All of those are great. A couple of lesser hits that I fondly remember are "Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife", and his cover of Gordon Lightfoot's "The Last Time I Saw Her".
Glen's daughter "Ashley" is also a singer, and she wrote a song for her father called; "I'll do the remembering." She wrote this after Glen started suffering from alzheimers disease and couldn't remember her anymore. It's such a beautiful tribute to him. May he RIP. 😢
J & Amber, You'll Love his "Gentle on My Mind" and "Galveston" !!!! He had a long running TV variety show called 'The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour'. He was an excellent guitar player, who was often sought for session work by other artists!
Glen’s show and Mac Davis’ shows were the best!!! Have they done Mac’s “Oh Lord It’s Hard To Be Humble”??? I’ve been so behind on their posts! It’s embarrassing….
Country pop was definitely popular in the 60s and 70s. He was a LA session guitarist before he became a vocalist. He was part of the "wrecking crew" this was his last #1 on the billboard hot 100 in 1977. He was born in Arkansas
Glenn was also a world class guitarist. Among the very best. His video on youtube where he brings The William Tell Overture (also remembered as the theme of The Lone Ranger) to electric guitar is absolutely amazing and should be one of your reaction productions. You will love it.
Absolutely, PLEASE watch and react to Glen Campbell playing his guitar 🎸 with an Orchestra play the William Tell Overture! It's on RU-vid and you will be blown away! I've seen and heard many Orchestras and watched guitar players in my lifetime, even played in some . . . BUT . . . I've never seen anything like Glen playing that piece 😳. I was stunned. I can't wait to see you react to it! TY and great work . . . from your Kansas friend, Odie! 🌻 🌻 🌻 🌻 🌻 🌻 🌻 🌻 🌻
Jay and Amber - I would highly recommend the very last song Glen recorded before he passed - "I'm not gonna miss you" written from the perspective of someone who has Alzheimer's disease. Though Glen was in the mid-late stages of the disease, he sang and delivered the song flawlessly in a minimum amount of takes, as he always did. The song won an Emmy for best country song in 2014.
This song was written and originally recorded by New Orleans musician Allen Toussaint. Toussaint also wrote songs that were recorded by the Pointer Sisters amongst others. Two songs of his they did were Yes We Can, Can when they were still a quartet. Their other song from him is called Happiness, recorded once they were a trio. You should check them out sometime.
As much as I love Glen Campbell's music, I much prefer Allen Toussaint's original version of "Southern Nights". A much more low-key, reflective vibe. Motion seconded on "Yes We Can Can" by The Pointer Sisters. You must react to the live version featuring Gaylord Birch on drums.
Funny story about a weeping willow. My hubby and I got married at his parents house in the North Carolina mountains, 26 years ago. A small creek ran through their front yard and there was a big, beautiful, weeping willow tree growing along the bank of the creek. As everyone was running around like a chicken with their head cut off trying to prepare me, (the bride) and the home for the wedding, no one could find my wonderful husband. He was lying under the weeping willow just sleeping away like it was any other day. To this day he is still that same chill guy!! Great memory!! As for Glen Campbell, if you really want to get blown away, react to Glen playing "William Tell Overture" on his guitar!!
@@danieldickson8591 he was a member of the Wreaking Crew....and he went on tour as a Beach Boy replacing Brian Wilson that wanted to stay home and write Pet Sounds....which all 4 of the Beatles said was their favorite album and came out with Sgt Peppers to counter it....
Glen was born and raised in Arkansas. Oh, by the way that little walk-down guitar lick he does just before he starts singing the verses, he learned it from Jerry Reed on one of Jerry's songs. So, he incorporated it into "Southern Nights'. There's a great live video of Glen and Jerry playing that song together where he divulges that bit of interesting information.
Originally Glenn was a member of the great Wrecking Crew. Used by the studios to record other Artists music because they were so good it minimized the retakes so time and tape were saved by using these professional musicians..
