Country Star Glen Campbell Diagnosed with Alzheimer's

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Country Star Glen Campbell Diagnosed with Alzheimer's

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2011/06/22/country-starglen-campbell-diagnosed-with-alzheimers/?test=faces

Published June 22, 2011



NASHVILLE – Country legend Glen Campbell has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, his wife told People magazine Wednesday.

Though the "Rhinestone Cowboy" singer has suffered from minor short-term memory loss for several years, the Alzheimer's diagnosis came about six months ago, wife Kim Campbell said.

The 75-year-old has decided to give a set of farewell live performances this fall and his family wanted to go public with the news of his disease so the public would be aware of his condition.

"Glen is still an awesome guitar player and singer," his wife told People. "But if he flubs a lyric or gets confused on stage, I wouldn't want people to think, 'What's the matter with him? Is he drunk?'"

[trumad]

1. That's horrible...

God I hope I or my loved ones don't suffer that fate.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

2. I saw him in concert at the Circle Star Theater at his peak, when his TV show was hot

Over the years I was saddened by his ups and downs and thrashing in the tabloids, but this is something else. This is just tragic.

[panader0]

3. Tanya Tucker took her toll.............

[musette_sf]

5. beat me to it

Those two were the Whitney and Bobby of their day

[Pab Sungenis]

4. I feel for his family.

I never feel sorry for an Alzheimer's victim because in the end they have no idea what happened. I feel for the family that has to watch them slip away. It's always sad.

[elocs]

10. You're right. They're likely in their own little world in their heads.

It's their families who remember them as they were and grieve for that person gone. That being said, Alzheimer's victims are about as close to a zombie as you can get.

My mother will be 82 this summer and has been in a nursing home with Alzheimer's for 13 years now and has not known me for at least 3 years. The last time she spent a night in the hospital is when she had my brother some 53 years ago and the scary thing is that she had an uncle who lived to be 102. She's an oldtimer where she is at now and has survived most of the other patients and much of the staff who were there when she arrived.

[Pab Sungenis]

I also lost family members to Alzheimer's.

You have my sympathies, and it really does take its toll.

[Pab Sungenis]

14. Dupe.

Delete.

[gimama]

6. Blessings to him & loved Ones..

His song "Galveston", about a young man gone to war,(Viet Nam)
ALWAYS brings tears to my eyes ..
It's worth a listen tonight..Thank You, Glen Campbell.

[newfie11]

7. I remember him before he was known

He had a small band and a local tv show in Albuquerque. He was awesome then and just got better. I am sorry to hear this. Man I feel old lol

[Bake]

8. That's terrible!

I've admired GC's talent for decades. Helluva guitarslinger.

Bake

[Amerigo Vespucci]

9. He played the famous guitar solo on THIS one:

"Valleri"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWTa9CE51sA

When the Monkees reunited years later, Peter Tork's "big moment" in their live shows was to play it note-for-note. But on the original, it was Glen.

:toast:

[MilesColtrane]

11. Maybe the definitive interpreter of Jimmy Webb songs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qoymGCDYzU

"And I need you more than want you.
and I want you for all time"

Thank you, Glen.

[MilesColtrane]

12. Glen Campbell and Stevie Wonder sing Bob Dylan

On paper it shouldn't work, but those guys are just too musical for it not to be great.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oSQn20V0m0

[The Backlash Cometh]

13. He's a good guy.

Damn. I remember a time when Country music included me. Thanks for the memories.

[raccoon]

15. I'm sorry to hear that. I've had, and still have, relatives with Alzheimer's.

A terrible disease.