Although country music legend Glen Campbell is working on an album of re-recorded hits, he struggles with Alzheimer's Disease daily. The singer's daughter, Ashley Campbell, gave an emotional plea for Alzheimer's research at a Senate hearing at Capitol Hill this week; her testimony is a grim reminder that this is a heartbreaking disease.
Glen Campbell's battle with Alzheimer's has forced him to stop touring but the 'Gentle on My Mind' hitmaker will still contribute to country music. He's planning an upcoming album of re-recorded hits, entitled 'See You There.'
April 4, 2013 One of Glen Campbell's signature hits at the height of his career was 'Galveston,' which reachedNo. 1 on the country and easy listening charts and No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1969. The song has become the unofficial anthem of its namesake beach city, and now Galveston, Texas has decided to use the tune for a tourism campaign.
With its rolling rhythm and Glen Campbell's iconic country vocals, 'Gentle on My Mind' is the epitome of a feel-good country love song. The Grammy Award-winning hit was written by John Hartford in 1968, and was a cover song for Campbell. Both Hartford and the legendary country star won Grammy Awards for the folksy country tune.
As a finishing touch to his Farewell Tour, which has been criss-crossing the country over the past few months, Glen Campbell has released a tear-jerking new music video for 'A Better Place,' which will put a lump in the viewer's throat from the first bar of the song.
During last night's (September 6) near-capacity concert in Little Rock, Ark., the Robinson Center Music Hall audience was on their feet before the band ever played a note of music, the packed room delivering a heartfelt, standing ovation for Glen Campbell, Arkansas's native son and the country music icon on the final stops of his unprecedented Goodbye Tour.
August 27, 2012 Glen Campbell lived through a boozy, cocaine-fueled decade in the '70s (and early '80s) to later find God and a good woman and enjoy a career rebirth that only wrapped up recently. The singer admits to spending nights snorting cocaine and
Country music legend Glen Campbell has pulled out of his Australian tour with fellow icon Kenny Rogers -- and the speculation is that Campbell's progressing battle with Alzheimer's is to blame for the last-minute cancellations.
June 22, 2012 The word "hit" isn't big enough to describe song No. 22 on the Top 100 Country Songs list. 'Rhinestone Cowboy' was a country and pop chart-topper in the U.S. and a huge international sensation in 1975. Glen Campbell was already a star by then, but he found a new audience with this song.
April 22, 2012 Glen Campbell turns 76-years-old today (April 22). Happy birthday to a country legend that was a crossover success before being a crossover success became fashionable. Campbell's hits like 'Galveston,' 'Witchita Lineman' and 'Rhinestone Cowboy' enjoyed success with country music fans, but also brought new ears to the genre by becoming No. 1 hits on the all-genre chart.
