Glen Campbell Dead at 81

[BarbaRosa]

Source: Rolling Stone

Glen Campbell, the indelible voice behind 21 Top 40 hits including "Wichita Lineman" and "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," died Tuesday. He was 81. A rep for Universal Music Group, Campbell's record label, confirmed the singer's death to Rolling Stone.

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/glen-campbell-dead-at-81

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Rest easy Rhinestone Cowboy.

[murielm99]

1. RIP

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. There was just a thread in the DU Lounge in which

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several videos of Jimmy Webb's songs, many performed by Glenn Campbell, were posted.

What's your favorite song from 1968?

[In_The_Wind]

3. Rest in peace.

[Laf.La.Dem.]

4. rip

[hibbing]

5. Respect n/t

[underpants]

6. Loved him.

The Jimmy Webb songs especially

[whathehell]

101. Me too.

Unforgettable delivery of unforgettable songs.

[Plucketeer]

7. One of the instantly recognizable voices

of his time. RIP Glen

[Gothmog]

8. May he rest in peace

[gademocrat7]

9. RIP

[Docreed2003]

10. Rip...

[The Wizard]

11. Great player with

The Wrecking Crew. RIP

[Lostnote]

113. Amazing list of studio performances w/top ten artists... Unbelievable career!

[Coventina]

12. Another victim of dementia. RIP

[MuseRider]

13. He is out of the misery

he appeared to be suffering. Same with his family. What a long, hard go he had with this.

Thank you Mr. Campbell for your music. I grew up with it and will always remember you.

[BumRushDaShow]

14. Oh wow. R.I.P.

Loved so many of his songs. The one that made me long to visit (and I finally did) was this -

(and yes I need to get to Wichita and Phoenix too... on my list)!

Condolences to the family and your music will live forever.

[broadcaster90210]

31. +1

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[LisaM]

48. This was an anti-war song.

It's my favorite of his.

[regnaD kciN]

51. Also, strictly speaking...

...that song, like so many of his hits, was written by Jimmy Webb, who is, fortunately, still with us.

[LisaM]

55. Yes, Webb is a great songwriter. I'm not saying it wasn't "his" song too.....

But Glen Campbell really could interpret a song. I love when singers write their own songs, but sometimes there are singer/songwriter combinations that were just meant to be.

[Dave Starsky]

59. Kris Kristofferson / Johnny Cash

Sunday Morning Coming Down.

That's all I'm going to say.

[countryjake]

15. ...

[MontanaMama]

16. RIP Glen.

He and his family struggled with his dementia openly and honestly. I really admire them for that. After losing my dad to early onset Alzheimer's, I followed Glen Campbell's journey closely. He was officially diagnosed in 2011 the same year my dad died.

I almost can't bear to hear this song - but after living it - I know how true these words are. Achingly so. Goodbye and safe home Glen.

[WePurrsevere]

34. This loss really hurts, I loved his music but mostly...

my heart goes out to all who love him because I too know how incredibly painful it is to watch a loved one fade away from this horrible disease and that he and they faced it so publicly... I can't even imagine... but appreciate the awareness they raised.

[MontanaMama]

111. It is a horrific process to go through,

isn't it? It never ceases to amaze me how many of us have walked that long hard road. I am very sorry for your loss.

[WePurrsevere]

112. Thank you. I'm sorry for yours too. I wouldn't wish...

Alz/Dementia "the long goodbye" on anyone or their loved ones.

Sadly it's all too common a disease and one that we desperately need a cure NOW for. I just wish all of our gov cared more and deeply about providing the funds and encouraging the talented scientists needed to get this vicious beast eradicated as soon as possible.

[nolabear]

17. Cross easy, man.You earned your rest.

[hlthe2b]

18. We all knew it was coming, but...

RIP, Wichita Lineman... By the time you get to Phoenix... and so many others

[Dave Starsky]

19. One of my musical heroes.

He was a phenomenal guitarist and had a beautiful voice. He sang songs that shaped my life.

[Botany]

20. The Rhinestone Cowboy .... great on the guitar.

[ripcord]

89. I was going to post that same video

Just an incredible performance.

[dalton99a]

21. R.I.P. to a great talent

[Efilroft Sul]

22. He had one helluva swan-song writing about his dementia.

Go ahead, it's okay if your eyes leak while watching it.

[TeamPooka]

43. He could break your heart with a song. Galvaston, Lineman, By the time I get to Phoenix, he can make

you cry

[whathehell]

102. Yes..

He has no peer on that score.

