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Glen Campbell Songs: 15 of His Catchiest Country Tunes

Though known for such hits as "Rhinestone Cowboy," "Wichita Lineman" and "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," Glen Campbell had even more to offer than just his great voice and catchy songs. Early in his ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1968, the “Rhinestone Cowboy” Recorded His First Career No. 1 Hit

Country music legend Glen Campbell kicked off an impressive chart run when he recorded his first-ever No. 1 hit on Jan. 11, 1968.
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1969, Glen Campbell Recorded a No. 1 Hit About a Homesick Soldier That Became an Unexpected Protest Song

Fifty-seven years ago today, Glen Campbell stepped into the studio to put the finishing touches on what would become a major hit.
Texarkana Gazette

NOW THERE WAS A SONG | ‘Rhinestone Cowboy’ became a Glen Campbell classic

This week in 1975: U.S. Senate cuts off cuts off covert aid to Angolan rightist rebels; U.S. lifts the ban on foreign competition in Little League World Series; an explosion killed 14 and wounded 70 ...
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Glen Campbell’s Signature 1975 Hit Was Originally Offered to Another Singer

Fifty years ago, Glen Campbell was riding high with his hit song “Rhinestone Cowboy.” The song was at No. 2, right under David Bowie’s “Fame” on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, in mid-September 1975, ...
FOX13 Memphis

Listen to Glen Campbell's farewell song, 'Adios'

Before the release of country legend Glen Campbell's final album, "Adios," fans can now listen to the title track. Acclaimed songwriter Jimmy Webb wrote "Adios," which was a hit for Linda Ronstadt in ...
Houston Chronicle

How Jimmy Webb and Glen Campbell's island anthem 'Galveston' became a hit

Few cities are so lucky as to have a hit song gifted to them as completely as Galveston. There’s “I Left My Heart In San Francisco,” “Viva Las Vegas,” “Amarillo By Morning,” and Jimmie Dale Gilmore’s ...
Santa Monica Daily Press

For Glen Campbell, influence beyond music

I watched the moving documentary on Glen Campbell's descent into the hopelessness of Alzheimer's, and his last tour, as it dramatically progressed ("Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me"), on CNN Sunday night.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

OPINION | Curtis Varnell: Glen Campbell never forgot his roots in Delight, Ark.

A huge crowd waited in anticipation as the lanky cowboy and his band stepped onto the stage at the Alma Performing Arts Center. Glen Campbell, musician, singer, and actor had returned to his native ...
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Fans Remember Beloved 'Wichita Lineman' Singer on the Anniversary of His Death: 'Makes Your Heart Ache'

Fans Remember Beloved 'Wichita Lineman' Singer on the Anniversary of His Death: 'Makes Your Heart Ache' originally appeared on Parade. When Glen Campbell died at the age of 81 on this day in 2017, it ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

POPNOTES | OPINION: Johnny Cash and Glen Campbell transformed country music — and helped a divided nation hear itself anew

In the cultural landscape of midcentury America, few transformations were as subtly seismic as the slow, sometimes reluctant, elevation of country music into the national consciousness. The genre, ...