Bentley, Keith pay tribute to Campbell
Tuesday, August 23, 2016 – Dierks Bentley, Toby Keith, Blake Shelton and Keith Urban will take the stage at the 10th annual Academy of Country Music Honors, paying tribute to Glen Campbell, who will receive the Career Achievement Award on Aug. 30.
The artists will perform an all-star medley of Campbell's greatest hits, culminating in an ensemble performance of "Rhinestone Cowboy." Kim Campbell will accept the award on behalf of her husband (of 35 years), who has Alzheimer's.
Black and Urban previously were announced as performers.
Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Cam, Maren Morris, Cole Swindell, Keith Urban and hosts Lady Antebellum also will perform at the evening dedicated to celebrating the special honorees and off-camera category winners from the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards. The event will be at the Ryman Auditorium and be broadcast from 9-11 p.m., Sept. 9 on CBS.
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"
- 09/08/14: Campbell records final song
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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