Paisley, Gill, Urban pay tribute to Campbell
The awards, hosted by Paisley and Carrie Underwood, air live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Wednesday, Nov. 9 on ABC.
Campbell was named both CMA Entertainer and Male Vocalist of the Year in 1968 and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2005. The performer has sold more than 45 million albums and recorded such classic hits as Wichita Lineman, Gentle On My Mind, Galveston, By the Time I Get to Phoenix, Southern Nights and Rhinestone Cowboy.
His guitar prowess is featured on the Beach Boys' seminal album "Pet Sounds" and on Frank Sinatra's Strangers in the Night. Earlier this year, Campbell announced he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. He is in the midst of his successful Goodbye Tour after releasing his final album, the critically-acclaimed "Ghost on the Canvas."
More news for Glen Campbell
- 01/26/24: Campbell duets disc coming
- 03/26/20: "Wichita Lineman," "Make the World Go Away" make National Recording Registry
- 08/09/17: Country world reacts to Campbell passing
- 08/08/17: Campbell passes away at 81
- 07/24/17: Campbell's "Adios" video drops
- 05/04/17: Campbell bids "Adios" with new song
- 04/14/17: Campbell says "Adios"
- 08/23/16: Bentley, Keith pay tribute to Campbell
CD reviews for Glen Campbell
The setlist from Glen Campbell's Aug. 19, 2008 show at L.A.'s Troubadour consists largely of unfamiliar material as the focus was primarily on tunes from the current release at the time "Meet Glen Campbell" on which Campbell covered artists as diverse as Tom Petty, Lou Reed and John Lennon.
A trio of Jim Webb tunes are amongst the nicely represented hits. Campbell introduces "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" by proclaiming "this is one of my ...
At first glance it may seem an unlikely connection, that which tied Glen Campbell, the so-called Rhinestone Cowboy, with the undisputed King of Rock & Roll, Elvis Presley. Nevertheless, it was a relationship that spawned several years, mostly during Elvis' lean period in the mid '60s and Campbell's tenure as part of that famed studio ensemble, the Wrecking Crew. As the decade wore on, both men accelerated in prominence, Elvis via his 1968 televised comeback special and Campbell ...
Glen Campbell was in fine voice for this 1990 Doncaster, England concert that features strong performances of many of his classic hits and some rare gems, but at times the collection feels a bit dated by the presence of unmemorable tracks from his current album at the time. Campbell's association with songwriter Jim Webb is celebrated nicely not only with megahits "Galveston," "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" and "Wichita Lineman," but one of the highlights is a ...
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