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TimothyBFan
06-22-2011, 01:34 PM
Just saw this link on FB and thought some might be interested. Apparently Glen Campbell has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. Very sad.

http://wpor.com/pages/10177505.php?contentType=4&contentId=8419061

Brooke
06-22-2011, 04:18 PM
I read that, too. It's very sad.

Freypower
06-22-2011, 06:45 PM
He's in his 70s so it isn't that surprising.

He did a couple of my favourite records of all time - Galveston, Wichita Lineman & Rhinestone Cowboy to name just three. I think when I first heard Galveston it started my lifelong fascination with songs about places.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CbuP-786vg&feature=related

tequila girl
06-23-2011, 04:26 AM
I agree with you there FP, Galveston is also one of my favourites - but I prefer to remember him singing it like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2tgVAML2gE

another one I used to really love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COYExBd2ztg

Annabel
06-23-2011, 05:52 AM
How sad. :-( Great choices there FP.

I love this version of Wichita Lineman with Keith Urban. (Love the way they both make mistakes and yet keep on going with a laugh. :thumbsup:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTZCdZmtJYM

Brooke
06-23-2011, 09:33 AM
Loved that Annabel! :iloveyou: KU! Thanks!

Molly
06-23-2011, 03:10 PM
So sorry to hear this. Alzheimer's is a terrible, terrible disease.

Troubadour
06-23-2011, 05:58 PM
Sad to hear this.

UK TimFan
06-23-2011, 06:09 PM
I always have to have my hanky ready when Glen sings 'And I need you more than want you, and I want you for all time' in 'Witchita lineman'.
Even 33 years after its release. :blush:

Lisa
06-23-2011, 06:18 PM
Awww. I've been a Glen Campbell fan since "Homeward Bound" was televised on the Ed Sullivan Show!

tequila girl
06-23-2011, 06:19 PM
I always have to have my hanky ready when Glen sings 'And I need you more than want you, and I want you for all time' in 'Witchita lineman'.
Even 33 years after its release. :blush:

I know what you mean....

Lisa
06-23-2011, 06:20 PM
I like "Rhinestone Cowboy," too.

Freypower
06-23-2011, 07:26 PM
Other favourites: Southern Nights, All I Have To Do Is Dream with Bobbie Gentry, By The Time I Get To Phoenix, Gentle On My Mind, True Grit. Great voice, great guitarist, great talent.

sodascouts
06-23-2011, 08:01 PM
I like "Rhinestone Cowboy," too.

That's my favorite of his, too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kAU3B9Pi_U

Prettymaid
06-23-2011, 08:18 PM
Sad news.

EasyFeeling
09-12-2011, 03:08 PM
Indeed :worried: Did anyone buy his latest album? I did and its great. Read he will do a farewell tour. Don't know when, one website says this fall, another next spring. Hope he will be still able to do it then. I'm sure a lot of people will be crying during the shows.

GlennLover
09-12-2011, 08:21 PM
Glen is scheduled to play at Casino New Brunswick in Moncton, N.B., the same theatre where I saw Jackson Browne. Moncton is about a 1 3/4 hr drive from here. My husband wanted to go until he saw Glen recently in an interview on one of the entertainment news shows (I forget which one). His wife had to answer most of the questions. She did say that although his short term memory was bad he still remembered how to sing & play his old songs. I found it very hard to watch the interview. :-( I have always enjoyed his music.

WS82Classics
03-23-2016, 10:28 PM
Glen "Galveston" Campbell, the original Country music star, has reportedly entered the final stage of Alzheimer's Disease. He is 79 years old, and has battled the neurological disease for the past 5 years.

http://countrynewswire.com/2016/03/country-mega-star-enters-end-of-life-care/#

This is unbelievably depressing in so many ways. My thoughts, prayers, and special considerations go out to his family, friends, and fans.

DJ
03-24-2016, 10:03 PM
He has had alzheimer's for a long time, it is now in it's final stages.
It is very sad. I just watched a PBS special on him. He had great music. I remember as a kid we always played Glen Campbell in our house. We always watched his Good Times Show on TV. Very sad....

WS82Classics
05-16-2016, 04:45 PM
Glen Campbell's longtime collaborator Jimmy Webb, the writer of such hits as "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," "Galveston," and "Wichita Lineman," will be performing a series of concerts celebrating the life and music of Mr. Campbell. Accompanying Webb will be three of Campbell's children.

http://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/05/01/jimmy-webb-celebrate-glen-campbell/83788208/

Anyone planning on seeing these concerts should they be scheduled nearby?

Glennsallnighter
05-31-2016, 09:46 AM
They played two songs by Glen Campbell on the radio here a few weeks ago. Immediately the text was hopping with everyone wondering had he passed away. Luckily it was a no

NightMistBlue
05-31-2016, 11:13 AM
Seeing this thread title gave me a start for the same reason!

GlennLover
06-01-2016, 12:54 AM
Seeing this thread title gave me a start for the same reason!

I had the same reaction.

shunlvswx
12-05-2017, 11:58 AM
Three of his eight children are suing because they were excluded from the will. Kim is also the estate executor.

http://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/glen-campbell-three-children-excluded-from-will-w512908

http://kokomoperspective.com/lifestyles/entertainment/celebrities/glen-campbell-excludes-three-children-from-his-will/article_aa259475-43d5-50c3-ba28-d9ddf35c1e33.html

https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/celebrities/99468940/country-star-glen-campbell-excluded-three-of-his-eight-children-from-his-will