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Glen Campbell  11/30/2015

11/30/2015

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Alzheimer's is a condition we dread having.  One in seven over 70 have dementia.  About 2.4 million of those with dementia, or 9.7 percent of the population age 71 and older, were found to have Alzheimer's disease, the most common cause of dementia, according recent statistics.

Following is a brushstroke of Glen Campbell's journey into that neverland.  
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 Glen Travis Campbell (born April 22, 1936) is an American 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 variety show called The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television.

Early years . . . I'm not going to say this was his "earliest release" but it was solidly within an emerging Glen Campbell.  In this video he is not the "featured singer".  But destined to real fame!  Check him out dancing in the right side of the window.  Think he's having fun?

"Southern Nights," by Allen Toussaint, his No. 1 pop-rock-country crossover  hit, was generated with the help of Jimmy Webb and Jerry Reed, who inspired the famous guitar lick introduction to the song, which was the most-played jukebox number of 1977.

Southern Nights might be considered "Mid Career" for Glen.  

1980's - 1990's - Late "mid career" for Glen.  In 1999, Campbell was featured on VH-1's Behind the Music, A&E Network's Biography in 2001, and on a number for CMT programs.  Campbell ranked 29th on CMT's 40 Greatest Men of Country Music in 2003.
It's 2006 and Glen is showing his age.  Still perfect pitch and plays the guitar like the pro that he is.  A mature Glen Campbell plays and sings with a full orchestra in accompaniment.  Lovely song, lovely presence.    
In June 2011, Campbell announced he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease six months earlier.

​Campbell went on a final "Goodbye Tour", with three of his children joining him in his backup band; his last show was on November 30, 2012, in Napa, California. Campbell sang "Rhinestone Cowboy" as a goodbye at the 2012 Grammy Awards ceremony held on February 12, 2012.

In April 2014, news reports indicated that Campbell had become a patient at an Alzheimer's long-term care and treatment facility.  
In Los Angeles in January 2013, Campbell recorded his final song, titled "I'm Not Gonna Miss You". The song, which is featured in a new documentary, Glen Campbell:  I'll Be Me,  was released on September 30, 2014, with the documentary following on October 24.  On January 15, 2015 Campbell and fellow songwriter Julian Raymond were nominated for Best Original Song at the 87th Academy Awards. 
Glen . . . we're gonna miss you!

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Sharon
11/30/2015 12:37:19 pm

Thank you, John, for this episode honoring Glen Campbell. I cried a little as these songs played, especially during the interview of his final tour. This is a dreadful disease, especially for the family.

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