Glen Travis Campbell
Glen Campbell in concert January 25, 2004 in Texas
Background information
Born	April 22, 1936 (1936-04-22) (age 72) Delight, Arkansas
Genre(s)	Country, Rock, Folk, Pop, Gospel
Occupation(s)	Solo artist, session musician, composer
Instrument(s)	Singer, guitar, banjo, bass guitar, bagpipes, keyboards
Years active	1960s-present
Label(s)	Capitol
Associated acts	Bobby Darin, Rick Nelson, The Champs, Elvis Presley, Dean Martin, The Green River Boys, Frank Sinatra, Phil Spector, The Monkees, The Beach Boys, Bobbie Gentry, Anne Murray John Hartford, Jimmy Webb, Kenny Rogers, Leon Russell
Website	www.glencampbellshow.com

Glen Travis Campbell (born April 22, 1936, Delight, Arkansas) is a Grammy Award, Dove Award winning, and two time nominated Golden Globe Award American country pop singer and guitarist and occasional actor. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Delight is a city in Pike County, Arkansas, United States. The population was over 9000 at the 2000 census. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Gospel music is Music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life as well as (in terms of the varying music styles to A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The banjo is a Stringed instrument developed by enslaved Africans in the United States, adapted from several African instruments The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Bagpipes are a class of Musical instrument, Aerophones using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as Bobby Darin (born Walden Robert "Bobby" Cassotto, May 14 1936 &ndash December 20, 1973) was one of the most popular Eric Hilliard "Ricky" Nelson, later known as Rick Nelson ( May 8, 1940 &ndash December 31, 1985) was an The Champs were a Rock and roll band most famous for their Latin-tinged Instrumental " Tequila. Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7 1917 &ndash December 25 1995 was an American Singer, Film Actor, television personality Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor Harvey Philip Spector (born December 26 1940) is an American Record producer and Songwriter. For the group's self-titled album see The Monkees (album. For the TV series see The Monkees (TV series. The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture Roberta Lee Streeter (born July 27 1944, Chickasaw County Mississippi) professionally known as Bobbie Gentry, is an American Singer-songwriter Anne Murray CC ONS (born Morna Anne Murray on June 20 1945 is a Canadian singer John Cowan Hartford ( December 30 1937 &ndash June 4 2001) was an American folk, country and bluegrass Jimmy Layne Webb is an American songwriter From his initial success with " Up Up and Away," " By the Time I Get to Phoenix," " Wichita Kenneth Ray "Kenny" Rogers (born August 21, 1938, in Houston Texas) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges on April 2 1942 in Lawton Oklahoma, United States) is a Singer, Songwriter Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Delight is a city in Pike County, Arkansas, United States. The population was over 9000 at the 2000 census. Arkansas ( is a state located in the southern region of the United States. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Gospel Music Association (GMA Dove Awards were created in 1969 by the Gospel Music Association to honor the outstanding achievements in Christian music The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country pop, with roots in both the Countrypolitan sound and in Soft rock, is a subgenre of Country music that first emerged in the 1970s A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres He is best known for a series of hits in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as for hosting a television variety show called The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television. In Popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list&mdasha Chart &mdashof top The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic A variety show or variety entertainment is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts especially Musical performances and Comedy Skits and The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour is a television show hosted by country singer Glen Campbell from January 1969 through June 1972 CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network.

Campbell's hits include "Gentle On My Mind", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman", "Southern Nights" and "Rhinestone Cowboy". " Gentle on My Mind " is a song written by John Hartford, which won two 1968 Grammy Awards. "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" is an American Pop song written by Jimmy Webb and made famous by Glen Campbell, whose version reached #3 on the " Wichita Lineman " is a Popular song written by Jimmy Webb in 1968, first recorded by Glen Campbell and widely covered by " Southern Nights " is a song written by Allen Toussaint and most famously recorded by country-pop singer Glen Campbell. Campbell made history by winning a Grammy in both country and pop categories in 1967: "Gentle On My Mind" snatched the country honors, and "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" won in pop. He owns trophies for Male Vocalist of the Year from both the CMA and the ACM, and took the CMA's top honor as Entertainer of the Year.

