American Songwriter

Glen Campbell Cried When He First Heard His Future Hit, and the Session Musicians Playing on It Felt the Same Way

Glen Campbell wasn't the only one who had an intense emotional reaction the first time he heard his No. 1 hit, "Wichita Lineman".
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Glen Campbell’s Signature 1975 Hit Was Originally Offered to Another Singer

Fifty years ago, Glen Campbell was riding high with his hit song “Rhinestone Cowboy.” The song was at No. 2, right under David Bowie’s “Fame” on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, in mid-September 1975, ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1967, Glen Campbell Turned a Jimmy Webb-Penned Song Into a Classic “Succinct Tale” With an O. Henry-Esque Twist

“By The Time I Get To Phoenix” is the title track of Campbell’s seventh studio album.. The record also includes “Hey Little One”, another hit single for Campbell. “By The Time I Get To Phoenix” is ...