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Country singer Glenn Campbell has passed away at the age of 81 (Original Post) RandySF Aug 2017 OP
He did one final tour with his daughter pfitz59 Aug 2017 #1
Link pfitz59 Aug 2017 #2
RIP IcyPeas Aug 2017 #3
. countryjake Aug 2017 #4
He was very popular in Jamaica malaise Aug 2017 #5
When I was 6 I used to lip sync to him...fond memories. BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #6
What a GREAT entertainer............ MyOwnPeace Aug 2017 #7
Another giant has fallen. Rest well, sir. Stinky The Clown Aug 2017 #8
Galveston oh Galveston underpants Aug 2017 #9
,,, lamp_shade Aug 2017 #10
May he rest in peace Gothmog Aug 2017 #11
One of the original Wrecking Crew. progressoid Aug 2017 #12
RIP ellie Aug 2017 #13
His rendition of Faithless Love simply blew me away. Sneederbunk Aug 2017 #14
He once toured with The Beach Boys when Brian Wilson was sick. Elwood P Dowd Aug 2017 #15
I liked his music. So sad his life ended the way it did. Vinca Aug 2017 #16

pfitz59

(10,401 posts)
1. He did one final tour with his daughter
Tue Aug 8, 2017, 04:30 PM
Aug 2017

before the Alzheimers took all his memory away. Hell of a performer.. RIP. The "Rhinestone Cowboy" has hung up his spurs.

Elwood P Dowd

(11,443 posts)
15. He once toured with The Beach Boys when Brian Wilson was sick.
Tue Aug 8, 2017, 05:07 PM
Aug 2017

I went to a Beach Boys' concert and they announced Wilson couldn't make it, and Glenn Campbell had replaced him. This was around 1964, long before he had any hits. It was another few years before he made the big time.

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