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Happy birthday in Heaven, Glen Campbell! The singer was born on this day, April 22, in 1936.
Campbell was born the seventh of 12 children to John Campbell, a sharecropper, and his wife Carrie. After his uncle, known as Boo, taught Campbell to play the guitar as a child, the future star relocated to Albuquerque, N.M., as a teenager, to play in his uncle s band. In 1958, Campbell formed his own band, the Western Wranglers, and in 1960, he relocated to Los Angeles to become a session musician.
Campbell s debut album,
Big Bluegrass Special, was released in 1962 on Capitol Records, but it only produced one hit, Kentucky Means Paradise, which peaked at No. 20. Campbell didn t earn another Top 20 hit until Burning Bridges, which was the title track of his fifth studio album, was released in 1966. (Not that Campbell was working solely on his solo projects during this time: He also sang with the Beach Boys, filling in for an ailing Brian Wilson from the end of 1964 until the spring
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Remember When Glen Campbell Announced His Goodbye Tour?
When Glen Campbell announced his Goodbye Tour on Feb. 15, 2011 10 years ago today fans didn t yet know he d been diagnosed with Alzheimer s disease. That news wouldn t come until four months later, about two months prior to the planned kickoff of his trek.
Campbell intended for his Goodbye Tour to be his last even before revealing his battle with Alzheimer s, which he d been quietly living with for a few years by that time. He shared his diagnosis when the disease progressed to the point where fans might notice that he was struggling; at the time, with his tour looming, his wife Kim noted, Glen is still an awesome guitar player and singer. But if he flubs a lyric or gets confused onstage, I wouldn’t want people to think, ‘What’s the matter with him? Is he drunk?