During his 50 years in show business, Campbell has released more than 70 albums. He has sold 45 million records and racked up 12 RIAA Gold albums, 4 Platinum albums and 1 Double-Platinum album. Of his 75 trips up the charts, 27 landed in the Top 10. Campbell was hand-picked by actor John Wayne to play alongside him in the 1969 film True Grit, which gave Campbell a Golden Globe nomination for Most Promising Newcomer, and gave Wayne his only Academy Award. John Wayne ( May 26, 1907 &ndash June 11, 1979) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning American True Grit is a 1969 western film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring John Wayne as U The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Campbell sang and had a hit with the title song (by the same name) which was nominated for an Academy Award. He performed it live at that year's Academy Awards Show.

In 2005, Campbell was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is located at 222 Fifth Avenue South in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 1950s-early 1960s: session musician and the Beach Boys 1.2 Late 1960s: By The Time He Gets To Phoenix, Glen was a Wichita Lineman dreaming of Galveston 1.3 1970s: The Goodtime Hour, Rhinestone Cowboy and Southern Nights 1.4 1980s-2000s: Later Career and Country Music Hall of Fame Induction 1.5 Personal Life 2 Discography 2.1 Charted singles 2.2 Albums 3 References 4 External links

Biography

1950s-early 1960s: session musician and the Beach Boys

Campbell, one of twelve children born right outside the tiny community of Delight in Pike County, in a town called Billstown, then a community of fewer than one hundred residents, started playing guitar as a youth without learning to read music. Pike County is a County located in the US state of Arkansas. As of 2000 the population is 11303 The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Though widely reported that Glen is a seventh son of a seventh son, that information is not true.

By the time he was eighteen, he was touring the South as part of the Western Wranglers. The Southern United States &mdashcommonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South &mdashconstitutes a large distinctive In 1958, he moved to Los Angeles to become a session musician. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Session musicians are musicians available for hire as opposed to musicians who are either permanent members of a musical outfit or who have acquired fame in their own right He was part of the 1959 line-up of the group The Champs, famous for their surf instrumental "Tequila". The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Champs were a Rock and roll band most famous for their Latin-tinged Instrumental " Tequila.

Campbell was in great demand as a session musician in the 1960s. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 He was part of the famous studio musicians clique known as "The Wrecking Crew," many of whom went from session to session together as the same group. The Wrecking Crew was a nickname given to a group of Session musicians in Los Angeles California, who earned wide acclaim in the 1960s In addition to Campbell, Hal Blaine on drums and Carol Kaye on bass guitar were part of this elite group of session musicians that defined many pop and rock recordings of the era. Hal Blaine (born Harold Simon Belsky 5 February 1929, Holyoke Massachusetts) is an US Drummer and Session musician Carol Kaye (born March 24, 1935) is an American musician best known as one of the most prolific Bass guitarists in history playing on an estimated They were also heard on Phil Spector's "Wall of Sound" recordings in the early 1960s. Harvey Philip Spector (born December 26 1940) is an American Record producer and Songwriter. The Wall of Sound is a music production technique for pop and rock music recordings developed by Record producer Phil Spector at Gold Star Studios

He is heard on some of the biggest-selling records of the era by such artists as Bobby Darin, Ricky Nelson, The Kingston Trio, Merle Haggard, The Monkees, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, The Association, Jan & Dean, and The Mamas & the Papas. Bobby Darin (born Walden Robert "Bobby" Cassotto, May 14 1936 &ndash December 20, 1973) was one of the most popular Eric Hilliard "Ricky" Nelson, later known as Rick Nelson ( May 8, 1940 &ndash December 31, 1985) was an The Kingston Trio is an American folk and Pop music group that helped launch the folk revival of the late 1950s to early 1960s Merle Ronald Haggard (born April 6, 1937) is an American Country music Singer, Guitarist and Songwriter. For the group's self-titled album see The Monkees (album. For the TV series see The Monkees (TV series. Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7 1917 &ndash December 25 1995 was an American Singer, Film Actor, television personality Jan and Dean were a Rock and roll duo, popular from the late 1950s through the mid 1960s consisting of William Jan Berry ( April 3, The Mamas & the Papas (credited as The Mama's and the Papa's on the debut album cover were a Vocal group of the 1960s.

He was a touring member of The Beach Boys, filling in for an ailing Brian Wilson in 1964 and 1965. The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942 in Hawthorne, California) is an American Musician best known as the lead He played guitar on the group's Pet Sounds album, among other recordings. Pet Sounds is a 1966 album recorded by American pop group The Beach Boys. On tour, he played bass and sang high harmony.

