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Glen Campbell
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Glen Travis Campbell (1936–2017) was an American guitarist, singer, actor, and composer. Born in Delight, Arkansas, he performed in genres including country music, folk rock, pop music, and gospel music. Campbell recorded for Atlantic Records, Capitol Records, Liberty Records, and MCA Records. His musical works include *Rhinestone cowboy*, *Wolfwinter*, and *Home/Carols/Sngbk*. He was recognized with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as Grammy Awards for Best Country Song, Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, and Best Male Country Vocal Performance.
Campbell resided in Branson, Houston, Albuquerque, and Los Angeles. He played the guitar, bass guitar, and banjo, and also performed as a vocalist. In 2017, he died of natural causes in Nashville due to Alzheimer's disease. He is recognized in the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1936
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Home/Carols/Sngbk
- Wolfwinter
- Rhinestone cowboy
- Search for My Mother's Murderer
- Best of
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Delight, Arkansas, USA
Glen Travis Campbell (April 22, 1936 - August 8, 2017) was a Grammy- and Dove Award-winning, Golden Globe-nominated American country pop singer, guitarist, television host and occasional actor. He is best known for a series of hits in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as for hosting a variety show called The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television. During his 50 years in show business, Campbell…
Known for
- The Beach Boys — Self2024
- The Beach Boys — Self (archive footage)2024
- Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music — Self (archive footage)2019
- Soundbreaking — Self2016
- Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me — Self2014
- Country Kings at the BBC2014
- Glen Campbell: The Rhinestone Cowboy — Self (archive footage)2013
- Hava Nagila: The Movie — Self2012
- Glen Campbell | Live Anthology (1972-2001) — Self2012
- Country at the BBC — Self2011
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1936
- Active to
- 2017
Discography
- I've Got to Win / Dreams for Sale1958
- The Miracle of Love / Once More1961
- Turn Around, Look at Me / Brenda1961
- Valley of Death / Nothin' Better Than a Pretty Woman1961
- Too Late to Worry - Too Blue to Cry1963
- The Astounding 12-String Guitar of Glen Campbell1964
- Guess I'm Dumb / That's All Right1965
- The Big Bad Rock Guitar of Glen Campbell1965
- The Universal Soldier / Spanish Shades1965
- The 12 String Guitar of Glen Campbell1966
Member of
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,227,598
- Total plays
- 15,377,813
Tags
Glen Travis Campbell (April 22, 1936 – August 8, 2017) was an American rock and country music singer, musician, songwriter, television host and actor. He is known for a series of hits in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting a music and comedy variety show called The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television from January 1969 through June 1972. During his 50 years in show business, Campbell released more than 70 albums. He sold 45 million records and accumulated 12 RIAA Gold albums, four Pla
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- MEGA7: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Version 7.0 for Bigger Datasets
· 2016 · cited 38,952x
- MEGA6: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Version 6.0
· 2013 · cited 34,828x
- MEGA X: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis across Computing Platforms
· 2018 · cited 33,739x
- MEGA11: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Version 11
· 2021 · cited 19,917x
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,617x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- Glen Travis Campbell , ( 1936-04-22 ) April 22, 1936, Billstown, Arkansas , U.S.
- Died
- August 8, 2017 (2017-08-08) (aged 81), Nashville, Tennessee , U.S.
- Occupations
- Singer musician songwriter actor television host
- Years active
- 1950–2013
- Children
- 9, including Ashley Campbell
- Genres
- Country western folk pop easy listening gospel soft rock
- Instruments
- Vocals guitar banjo bagpipes
- Works
- Glen Campbell discography
- Labels
- Capitol / EMI Atlantic MCA Liberty /Capitol/EMI Surfdog Records UMe New Haven
- Website
- glencampbell .com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Glen Travis Campbell (April 22, 1936 – August 8, 2017) was an American country musician and actor. He was best known for a series of hit songs in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television from 1969 until 1972. A revered session guitarist before breaking through as a solo performer, Campbell released 64 albums in a career that spanned five decades, selling over 45 million records worldwide, including twelve gold albums, four platinum albums, and one double-platinum album.
Born in Billstown, Arkansas, Campbell began his professional career as a studio musician in Los Angeles, spending several years playing with the group of instrumentalists later known as "The Wrecking Crew". After he became a solo artist, 80 of his songs made it onto the Billboard Country Chart, the Billboard Hot 100, or the Adult Contemporary Chart; 29 of those made the top ten, and nine of them reached number one, on at least one of those charts. Among Campbell's hits are "Universal Soldier" (his first hit from 1965), "Gentle on My Mind" (1967), "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" (1967), "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife" (1968), "Wichita Lineman" (1968), "Galveston" (1969), "Rhinestone Cowboy" (1975), and "Southern Nights" (1977).
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