Glen Campbell ( born Glen Campbell ; April 22, 1936 - August 8, 2017 ) is an American actor , singer and guitarist whose early recordings blurred the lines between country music and traditional pop music. Winner of a Grammy Award for Best Album of 1968.
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| Date of Birth | April 22, 1936 |
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| Date of death | August 8, 2017 ( 81) |
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| A country |  USA |
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| Years of activity | 1958 - 2017 |
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| Genres | Country Pop |
| Collectives | The beach boys |
| Labels | Capitol records |
| Awards | Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award ( 2012 ) Grammy Award for Best Country Song ( 2015 ) [d] ( 1967 ) Grammy Award for Best Male Vocal Pop Performance ( 1967 ) [d] ( 1967 ) Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance ( 1967 ) [d] ( 1967 ) Grammy Award for Best Album of the Year ( 1968 ) [d] ( 1968 ) [d] ( 1976 ) [d] ( 1977 ) Grammy Award Hall of Fame ( 1999 ) Grammy Award Hall of Fame ( 2003 ) Grammy Award Hall of Fame ( 2007 ) Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award ( 2011 ) |
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Content
- 1 Way to Glory
- 2 Collaboration with Webb
- 3 seventies
- 4 notes
The Path to Glory
In the mid-1960s, Campbell was perhaps the most sought-after session guitarist not only in California , but in the world of American pop music in general. His guitar can be heard on such acclaimed recordings as Frank Sinatra 's Strangers in the Night, You've Lost That Lovin 'Feeling, The Righteous Brothers duet, The Monkees ' I'm A Believer. He worked with Elvis Presley and the folk rock band The Mamas & the Papas , and toured with The Beach Boys in 1965 as a full member of the group.
With a beautiful, catchy voice, Campbell began to think about a career as a vocalist. His first singles were not in demand - although the author of one of them was Brian Wilson of Beach Boys. The long-awaited success came in 1967 when Campbell recorded " Gentle On My Mind " - a deep, upbeat song in the style of Bob Dylan , which was included in the golden fund of country music.
Webb Collaboration
Since that time, the singer began collaboration with the popular songwriter Jimmy Webb , who wrote such outstanding hits for him as “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” (1967), “Wichita Lineman” (1968) and “Galveston” (1969). In these songs, traditional country music motifs and images organically fit into the luxurious orchestration characteristic of the American pop music of those years.
The joint work of Webb and Campbell can still be found in many lists of the most significant songs of the XX century. In the 1960s, they made a big impression on the bosses of the US music industry and were taken as a new word in popular music. In 1967, the American Academy of Recording awarded Campbell Grammy awards in both country and pop nominations - which indicated the emergence of a tendency to bring these two lines closer together.
Seventies
By 1969, Glen Campbell had reached the peak of his popularity. He had his own television broadcast, and the legendary John Wayne invited him to play in one of his westerns and write a song for him, which was subsequently awarded an Oscar nomination. In 1975, the cheerful single “ Rhinestone Cowboy ” reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 : more than two million copies were sold in America alone. Two years later, Campbell's last major hit, Southern Nights, was released.
In 1976, Campbell turned forty years old. The artist felt that the brightest streak of his life was in the past. New songs in his performance less and less hit the charts. He began to drink hard, addicted to drugs. In the early 1990s, Campbell underwent a course of treatment, issued an autobiography, and opened a musical theater in Missouri . In 2011, Campbell was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and died on August 8, 2017 .