Other classics featuring his guitar playing include: "Strangers in the Night" by Frank Sinatra, "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" by The Righteous Brothers and "I'm a Believer" by The Monkees. " Strangers in the Night " is a popular song made famous in 1966 by Frank Sinatra. " You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' " is a 1965 number-one hit single in the US and the UK by The Righteous Brothers. The Righteous Brothers were the Musical duo of Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield. " I'm a Believer " is a song composed by Neil Diamond and recorded by the band The Monkees in 1966 with the lead vocals by Micky Dolenz For the group's self-titled album see The Monkees (album. For the TV series see The Monkees (TV series.

He can be seen briefly in the 1965 film Baby the Rain Must Fall, playing guitar in support of Steve McQueen. Baby the Rain Must Fall is a 1965 film directed by Robert Mulligan, starring Lee Remick and Steve McQueen. Terrence Steven "Steve" McQueen (March 24 1930 – November 7 1980 was an American movie Actor, nicknamed "The King of Cool"

Late 1960s: By The Time He Gets To Phoenix, Glen was a Wichita Lineman dreaming of Galveston

As a solo artist, he had moderate success regionally with his first single "Turn Around, Look at Me. " "Too Late to Worry; Too Blue to Cry" and "Kentucky Means Paradise" (cut with a bluegrass group called the Green River Boys) were similarly popular within only a small section of the country audience. Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and is a sub-genre of Country music.

In 1962, Campbell signed with Capitol Records and released two instrumental albums and a number of vocal albums during his first five years with the label. Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as However, despite releasing singles written by Brian Wilson ("Guess I'm Dumb" in 1965) and Buffy Sainte-Marie the same year ("The Universal Soldier"), Campbell was not achieving major success as a solo artist. Buffy Sainte-Marie (born Beverly Sainte-Marie, February 20, 1941 or this date in 1942 is an Academy Award -winning Canadian First It was rumored that Capitol was considering dropping him from the label in 1966 when he was teamed with producer Al DeLory and together they collaborated on 1967's Dylanesque "Gentle On My Mind", written by John Hartford. Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major " Gentle on My Mind " is a song written by John Hartford, which won two 1968 Grammy Awards. John Cowan Hartford ( December 30 1937 &ndash June 4 2001) was an American folk, country and bluegrass

The overnight success of "Gentle On My Mind" proved Campbell was ready to break through to the mainstream. It was followed by the even bigger triumph of "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" later in 1967, and "I Wanna Live" and "Wichita Lineman" in 1968. " Wichita Lineman " is a Popular song written by Jimmy Webb in 1968, first recorded by Glen Campbell and widely covered by Events January 4 - Guitarist Jimi Hendrix is jailed by Stockholm police after trashing a hotel room during a drunken fist fight with

Campbell would win two Grammy Awards for his performances on "Gentle On My Mind" and "By The Time I Get To Phoenix". The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences

His biggest hits in 1968–1969 were with evocative songs written by Jimmy Webb: "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman," "Where's The Playground Susie?", and "Galveston". Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jimmy Layne Webb is an American songwriter From his initial success with " Up Up and Away," " By the Time I Get to Phoenix," " Wichita "Galveston" is the title of a 1969 song written by Jimmy Webb and popularized by Glen Campbell. An album of mainly Webb-penned compositions Reunion: The Songs of Jimmy Webb, released in 1974 is regarded by many as Campbell's finest album, although it produced no hit single records.

"Wichita Lineman" was selected as one of the greatest songs of the 20th century by Mojo magazine in 1997 and by Blender in 2001. Mojo is a popular Music Magazine published by Bauer, monthly in the United Kingdom. Blender is an American music Magazine that bills itself as "the ultimate guide to music and more"

1970s: The Goodtime Hour, Rhinestone Cowboy and Southern Nights

After he hosted a 1968 summer replacement for television's The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour variety show, Campbell hosted his own weekly variety show, The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, from January 1969 through June 1972. The Smothers Brothers are an American music-and- Comedy team consisting of the brothers Tom ("Tommy" and Dick Smothers. The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour is a television show hosted by country singer Glen Campbell from January 1969 through June 1972 At the height of his popularity, a 1970 biography by Freda Kramer, The Glen Campbell Story, was published.