Glen is from Arkansas! As a kid growing up in Arkansas they played his music a lot, even on the pop stations. That song went to number one on three different charts. Btw, Jerry Reed taught him that guitar riff, played on a 12 string electric. Major superstar, session player on many hit records in the 60's, had his own TV show for awhile, right up there with Cash and Presley. Great choice guys!
Yes, indeed! I remember if you were going to an event at night, like a fireworks show or something, there’s no way you weren’t going to hear this song. It was practically a law.
Glen can't be pigeon holed. He's a session musician who can play guitar for any style music. He played with the Beach Boys. And he's one of the most amazing guitar players.
This is my favorite Glen Campbell song! Very upbeat and fun. My dad put this on repeat on his 8 track when we moved from San Francisco to San Diego back in 1976 😊
His first big hit was "Gentle On My Mind," and I think it tends to hold up well. "Southern Nights" was I think maybe his last real hit. In his heyday, he had his own variety TV show for a few years, and hits like "Galveston," "Wichita Lineman," and "By the Time I Get to Phoenix." A guitar great, he began his career as part of the Wrecking Crew who played for recording studios. He was born in Arkansas.
As a kid in Norther Cali, we had a Weepin Willow, what a fun tree, until you were due for a spaken . We use to have switch fights from the branches on the tree......it was brutal, but fun.
Glenn is from Arkansas. My wife likes the trees in LA with Spanish Moss hanging from them. Weeping Willow has too many memories of "Boy, Go Cut Me a Switch" associated with them.
Amber, Weeping Willow trees literally weep sticky sap from the branches & leaves. Also, craggy Willow Tree bark is a favorite hiding place for cockroaches. The trees ARE beautiful, you will want a VERY large piece of property to plant them FAR AWAY from the house. 😊
We had a super large tall weeping willow tree in the backyard of the house I grew up in. It was the best tree for kids that like to tree climb. Kids from all over the neighborhood would come over just to climb our tree. It also was great for shade. We had a picnic table underneath it for lunch in the backyard.
I came to see if a million people already said this. Lol, I expected attacks from George Strait fans. Haha. (I wondered if they mixed it up with Galveston, another Texas city, but I don't think they've done that one yet.)
As others have said..he was a member of the Wrecking Crew. They were a group of elite studio musicians who played on MANY hits for many artists. They were Phil Specter's session musicians for his "Wall of Sound" productions
This was such a great 'feel good' tune to play just sitting out on the front porch. The kind of song that drew the neighbors over just to sit and chat. Kind of like stopping time for just a few minutes where we all just sat and grooved together. Such great memories!!!
Something you need to know Campbell was the most prolific studio guitarist in history one year doing 600 sessions including Strangers In The Night.As a vocalist he started with Turn Around Look At Me in 1961 which later became hits for The Lettermen and The Vogues.He also was in The Champs after they had Tequila.BTW so were Seals and Krofts in the early 60's.
It is a sweltering 94 degrees here in Des Moines Iowa. I feel like this song was meant for today. Here. Now. I hear this and I feel like I am in the south, somewhere.
0:07 "Amarillo By Morning" was by George Strait in 1982. (It was originally recorded by Terry Stafford in 1973). I can find no record of it ever being recorded by Glen Campbell
Glenn Campbell was great musician. Part of the session band "wrecking crew" which played on many 60's artist hits. He even had his own TV show from 1969-1972. From Arkansas, you need to react to "Country Boy" next. Thanks. 😎
LOVE your videos. Glen Campbell is from Arkansas. Many elite rock guitarists consider him to be one of the greatest guitarists in history. This song was huge crossover hit on the billboard charts long before that was a thing. This went to #1 on the billboard charts. It was my brother’s favorite sing when it was out and neither of us listened to country back then. You're absolutely correct about his pop influence. His first big break was subbing in for The Beach Boys.
I took two years of horticulture and the guy who taught it also owned and operated his own landscaping and garden center for over 40 years. One day a young lady raised her hand in class and described how she always thought weeping willows were so beautiful, wanted one for her own yard and asked the instructor what he thought of them. He replied, "I love them and think they're an incredibly gorgeous tree, as long as they're on someone else's lawn." He laughed and just reminded her that she needed to be prepared to do a lot of raking and picking up after them.
