GLEN CAMPBELL PASSES AWAY.......

kiwijims · Guru

GLEN CAMPBELL PASSES AWAY.......

Desert Dweller · Guru

He'd had the disease for many years. I heard an interview back in 2012 with songwriter Jim Webb who wrote a lot of his hit songs. He said that he was disgusted with Glen's family who

were trying to make a bigger inheritance for themselves by making him perform on stage when he really didn't want to.

He needed a visual prompter to remember the words & most of his guitar playing was pre recorded. Poor bugger!

kiwijims · Guru

In my book he was a singer ( one of the few ) that you could understand what he was singing about, he had a great voice and sang songs with a meaning,

Damned shame his family thought more of their inheritance than his welfare, serves them right, if he left all his wealth to a home for old Cowboys, or retired Country Singers.

K.J.

Woody n Sue · Guru

I have to agree with kiwijims post
Bugger I have been singing rhinestone cowboy in my head all day .

Woody

Cupie · Guru

Desert Dweller wrote:
He'd had the disease for many years. I heard an interview back in 2012 with songwriter Jim Webb who wrote a lot of his hit songs. He said that he was disgusted with Glen's family who

were trying to make a bigger inheritance for themselves by making him perform on stage when he really didn't want to.

He needed a visual prompter to remember the words & most of his guitar playing was pre recorded. Poor bugger!

Not so sure about the views attributed to Jim Webb. But people do strange things where money is involved.

I just watched an interview with his good, close & long time friend Alice Cooper who only had praise for Glen's family and gave no hint of any exploitation of him in his final years.

Earlier today I watched one of his last stage shows which as you know included a few {3?) of his children. I saw nothing but apparent love and respect between them.

Who knows what the real truth was.

My task for the next few days is to see if I can put together a tribute complation to share with SWMBO as we set off on our next van trip.

Such a sad end for such a talented and great artist

Edit https://www.last.fm/music/Glen+Campbell enjoy

-- Edited by Cupie on Wednesday 9th of August 2017 09:19:19 PM

Desert Dweller · Guru

Cupie wrote:
Desert Dweller wrote:
He'd had the disease for many years. I heard an interview back in 2012 with songwriter Jim Webb who wrote a lot of his hit songs. He said that he was disgusted with Glen's family who

were trying to make a bigger inheritance for themselves by making him perform on stage when he really didn't want to.

He needed a visual prompter to remember the words & most of his guitar playing was pre recorded. Poor bugger!
Not so sure about the views attributed to Jim Webb. But people do strange things where money is involved.
I just watched an interview with his good, close & long time friend Alice Cooper who only had praise for Glen's family and gave no hint of any exploitation of him in his final years.
Earlier today I watched one of his last stage shows which as you know included a few {3?) of his children. I saw nothing but apparent love and respect between them.
Who knows what the real truth was.
My task for the next few days is to see if I can put together a tribute complation to share with SWMBO as we set off on our next van trip.
Such a sad end for such a talented and great artist

Edit https://www.last.fm/music/Glen+Campbell enjoy

-- Edited by Cupie on Wednesday 9th of August 2017 09:19:19 PM

The Jim Webb (his closest friend) interview that I heard was on ABC radio when Jim was in Australia in 2012. He was scathing in his comments about Glen's family.

Tony Bev · Guru

RIP to Glen

In my opinion, he was up there with the best