With Campbell's session-work connections, he hosted major names in music on his show including: The Beatles (on film), David Gates and Bread, The Monkees, Neil Diamond, Linda Ronstadt, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Roger Miller and helped launch the careers of Anne Murray, Mel Tillis and Jerry Reed who were regulars on his Goodtime Hour program. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 David Gates (born December 11 1940, in Tulsa Oklahoma) is an American Singer - Songwriter, best known as the lead singer Bread was a 1970s rock / pop band from Los Angeles, California. For the group's self-titled album see The Monkees (album. For the TV series see The Monkees (TV series. Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American Singer-songwriter and occasional Actor. Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15 1946 in Tucson Arizona) is an American popular vocalist and Entertainer whose vocal styles in a variety Johnny Cash (born J R Cash; February 26 1932 - September 12 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American country Singer-songwriter. Merle Ronald Haggard (born April 6, 1937) is an American Country music Singer, Guitarist and Songwriter. Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American country Singer-songwriter and Actor. Waylon Arnold Jennings ( June 15, 1937 &ndash February 13, 2002) was an influential American Country music Singer Roger Dean Miller ( January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992) was an American Singer, Songwriter and Anne Murray CC ONS (born Morna Anne Murray on June 20 1945 is a Canadian singer Mel Tillis (born Lonnie Melvin Tillis, August 8, 1932) is an American Country music singer Jerry Reed Hubbard ( March 20, 1937 &ndash August 31, 2008) known professionally as Jerry Reed was an American

In 1973, Banjo player Carl Jackson joined Campbell's band for 12 years and went on to win two Grammy awards. Carl Jackson (born September 18, 1953 in Louisville Mississippi) is a Grammy Award -winning American country and bluegrass ^[1]

During the early 1970s, Campbell released a long series of singles and appeared in the movies True Grit (1969) with John Wayne and Kim Darby and Norwood (1970) with Kim Darby and Joe Namath. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. True Grit is a 1969 western film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring John Wayne as U John Wayne ( May 26, 1907 &ndash June 11, 1979) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning American Kim Darby (born July 8, 1947) is an American Actress. Biography Darby was born Deborah Zerby in Los Angeles Norwood is a 1970 film starring Glen Campbell, Kim Darby, and Joe Namath. Joseph William Namath (born May 31 1943, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania) also known as Broadway Joe or Joe Willie, is a former

In 1971, Campbell took his show The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on the road for two nights to The Muny in Forest Park, (the largest and oldest outdoor theater in America) in St. Louis, Missouri. The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour is a television show hosted by country singer Glen Campbell from January 1969 through June 1972 The Muny, short for The Municipal Opera Association of St Louis, is an outdoor musical Amphitheatre, located in Forest Park, St

After the cancellation of his CBS series in 1972, Campbell remained a regular on network television. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. He co-starred in a made-for-television movie, Strange Homecoming with Robert Culp and up and coming teen idol, Leif Garrett. Robert Martin Culp (born August 16 1930) is an American actor and scriptwriter perhaps best known for his work in Television. Leif Garrett (born Leif Per Nervik on November 8, 1961) is an American Singer and Actor of Norwegian descent He hosted a number of television specials, including the 1976 Down Home, Down Under with Olivia Newton-John. Olivia Newton-John, AO, OBE (born September 26 1948) is a Grammy Award -winning and Golden Globe -nominated English-born He co-hosted the American Music Awards from 1976-1978 and headlined the 1979 NBC special, "Glen Campbell: Back To Basics" with stars Seals and Crofts and Brenda Lee. The American Music Awards show is one of several annual major American music awards shows (among the others are the Billboard Music Awards the Grammy Awards The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Seals and Crofts are Jim Seals (born James Seals 17 October 1941, Sidney Texas) and Dash Crofts (born Darrell Crofts 14 August Brenda Lee (born December 11, 1944) is an American country - pop Singer, who was popular during the 1950s and 1960s He was a guest on many network talk and variety shows including: Donny & Marie, The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, Cher, The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour, Merv Griffin, The Midnight Special with Wolfman Jack, DINAH!, Evening at Pops with Arthur Fiedler and The Mike Douglas Show. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was a late-night talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under the ''Tonight Show'' franchise from 1962 Cher ( IPA: /ʃɛr/ born Cherilyn Sarkisian, May 20 1946 Redd Foxx ( December 9, 1922 – October 11, 1991) born John Elroy Sanford, His father an Electrician, left the family Mervyn Edward "Merv" Griffin Jr ( July 6, 1925 &ndash August 12, 2007) was an American Television host and The Midnight Special was the name of a Passenger train formerly operated by the Chicago and Alton Railroad and its successor the Gulf Mobile and Ohio Railroad Dinah Shore (born Frances Rose Shore February 29, 1916 - February 24, 1994) was an American Singer, Actress Evening at Pops is one of the longest running programs on PBS. Arthur Fiedler should not be confused with Arthur Fielder, a Kent Fast bowler of the 1900s The Mike Douglas Show was an American daytime Television Talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that ran from 1961 to 1982 From 1982-1983 he hosted a 30 minute syndicated music show on NBC.