ALAN’s version is from the soul with the story of where he came from. His live performance was my number one show I ever saw just the man the shoes and his piano.
Glen is one of those ultra rare artistes who is blessed with supreme vocal talent, while being an elite guitarist up there with Clapton and Hendrix in terms of sheer virtuosity on the guitar. Before he achieved fame in his own right he was one of the top session guitarists in Los Angeles in the 60's. Playing on sessions for the Beach Boys, Frank Sinatra and countless others. On record, it's his wonderful voice which is to the fore, but live he always did some amazing work on the guitar too.
Amarillo By Morning is George Stait. Gentle On My Mind, By the Time I Get To Phoenix, Try a Little Tinderness, Country Boy(You've Got Your Feet In L.A.), and The Hand That Rocks the Cradle are all great Glen Campbell songs!
Pop stations in the early 70s used to play Glen Campbell. I remember being 8 years old singing Rhinestone Cowboy at the top of my lungs. He was probably my first celebrity crush.
He was originally from Arkansas, later Nashiville, TN. He was a member of "The Wrecking Crew", studio musicians out of L.A., he played on many hit records. Was one of the finest guitar players around.There are several live versions of him playing the William Tell Overture (the Lone Ranger theme) that are absolutely spectacular.
Glenn Campbell is a legend in his own right. He started out as one of the Wrecking Crew, a group of back up musicans in the LA area that were known for their music abilities. Then he went out on his own and had a hit show in the late 60's and early 70's. Your next song you should react to is By The Time I Get To 6:06 Phoenix.
theres a great live version of this filmed at Nashville Shores , Glen & Jerry Reed whom he gives credit to the riff to Jerry Glen is one of my best earliest memories FYI a Weeping Willow needs an awful lot of ground water to survive
And a whole host of songs and as producer arranger especially in New Orleans. Check out The Band "Rock of Ages" where he did all the horn arrangements with the same charts used on 'The Last Waltz".
I bought this 45 when it was on the chart. I brought it home and played it. I flipped it over and played the B side. Holy smokes !! The studio version of William Tell Overture ! That man was an amazing guitar player !!
Happy Memories! He had a fun television show called the Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour. You might enjoy his song "Try A Little Kindness" It's an amazing song with an amazing message. Have a fun evening, you two!
This song has so many odd polar-opposite things going on at once, it has the disco groove of that era, yet the horns sound like the 30s, and then there's a lot of banjo, which doesn't normally fit with the aforementioned
I have not heard this song for yearrrrrs..This transported me back to when i was 14yrs old this song was a Hit in the UK and was played regular on our radio..So i would often hear it while getting ready for school think it was around 1977 when it was released..Such fond memories. love your reactions to it too🙂
I actually prefer Allen's version, even though Glen's is more popular and still a bop. The Toussaint version really puts you in the scene of walking at night in some field in Louisiana.
Glenn is from Bilistown close to Delite Arkansas, born to a sharecropper, the seventh son of 12 siblings, His father gave him his first guitar at 7 and the rest is history., You need to see and hear Galveston and see one of the best guitarists ever. Glen became a member of the Wrecking Crew and played guitar on hundreds if not thousands of Albums.
Love this song. It went to #1 on the Billboard Country, Pop and the Adult Contempory charts in 1977. Definitely a crossover hit. This song is light and breezy filled with joy.
Both this song and Rhinestone Cowboy went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1975-76. It was a great time of success for Campbell. A good GC song to check out next is "Galveston," the follow-up hit to "Wichita Lineman." From 1969, it's the story of a young soldier in a war, missing his girl back in Galveston. Written by the great Jimmy Webb.
My mom was a big fan so i grew up listening to his music as a kid. Great singer and really good guitar player. Played on many records for other artist.
If you had put Glen Campbell, George Jones, and Gordon Lightfoot in front of my dad, and told him he could only choose one, his head might have exploded.
This song was written by New Orleans legend Allen Toussaint. You can look on RU-vid and find him performing his composition. He also wrote Yes You Can Can that was a big hit for the Pointer Sisters in the early 70s.
