American Songwriter

On This Day in 1968, Glen Campbell Was at No. 1 With the Album That Put Him on the Map and a Title Track That Served as a TV Theme Song

On this day (October 22) in 1968, Glen Campbell was at No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart with Gentle on My Mind, giving him his first entry on the tally. After years of struggling to find success ...

glen campbell

Glen Campbell, the country singer known for hits such as 'Rhinestone Cowboy' and 'Country Boy,' has died at 81. The country legend was known for such countrypolitan hits as “Gentle On My Mind,” “By ...
Tennessean

Story Behind the Song: Learn how 'Wichita Lineman' came to be

When songwriter Jimmy Webb left an unfinished version of the song "Wichita Lineman" for Glen Campbell to listen to, he never got a response and assumed it was a no-go. But when he eventually spoke to ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

POPNOTES | OPINION: Johnny Cash and Glen Campbell transformed country music — and helped a divided nation hear itself anew

In the cultural landscape of midcentury America, few transformations were as subtly seismic as the slow, sometimes reluctant, elevation of country music into the national consciousness. The genre, ...