In the mid-1970s, he had more big hits with "Rhinestone Cowboy", "Southern Nights" (both U. S. #1 hits), "Sunflower" (U. S. #39) (written by Neil Diamond), and "Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L. Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American Singer-songwriter and occasional Actor. A. ) (U. S. #11).

"Rhinestone Cowboy" was Campbell's largest-selling single, initially with over 2 million copies sold in a matter of months. Campbell had heard the songwriter Larry Weiss' version while on tour of Australia in 1974 and felt it was the perfect song for him to record. It was included in the Jaws movie parody song "Mr. Jaws is a 1975 thriller / horror Film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Peter Benchley 's best-selling Jaws" which also reached the top 10 in 1975. "Rhinestone Cowboy" continues to be used in movie soundtracks and TV shows, including "Desperate Housewives" in 2006. Desperate Housewives is an American Television Dramedy series created by Marc Cherry, who also serves as Show runner, and produced Movies to feature the song include Daddy Day Care and High School High. Daddy Day Care is a 2003 Comedy film, starring Eddie Murphy. It was written by Geoff Rodkey and was directed by Steve Carr High School High is a 1996 Comedy film about an Inner city High school in the Los Angeles California area starring It was the inspiration for the 1984 Dolly Parton/Sylvester Stallone movie Rhinestone. Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American Country music Singer / Songwriter, Author, actress Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone (born July 6 1946 is an American Actor, director, producer and Screenwriter. Rhinestone is a 1984 20th Century Fox comedy motion picture starring Sylvester Stallone and Dolly Parton.

Campbell made a techno/pop version of the song in 2002 with UK artists Rikki & Daz and went to the top 10 in the UK with the dance version and related music video. Ricardo Autobahn (born John Matthews is an English producer songwriter and musician

"Southern Nights," by Allen Toussaint, his other #1 pop-rock-country crossover hit was generated with the help of Jimmy Webb who turned Campbell onto the song and Jerry Reed who inspired the famous guitar lick introduction to the song, which was the most-played jukebox number of 1977. Allen Toussaint, ˈtuːseɪnt (born January 14 1938 is an American Musician, Songwriter and Record producer. Crossover is a term applied to Musical works or performers appearing on two or more of the Record charts which track differing musical tastes or genres Jimmy Layne Webb is an American songwriter From his initial success with " Up Up and Away," " By the Time I Get to Phoenix," " Wichita Jerry Reed Hubbard ( March 20, 1937 &ndash August 31, 2008) known professionally as Jerry Reed was an American jukebox is a partially automated music-playing device usually a Coin -operated machine that can play specially selected songs from self-contained media

1980s-2000s: Later Career and Country Music Hall of Fame Induction

After his #1 crossover chart successes in the mid- to late 1970s, Campbell's career cooled off. He left Capitol Records in 1981 after a reported dispute over the song "Highwayman" written by Jimmy Webb that the label would not release as a single. Jimmy Layne Webb is an American songwriter From his initial success with " Up Up and Away," " By the Time I Get to Phoenix," " Wichita The song would become a #1 country hit in 1985 when it was performed by The Highwaymen, a quartet of country legends: Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash. The Highwaymen were a country supergroup comprising four musicians well known for among other things their involvement and pioneering influence on the Outlaw Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American country Singer-songwriter and Actor. Waylon Arnold Jennings ( June 15, 1937 &ndash February 13, 2002) was an influential American Country music Singer Johnny Cash (born J R Cash; February 26 1932 - September 12 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American country Singer-songwriter.

