Glen Campbell

Born: Delight, AR, 1936

Years Active: 1965-2007

Member of: The Fleas

Influenced by: Barney Kessel, Django Reinhardt

Genre: Country

Biography: It isn't accurate to call Glen Campbell "pure country," but his smooth fusion of country mannerisms and pop melodies and ...

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Oct 29 2008 12:00PM by Christina Fuoco-Karasinski

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Spinner: When Travis frontman/guitarist Fran Healy first watched country legend Glen Campbell perform the band's hit 'Sing,' it was surreal to say the least. "Somebody told me about [Campbell's cover], so I put it on YouTube and saw him on 'Jimmy Kimmel ... Read more

 
Aug 19 2008 11:00AM by Beville Darden

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Spinner: The title of his new album is 'Meet Glen Campbell,' but the country legend jokes that he should perhaps add the word "Again" to the end of that. Campbell, the unmistakable voice behind such classics as 'Rhinestone Cowboy' and 'Wichita Lineman,' is ... Read more

 
Aug 18 2008 12:00PM by Steve Hochman

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The Boot: You'd know the song anywhere, and you'd certainly know the voice. 'Like a rhinestone cowboy,' wafting through the studio in the dulcet tones of . . . Donald Duck? Well, it's just a little trick Glen Campbell likes to do, singing (and talking) as the ... Read more

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