Glen Campbell

Folk Pop 

Hello Darkness: Simon & Garfunkel’s Sounds of Silence Turns 55

January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 Jordan Blum 0 Comments 1966, Art Garfunkel, Chromatics, Disturbed, Glen Campbell, Hal Blaine, Joe Osborn, Larry Knechtel, Paul Simon, Red House Painters, Simon & Garfunkel, Sounds of Silence, The Sound of Silence, The Wrecking Crew, Tom Wilson, Vinnie Bell

The folk rock duo’s second album was the one that saved them, and us

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Country and/or Western Remembrance 

We Got Hooked on Mac Davis

October 1, 2020October 3, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Bobby Goldsboro, Bruno Mars, Cheaper to Keep Her, Conway Twitty, Dolly Parton, Frank Sinatra, Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash, Kenny Rogers, Kenny Rogers and the First Edition, King of the Hill, Lou Rawls, Mac Davis, Merle Haggard, Murder She Wrote, North Dallas Forty, Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs, Tammy Wynette, The Muppets, The Sting II, Webster

The iconic country singer, songwriter and actor dead at age 78

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Country and/or Western Pop Rock 

NEWS: Soundtrack Album To Accompany Bruce Springsteen’s Directorial Debut

September 26, 2019September 26, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments Bob Clearmountain, Bruce Springsteen, Columbia Records, Glen Campbell, Jon Landau, Patti Scialfa, Toronto International Film Festival, Western Stars, Western Stars - Songs From The Film, Western Stars Trailer

Western Stars – Songs From The Film arrives in stores October 25

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Country and/or Western Pop 

Glen Campbell: The Legacy of a Guitar Legend

July 4, 2019July 9, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 1 Comment Capitol Records, Capitol Studios, Chevrolet pitch man, Glen Campbell, Jimmy Webb, The Legacy 1961-2017, The Wrecking Crew

A revamped and updated box set serves as a fitting posthumous testament to the former session man and hitmaker

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Country and/or Western North Americana Pop 

ALBUM DEPT: On Western Stars, Bruce Springsteen Rides in the Whirlwind

June 18, 2019June 18, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 1 Comment Bruce Springsteen, Columbia Records, Glen Campbell, Jimmy Webb, The Wrecking Crew

A look inside the LP being hailed as The Boss’s best since Magic

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Pop Rock 

From One King…

November 16, 2018November 16, 2018 Katherine Turman 0 Comments Ben Weisman, Capitol Records, Capitol Studios, Elvis Presley, Glen Campbell, Sid Wayne, The Wrecking Crew

A revelatory new collection uncovers the special connection between Elvis Presley and Glen Campbell

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Country and/or Western 

I Hear You Singing in the Wire

November 3, 2018November 3, 2018 Mitchell Cohen 1 Comment 1968, 50th anniversary, Glen Campbell, Guns 'N' Roses, Jimmy Webb, R.E.M.

Glen Campbell’s Jimmy Webb-penned signature hit “Wichita Lineman” turns 50

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Country and/or Western Pop Soul 

Where Is Bobbie Gentry?

October 22, 2018October 22, 2018 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Bobbie Gentry, Capitol Records, Glen Campbell, Ode to Billie Joe

She’s right here on a new 8-CD box set

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Rock 

They Created a Monster!

September 10, 2018September 10, 2018 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1964, Decca Records, Glen Campbell, Leon Russell, Real Gone Records, The Munsters, TV Sitcoms

The story of The Munsters’ 1964 LP

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