Campbell made a cameo appearance in the 1980 Clint Eastwood movie Any Which Way You Can, for which he recorded the title song. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Clinton "Clint" Eastwood Jr (born May 31 1930 is a four-time Academy Award winning American Actor and Filmmaker. Any Which Way You Can is a 1980 Comedy movie starring Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis, William Smith

Although he would never reach the top 40 pop charts after 1978, Glen Campbell continued to reach the country top 10 throughout the 1980s with songs such as "Faithless Love", "A Lady Like You", "Still Within The Sound of My Voice" and "The Hand That Rocks The Cradle" (a duet with Steve Wariner). Steve Wariner (born Steven Noel Wariner, December 25 1954, Noblesville Indiana) is an American Country music singer

When Campbell began having trouble reaching the charts, and began to abuse himself with drugs, he was a frequently featured in the tabloids during his affair with Tanya Tucker. Recreational drug use is the use of Psychoactive drugs for Recreational purposes rather than for work, medical or spiritual purposes Tanya Denise Tucker (pronounced /ˈtænjə ˈtʌkɚ/ (born October 10 1958 in Seminole Texas) is an American country music artist who had her first hit " By 1989, however, he had quit drugs and was regularly reaching the country Top 10; songs like "She's Gone, Gone, Gone" were extremely popular. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989

In the 1990s, Campbell had slowed from recording, though he has not quit entirely. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 In all, over 40 of his albums reached the charts. In 1992, he voiced the character of Chanticleer in the animated film, Rock-A-Doodle. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Rock-a-Doodle is a 1991 animated re-telling of Geoffry Chaucer 's Chanticleer and Edmond Rostand's comedy Chantecler In 1994, his autobiography, Rhinestone Cowboy, was published. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) An autobiography, from the Greek αὐτός autos "self" βίος bios "life" and γράφειν graphein "to write" " Rhinestone Cowboy " is a song written by Larry Weiss and most famously recorded by country-pop singer Glen Campbell.

In 1999 Campbell was featured on VH-1's Behind the Music, A&E Network's Biography in 2001, and on a number of CMT programs. VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television Behind the Music was a Television series on VH1 that ran from 1997 to 2006, and continues to air sporadically with new episodes A&E is a cable and Satellite television network with headquarters in Manhattan and offices in Stamford, Atlanta, Biography is a Documentary television series. Originally produced by CBS in 1962 and hosted by Mike Wallace, the A&E Network Country Music Television, or CMT as it is usually called is an American Country music -oriented Cable television network Campbell ranked 29th on CMT's 40 Greatest Men of Country Music in 2003. The 40 Greatest Men of Country Music is a three hour television special that first aired on March 28 2003 on CMT.

He is also credited with giving Alan Jackson his first big break. Alan Eugene Jackson (born 17 October 1958 in Newnan, Georgia) is an American country Singer-songwriter who has sold over Campbell met Jackson's wife (a flight attendant with Delta Air Lines) at the Atlanta Airport and gave her his publishing manager's business card. Delta Air Lines Inc ( is a United States Airline based and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Jackson went to work for Campbell's music publishing business in the early 1990s and later had many of his hit songs published in part by Campbell's company, Seventh Son Music. Campbell also served as an inspiration to Keith Urban. Keith Lionel Urban (born 26 October 1967 in Whangarei, New Zealand) is an Australian Grammy - and ARIA -winning Country music singer Urban cites Campbell as a strong influence on his performing career.

Although for almost a decade Campbell had professed his sobriety to fans at concerts and in his autobiography, in November 2003 he was arrested for drunk driving that included a charge of battery to a police officer (later dropped)[1]. Sobriety is solemn or dignified personal Behaviour, in particular Abstinence with regard to (typically the consumption of Alcoholic beverages or Driving under the influence of alcohol ( driving while intoxicated, drunk driving, drinking and driving, drink-driving) or other drugs He was sentenced to 10 days in jail and community service, due to the high level of intoxication.

In 2005, Campbell was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is located at 222 Fifth Avenue South in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. He performed with Andy Williams at the Moon River Theater in Branson, Missouri in May and June 2007. Branson is a city in Stone and Taney counties in the US state of Missouri. Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee

In February 2008, Glen will perform with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at The Sydney Opera House in his 'Farewell to Australia' tour. In the lead up to the tour, Campbell spoke with Country HQ in Dec 2007 in an interview where he not only reflected on his stellar career, but also his plans for the upcoming tour and more details on proposed CD with songwriter Jimmy Webb.

It was announced in April 2008 that Campbell is returning to his signature label, Capitol, to release his new album MEET GLEN CAMPBELL scheduled for release in August 08. He will branch off in a different musical direction, covering tracks from artists such as U2, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Jackson Browne and The Foo Fighters. It will be Campbell's first release on Capitol in over 15 years. Musicians from Cheap Trick and Jellyfish will contribute to the album as well.