[Duppers]

80. Oh goodness.

[Tess49]

90. Sad and beautiful. Made me tear up. n/t

[Raine1967]

23. RIP Wichita Lineman. My all time fave song from him:

[narnian60]

24. So beautiful.

[calimary]

29. Loved that song.

He was a major league session man back in his early career. Played on everybody's recordings.

Safe passage, sir.

[BumRushDaShow]

69. I loved that song too

It was one of those songs that I always associated with playing while driving on a highway through a vast rural area of some large state, with no other car on the road.

[whathehell]

103. Wichita Lineman is my second favorite..

"Phoenix" would be my first. It's moving in some in some intimate, heartbreaking way I just can't describe.

[dhill926]

25. a truly tremendous talent....

[Glorfindel]

26. He was a brilliant musician and entertainer, adding much joy to many, many lives

[Doug the Dem]

27. My All-Time Favorite Country Song

[Old Vet]

30. Witchita lineman was one of my favorites, Damn, This one hurts.

[whathehell]

104. Great song..

I know how you feel.

[kcdoug1]

28. Peaceful Journey's, Mr. Campbell.

[livetohike]

32. RIP and thanks for all the music.

[burrowowl]

33. RIP!

[turbinetree]

35. The Worlds Most Famous Unknown Band

[shenmue]

36. Rest in peace

[sinkingfeeling]

37. So sad. He had a beautiful talent.

[pwb]

38. Had Glen on eight track.

You go Glen.

[mikeargo]

39. RIP Glen

Thanks for all the memories.

[H2O Man]

40. RIP

I love his music, and have quite a bit in my record/CD collection.

[CanonRay]

41. My favorite: Gentle On My Mind.

[Cracklin Charlie]

50. The Band Perry does a fantastic cover of this one.

[Dave Starsky]

57. Gentle on my Mind was a demo.

He didn't intend for his version to be formally released as a song. The record company edited out his directions to musicians and released his version of it anyway, which is, of course, perfect.

I seem to recall that the same sort of thing happened with Simon and Garfunkel on Sound of Silence.

[whathehell]

105. Love that song..

It was a mold breaker, imo.

[classykaren]

58. I was just going over the lyrics to this song. Keep you on the backroads by the river always gentle

on my mind. I could just cry.

[wcmagumba]

64. Loved his version...

written by the banjo guy in the Glen C show audience, John Hartford (he was a great folk music writer and performer, passed a few years ago).

[cemaphonic]

76. The royalties from that song pretty much set John Hartford up for life

So he could quit the straight-laced world of a hippie bluegrass musician and live his dream of becoming a riverboat captain.

[TeamPooka]

42. I love Country Boy

[CountAllVotes]

44. RIP

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - Elvis and Glen Campbell

[handmade34]

45. we know how he

and his family suffered... rest in peace Glen Campbell

[DinahMoeHum]

46. Sail On, Rhinestone Cowboy. . .

Great country music, greater heart.

[lunamagica]

47. ...

[regnaD kciN]

49. And the Wichita lineman...

...is gone from the line.

[Archae]

52. He also was a pretty good actor.

Including playing a rooster!

[Miles Archer]

53. His performance of "Wichita Lineman" ALONE made him Hall of Fame material.

I saw him live when he was on the air with his "Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour" and his hits included "Wichita Lineman," "Galveston," and "Gentle On My Mind."

"Wichita Lineman" was the one that gave me chills...still does to this day. Raw, honest and unashamed emotion, one of the most amazing readings of any song I've ever heard. He took full ownership of it in the same way that Jimi Hendrix owned "All Along The Watchtower."

R.I.P., Glen.

[Beartracks]

54. .

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[Trust Buster]

56. So sad. Alzheimer's is the cruelest of diseases.

[6000eliot]

60. My favorite song by him.

[Tanuki]

61. Phenomenally gifted musician.....he even played the bagpipes!

As he did on Mull of Kyntire:

https://m.

[3catwoman3]

85. Thank you for this. I had no idea...

...that he played the bagpipes. I love bagpipes. The sound penetrates right into my cells.

I know some people do not care for Amazing Grace (there was even a thread about that here on DU quite recently), but I love the melody, especially on bagpipes, so here is Campbell's rendition -

[Tanuki]

93. Thank you. Very appropriate on a day like today.

I am just glad he lived in the era of recorded music, so that his talent can endure for years to come. You might also enjoy hearing him play bagpipes on Bonaparte's Retreat. It is rare but wonderful to hear the pipes on a country music song, but they were certainly part of the genre's old-country roots. I'd be willing to bet that many of Glen's Campbell ancestors were pipers!

https://m.

