Glen Campbell Live in Concert in Sioux Falls (2001) - Galveston

Glen Campbell Live in Concert in Sioux Falls (2001) - Galveston

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"Galveston" is a song written by Jimmy Webb and popularized by American country music singer Glen Campbell who recorded it with the instrumental backing of members of The Wrecking Crew. In 2003, this song ranked number 8 in CMT's 100 Greatest Songs in Country Music. Campbell's version of the song also went to number 1 on the country music charts. On other charts, "Galveston" went to number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the "Easy Listening" charts. It was certified gold by the RIAA in October 1969. The song is considered as the official anthem of Galveston Island and the City of Galveston, Texas.

Glen Travis Campbell (born April 22, 1936) is an American rock and country music singer, guitarist, songwriter, television host, and occasional actor. He is best known for a series of hits in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting a music and comedy variety show called The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television from January 1969 through June 1972.

During his 50 years in show business, Campbell has released more than 70 albums. He has sold 45 million records and accumulated 12 RIAA Gold albums, four Platinum albums and one Double-platinum album. He has placed a total of 80 different songs on either the Billboard Country Chart, Billboard Hot 100, or the Adult Contemporary Chart, of which 29 made the top 10 and of which nine reached number one on at least one of those charts. Campbell's hits include his recordings of John Hartford's "Gentle on My Mind"; Jimmy Webb's "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman", and "Galveston"; Larry Weiss's "Rhinestone Cowboy"; and Allen Toussaint's "Southern Nights".

Campbell made history in 1967 by winning four Grammys total, in the country and pop categories.[2] For "Gentle on My Mind", he received two awards in country and western, "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" did the same in pop. Three of his early hits later won Grammy Hall of Fame Awards (2000, 2004, 2008), while Campbell himself won the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012. He owns trophies for Male Vocalist of the Year from both the Country Music Association (CMA) and the Academy of Country Music (ACM), and took the CMA's top award as 1968 Entertainer of the Year. In 1969, actor John Wayne picked Campbell to play alongside him in the film True Grit, which gave Campbell a Golden Globe nomination for Most Promising Newcomer. Campbell sang the title song which was nominated for an Academy Award.

Alzheimer's diagnosis...

In June 2011, Campbell announced he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease six months earlier. According to his family, symptoms of the disease had been occurring for years, becoming more and more evident as the years progressed.

Campbell went on a final "Goodbye Tour", with three of his children joining him in his backup band; his final show was on November 30, 2012, in Napa, California.[During the tour's concerts and rehearsals, Campbell would often forget which songs he was supposed to play, repeating them after finishing a performance. He also frequently had to be reminded that he did have the disease, and relied on a teleprompter to remember the lyrics to most songs. Newer songs from his later albums had to be scrapped altogether, as Campbell struggled to remember the chords and lyrics for these. He performed "Rhinestone Cowboy" as a goodbye at the 2012 Grammy Awards ceremony held on February 12, 2012, his final televised on-stage performance.

In April 2014, news reports indicated that Campbell had become a patient at an Alzheimer's long-term care and treatment facility. On March 10, 2015, NBC News reported that Campbell could no longer speak for himself and that two of his children, Debby and Travis, had sought legal action against Campbell's wife Kim, with the assertion that she had "secluded" the singer and prevented them from "participating" in Campbell's medical care.

On March 8, 2016, the Rolling Stone reported that Campbell was living in a Nashville memory care facility and that he was in the "final stages" of his disease. He is now unable to communicate with other people and no longer understands what other people are saying to him. However, his family did assert that the singer was receiving good care receiving "music therapy" and was "happy" and "cheerful."

Campbell turned 80 on April 22, 2016. On this occasion, Jimmy Webb, with whom Campbell had frequently collaborated, announced he would launch a special edition of his national touring show on May 3, 2016 called "Jimmy Webb: The Glen Campbell Years," at Nashville's City Winery.

[friendkilbride]

In 1970, I met a lovely young lady on a train....Thanks to Dutch Courage I'd consumed, I entered into conversation with her. She told me she was a big fan of Glen Campbell. I wangled her address, and bought her a tape of Glen Campbell as a gift. Fast forward to 2021, that young lady and I are not so young, . but are still happily married, and still enjoying listening to Glen Campbell.

[lindapittman]

No gimmicks, no dancing, no half naked women. Just pure talent.

[JB-tymv]

This man was a National Treasure. Thank God we have his music and performances on YouTube.

[joburgridgeback]

There will NEVER be another Glen Campbell.. This concert is proof of that. RIP Glen. You were a legend.!!

[juliodownbytheschoolyard]

This man had more talent in one finger than most other musical artists have in their whole body. A musician's musician

[brbob]

Anyone who's ever picked up a guitar appreciates the RIDICULOUS TALENT picking those notes. No fuzz, no overdrive, every note picked clean and ringing. It's insanely hard to be that good. Glen was, Roy Clark was...those guys had it.

[donnabittner]

Eric Clapton said he was the world's BEST guitarist!! Amen!!

[lionheartroar]

Don't forget...Glen taught himself to play...didn't read

[peterdefabio]

And if I had a daughter, I would have named her Galveston, in honor of this song.

[ricardocastillo]

I return to Glen Campbell every once in a while when I want to remind myself what tone and melody are.

[_Captain_Benji_]

Was not expecting that solo. Dude was an elite guitarist that no one ever talks about.

[lettermenfan]

Glen Campbell is 65 for this show. I wouldn't say his voice is as good as it was when he was younger, but it is still good, and his guitar playing is elite.

[rob]

Also, special thanks to Jimmy Webb for penning that masterpiece!

[rickmcdonald]

I keep returning here to get another fix of one of The Greats and as a Vietnam Vet I feel a certain way listening to Glen work his magic and to see him looking healthy and vibrant is the way I will always remember him and there must be quite a band in Heaven~!! ✌✌✌

[burlingtonbill]

His guitar mastery really shines on that late solo. For that matter, so does his vocal strength and improvisation -- all without taking anything away from the majesty of the original rendition heard on the radio in 1969!

[blipcat]

Glen here, changes chords with every beat....most players stay in the same chord for a full bar even two or three...Campbell was without a doubt in my mind, the epitome of a technical artist Talent or Genius ....or Both

[spirwes]

This is what humanity can produce! Respect and celebrate it!

[pearldrummer]

One of the greatest songs ever written.

[ianbusche]

Sure it’s about Galveston, but anyone that was far from home, no matter where they were from understood

[curtn]

This is the highest level of performance of any musician that I've even seen.