Personal Life

Campbell has been married 4 times and is the father of eight children, now ranging in age from 20 to 52 (5 sons and 3 daughters). He has been married to the former Kimberly Woolen since 1982. Woolen was a Radio City Music Hall Rockette when she and Glen met on a blind date in 1981. Glen's eldest daughter, Debby, has been touring with her father since 1994 and performs many of the duets made famous by Campbell and Bobbie Gentry as well as Anne Murray on stage with him across the globe.

Glen is an avid golfer and hosted his namesake GLEN CAMPBELL LOS ANGELES OPEN Golf Tournament at the Riveria Country Club from 1971-83. It was a major event on the PGA circuit. Glen was ranked in the top #15 celebrity golfers list by Golf Digest magazine in 2005.

Discography

Charted singles

Year	Single	Chart Positions				Album	RIAA
		US Hot 100	US Country	US AC	UK
1961	"Turn Around, Look At Me"	62	-	15	-	(Single Only)
1962	"Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry'	76	-	-	-	Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry
1962	"Kentucky Means Paradise" (as "The Green River Boys featuring Glen Campbell")	114	20	-	-	Big Bluegrass Special
1963	"Prima Donna"	103	-	-	-	(Single Only)
1965	"Tomorrow Never Comes"	118	-	-	-	Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry
1965	"Universal Soldier"	45	-	-	-	(Single Only)
1965	"Private John Q"	114	-	-	-	(Single Only)
1966	"Burning Bridges"	-	18	-	-	Burning Bridges
1967	"Gentle On My Mind"	62	30	-	-	Gentle on My Mind
1967	"I Gotta Have My Baby Back"	-	73	-	-	(Single Only)
1967	"By the Time I Get to Phoenix"	26	2	12	-	By the Time I Get to Phoenix
1968	"Hey Little One"	54	13	20	-	By the Time I Get to Phoenix
1968	"I Wanna Live"	36	1	18	-	Hey Little One
1968	"Dreams of the Everyday Housewife"	32	3	6	-	Wichita Lineman
1968	"Gentle On My Mind" Re-entry of 1967 hit	39	-	8	-	Gentle on My Mind
1968	"Wichita Lineman"	3	1	1	7	Wichita Lineman	Gold
1968	"Mornin' Glory" / "Less of Me" (with Bobbie Gentry)	74/-	-/44	32/-	-	Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell
1969	"Let It Be Me" (with Bobbie Gentry)	36	14	7	-	Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell
1969	"Galveston"	4	1	1	14	Galveston	Gold
1969	"Where's the Playground Susie"	26	28	10	-	Galveston
1969	"True Grit"	35	9	7	-	True Grit
1969	"Try a Little Kindness"	23	2	1	45	Try a Little Kindness
1970	"Honey Come Back"	19	2	4	4	Try a Little Kindness
1970	"All I Have to Do is Dream" (with Bobbie Gentry)	27	6	4	3	(Single Only)
1970	"Oh Happy Day"	40	25	7	-	Oh Happy Day
1970	"Everything a Man Could Ever Need"	52	5	3	32	Norwood
1970	"It's Only Make Believe"	10	3	2	4	The Glen Campbell Goodtime Album
1971	"Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)"	31	7	2	39	The Last Time I Saw Her
1971	"The Last Time I Saw Her"	61	21	12	-	The Last Time I Saw Her
1971	"I Say A Little Prayer/By The Time I Get To Phoenix" (with Anne Murray)	81	40	13	-	Anne Murray / Glen Campbell
1971	"Oklahoma Sunday Morning"	104	15	36	-	(Single Only)
1972	"Manhattan Kansas"	114	6	-	-	(Single Only)
1972	"I Will Never Pass This Way Again"	61	45	14	-	Glen Travis Campbell
1973	"One Last Time"	78	33	20	-	Glen Travis Campbell
1973	"I Knew Jesus (Before He Was a Star)"	45	48	26	-	I Knew Jesus (Before He Was a Star)
1973	"Bring Back My Yesterday"	-	49	-	-	(Single Only)
1973	"Wherefore And Why"	111	20	45	-	(Single Only)
1974	"Houston (I'm Comin' To See You)"	68	20	13	-	Houston (I'm Comin' To See You)
1974	"Bonaparte's Retreat"	-	3	42	-	Houston (I'm Comin' To See You)
1975	"It's a Sin When You Love Somebody"	-	16	39	-	Reunion: The Songs of Jimmy Webb