[3catwoman3]

97. It looks as if the cover to his...

...pipes might be on the the Campbell tartan - Campbell of Argyll


www.zazzle.com/clan_campbell_of_argyll_tartan_fabric-256996678365519656

[Drahthaardogs]

62. Gentle on my mind good sir.

Godspeed

[watrwefitinfor]

63. Acoustic. William Tell Overture.

He was said to be the best session guitarist ever. He sure had a good time at it, and made us all smile and grin and tap our feet with him.

Wat

[liberaltrucker]

88. According to NBC Nightly News tonight...

He never learned to read music!

[Tom_Foolery]

65. RIP...

[OldHippieChick]

67. Dulcet tones was invented to described how

Glen Campbell sounded. R.I.P.

[lunamagica]

68. ...

[BigBearJohn]

70. Always loved Glen Campbell. A true artist.

We lost a good man. He won't be forgotten.

[milestogo]

71. I've heard it said that "Wichita Lineman" is a perfect song

which is a great compliment.

[orangecrush]

72. Thanks, Glen

For making this world a happier place.

[LenaBaby61]

73. My youth is leaving me. My mortality awaits .....

Loved watching his show as a youngster.

Dementia and Alzheimer's, go fuck off

My favorite:

[Eugene]

74. RIP

[stopbush]

75. He sang at Reagan's convention in 1980.

Yet he was a registered D.

Wiki says he wasn't a party line voter.

[dubyadiprecession]

77. Glen was an incredible guitar player, he will be missed.

[iamateacher]

78. I really thank his family

For bringing such awareness to his battle with Alzheimers. My father, a PhD microbiologist, died in 2007 of this disease. My mother would never admit he had it, she was ashamed, although it was diagnosed by a neurologist.

[Skittles]

99. agreed

I am always grateful when celebrities are open and honest about their illnesses

my sympathy to you for your father; what a dreadful disease

[rtracey]

79. too bad

He was a fantastic singer. My mother passed from dementia and Alzheimer disease. He really hung in there, amazingly being able to remember songs, playing his guitar, hitting every chord and note, but not remembering his daughter was in his band singing with him.... Dementia is so fucking evil....

[Duppers]

81. So many of his songs put a lump in my throat.

Tremendously talented yet always modest. Loved him.

[Va Lefty]

82. Safe passage

s great songwrighter

[3catwoman3]

83. So many glowing tributes here already.

I can't think of anything different or better to say. What a gift he was to all of us.

The title of his last song is so poignant.

[TomSlick]

84. Favorite son of Delight, Arkansas.

He was really from Billstown but no one would know where that is.

He left the world a more beautiful place.

[gopiscrap]

86. Most importantly: was he a Democrat or a repuke?

gotta know if I need to grieve or not

[LongTomH]

87. RIP Glen

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

91. Singing one of my favorite songs

kind of appropriate

[Norbert]

92. First time I heard him as a solo artist

was with this Buffy St. Marie song. Nice version.

RIP Glen.

Alzheimers really sucks.

[lastlib]

94. And he saved John Wayne's life (Twice!) in "True Grit"!!

[Omaha Steve]

95. Once after he was dead

Marta and I still have the original soundtrack on 33/3 LP!

[Beacool]

96. Sad news.

I remember when he announced that he suffered from Alzheimer's, something I wouldn't wish on anyone. May he rest in peace.

[GReedDiamond]

98. "My World Fell Down" by Sagittarius...

...features Glen as a "Wrecking Crew" performer.

Great early pop-psychedelic tune.

[Kurovski]

100. Another fan here.

thx to those who posted videos.

[watrwefitinfor]

106. Glen Campbell & John Hartford - Gentle On My Mind (2007)

John Hartford has to be part of any tribute to Glen Campbell.

For those who don't remember, Hartford wrote Campbell's break-out hit, "Gentle On My Mind" and performed it with him many times. He was also a beloved regular most weeks on the Glen Campbell Show.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Glen+Campbell+Show

Wat

[BarbaRosa]

109. I've always liked John Hartford.

Great musician and cool attitude.

[yallerdawg]

107. "Hi, I'm Glen Campbell" silenced.

Rest in peace, Glen Campbell.

[LBM20]

108. Awesome singer and guitar player. Will be VERY missed.

[niyad]

110. requiescat in pace

my mind instantly went to the clip of johnny carson lampooning "rhinestone cowboy", complete with stick horse. apparently glen loved it.