a series of blogs Ive been doing on some of the groups and on some of the perhaps lesser-known songwriters and players behind some of rocks classic artists and songs)-so far: Paul Revere & The Raiders, Johnny Rivers, The Rascals, Rick Nelson, Del Shannon, Badfinger, Bob Marley, etc.)
Glen Campbell has recently announced that because he has Alzheimers, he has recorded his last songs and a documentary on him, called Ill Be Me is being released. He had many hits throughout the late 60s and 70s, among which are: Gentle on my Mind, By The Time I Get To Phoenix, Wichita Lineman, Galveston, Rhinestone Cowboy and Southern Nights. But some people may not know that before that, he was also a session guitarist as part of The Wrecking Crew , a much-used L.A. collective of musicians, who played on many artists recordings and hits: The Mamas and The Papas ( California Dreamin), Beach Boys (Good Vibrations, California Girls , Pet Sounds, The Byrds,( Mr. Tamborine Man), Simon and Garfunkle, Frank Sinatra, Elvis, The Carpenters, Phil Spector, The Monkees, 5th Dimension, and many, many more. Glen Campbell grew up in Arkansas in a sharecropping family of 12. He was a later part of The Champs, who had an instrumental hit, Tequilla in 1958 and in 64 he toured with the Beach Boys, replacing Brian Wilson. But in 1967, Campbell had his first big hit with John Hartfords Gentle on my Mind. Then he followed up with the best sellers, By the Time I get To Phoenix, and Wichita Lineman, both written by Jimmy Webb. I mentioned Jimmy Webb in my earlier article on Johnny Rivers. As I said, Rivers first discovered Webb, recording the first version of Phoenix in 1966 and with Up Up and Away for the 5th Dimension, which Rivers produced. Webb would also write a giant hit for actor Richard Harris, McArthur Park, a seven minute extravaganza in 68. In 1968, Campbell would be a summer replacement for the very popular Smothers Bros.TV Show, which would lead to his own show from 69-72, in which he had many musical guests like John Hartford, Anne Murray, and Jerry Reed. Galveston, another Jimmy Webb composition was a chart-topper too. And in the mid-70s, Campbell hit with his biggest seller, Rhinestone Cowboy and with New Orleans Allen Toussaints Southern Nights. Campbell also did some acting, appearing in John Waynes film, True Grit in 69. Jimmy Webb, songwriter, would continue to write songs for Linda Ronstadt, Barbra Streisand, John Denver, etc. He also released several solo albums throughout the 70s of his own songs, including Words and Pictures (70), which includes a songabout his fellow songwriter ,P. F. Sloan, (Eve of Destruction, Secret Agent Man) whom I again talked about in my article on Johnny Rivers. He also wrote Highwaymen for Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and Waylon Jennings. Jimmy Webb has both a book (93) and album (2003) about his work, Tunesmith. Glen Campbell, singer and guitar player, had several hits and played on many others, not credited. Not bad for a southern boy and guitar picker! Campbell, because of his advancing Alzheimers, doesnt always recognize some people, but can still, evidently, sometimes play his guitar.
See GLEN CAMPBELL doing Jimmy Webb songs medley: http://youtu.be/CbTCTbGjfck