1975	"Rhinestone Cowboy"	1	1	1	4	Rhinestone Cowboy	Gold
1975	"Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in LA)"	11	3	1	-	Rhinestone Cowboy
1976	"Don't Pull Your Love/Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye"	27	4	1	-	Bloodline
1976	"See You on Sunday"	-	18	15	-	Bloodline
1977	"Southern Nights"	1	1	1	28	Southern Nights	Gold
1977	"Sunflower"	39	4	1	-	Southern Nights
1978	"God Must Have Blessed America"	-	39	-	-	(Single Only)
1978	"Another Fine Mess"	-	21	38	-	(Single Only)
1978	"Can You Fool"	38	16	7	-	Basic
1979	"I'm Gonna Love You"	-	13	38	-	Basic
1979	"California"	-	45	-	-	Basic
1979	"Hound Dog Man'	-	25	-	-	Highwayman
1979	"My Prayer"	-	66	42	-	Highwayman
1980	"Somethin' About You Baby I Like" (with Rita Coolidge)	42	60	39	-	Somethin' About You Baby I Like
1980	"Hollywood Smiles"	-	80	-	-	Somethin' About You Baby I Like
1980	"Dream Lover" (with Tanya Tucker)	-	59	-	-	Dream Lovers (Tanya Tucker album)
1981	"Any Which Way You Can"	-	10	-	-	Any Which Way You Can Soundtrack
1981	"I Don't Want to Know Your Name"	65	54	45	-	It's the World Gone Crazy
1981	"Why Don't We Just Sleep On It Tonight" (with Tanya Tucker)	-	85	-	-	It's the World Gone Crazy
1981	"I Love My Truck"	94	15	-	-	The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia Soundtrack
1982	"Old Home Town"	-	44	-	-	Old Home Town
1983	"I Love How You Love Me"	-	17	35	-	Old Home Town
1983	"On the Wings of My Victory"	-	85	-	-	Old Home Town
1984	"Faithless Love"	-	10	-	-	Letter to Home
1984	"Slow Nights" (with Mel Tillis)	-	47	-	-	New Patches (Mel Tillis album)
1985	"A Lady Like You"	-	4	-	-	Letter to Home
1985	"(Love Always) Letter to Home"	-	14	-	-	Letter to Home
1986	"It's Just A Matter Of Time"	-	7	-	-	It's Just A Matter Of Time
1986	"Cowpoke"	-	38	-	-	It's Just A Matter Of Time
1986	"Call Home"	-	52	-	-	It's Just A Matter Of Time
1987	"The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" (with Steve Wariner)	-	6	-	-	Still Within the Sound of My Voice
1988	"Still Within the Sound of My Voice"	-	5	-	-	Still Within the Sound of My Voice
1988	"I Remember You"	-	32	-	-	Still Within the Sound of My Voice
1988	"I Have You"	-	7	-	-	Still Within the Sound of My Voice
1988	"Light Years"	-	35	-	-	Light Years
1988	"More Than Enough"	-	47	-	-	Light Years
1989	"She's Gone, Gone, Gone"	-	6	-	-	Walkin' in the Sun
1990	"Walkin' in the Sun"	-	61	-	-	Walkin' in the Sun
1991	"Unconditional Love"	-	27	-	-	Unconditional Love
1991	"Living in a House Full of Love"	-	70	-	-	Unconditional Love
1993	"Somebody Like That"	-	66	-	-	Somebody Like That

Albums

References

1. ^ Biography of Carl Jackson - Grammy Award Winning - Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Producer, & Publisher

• Allen, Bob. True Grit is a 1969 western film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring John Wayne as U Norwood is a 1970 film starring Glen Campbell, Kim Darby, and Joe Namath. An album by Glen Campbell for Capitol Records (Capitol CDP-33288 - 1994 An album by Glen Campbell for Capitol Records (Capitol CDP-33829 - 1994 (1998). "Glen Campbell". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 76-7.

External links

• Official Website
• Glen Campbell at Allmusic
• Yahoo Group/Glen Campbell
• Glen Campbell podcast on Country HQ
• Glen Campbell mugshots at The Smoking Gun
• Glen Campbell at the Internet Movie Database

allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. The Smoking Gun is a Website that posts legal documents arrest records and police Mugshots on a daily basis

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