Glen Campbell

Singer, Songwriter, Actor, Anchor

American Billstown, Arkansas, USA

Quick Info

ProfessionSinger, Songwriter, Actor, Anchor
NationalityAmerican
Date of Birth22/04/1936
Age81 years (died on 08, Aug, 2017)
BirthplaceBillstown, Arkansas, USA
Date of Death08/08/2017

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Bio/Wiki

Full NameGlen Travis Campbell
NicknameRhinestone Cowboy

Physical Stats & More

Height5'9"
Weight70 kg
Eye ColorBlue
Hair ColorSalt & Pepper

Personal Life

Birth PlaceBillstown, Arkansas, USA
Place of DeathNashville, Tennessee, USA
Death CauseAlzheimer's disease
Zodiac sign/Sun signTaurus

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Affairs/Girlfriends
  • Diane Kirk
  • Bille Jean Nunley
  • Sarah Barg
  • Kimberly Woollen
Wife/Spouse
  • Diane Kirk (m.1955-div.1959)
  • Bille Jean Nunley (m.1959-div.1976)
  • Sarah Barg (m.1976-div.1980)
  • Kimberly Woollen (m.1982-till his death in 2017)
Children
  • Travis Campbell
  • Kane Campbell
  • Dylan Campbell
  • Cal Campbell
  • Shannon Campbell
  • Ashley Campbell
  • Debbie Campbell
  • Kelli Campbell

Family

FatherJohn Wesley Campbell
MotherCarrie Dell

Career

Session guitarist with The Wrecking Crew (1960s)
Lead guitarist for the Champs (October 1960 - May 1961)
Solo recording artist (1961 onwards)
Host of The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS (1969-1972)
Released 64 albums over five decades
Charted 80 different songs on Billboard Country Chart, Billboard Hot 100, or Adult Contemporary Chart
Final performance in November 2012 in Napa, California
Final studio recording in 2012-2013, album Adios released 09/06/2017

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Glen Campbell's smoking habits are not known.
2. Glen Campbell did drink alcohol.
3. He was a famous singer known for hits like “Rhinestone Cowboy” and “Wichita Lineman.”
4. His achievements include 5 Grammy wins, selling over 45 million records, having 12 gold albums, and 75 chart hits, including chart-toppers like “Rhinestone Cowboy” and “Southern Nights.”
5. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in June 2011, and he passed away on August 8, 2017, due to the disease.
6. Glen Campbell was a session guitarist before breaking through as a solo performer.
7. He filled in for Brian Wilson with the Beach Boys in 1964-1965 during Wilson's mental health leave.
8. His first pop hit was Turn Around, Look at Me in 1961.
9. His first country chart hit was Kentucky Means Paradise in 1962.
10. He reached number one on the country chart for the first time in 1968 with I Wanna Live.
11. Wichita Lineman was written expressly for him by songwriter Jimmy Webb.
12. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in June 2011 (six months before announcement).
13. He became a patient at an Alzheimer's long-term care facility in 2014.
14. He was buried at his family cemetery in Billstown, Arkansas.
15. The 2014 documentary I'll Be Me chronicled his life with Alzheimer's disease.
16. He was the seventh of 12 children born to sharecropper John Campbell and Carrie Dell.
17. He played on 586 recording sessions in 1963 alone as part of The Wrecking Crew.
18. He published his autobiography Rhinestone Cowboy in 1994.
19. He won four Grammy Awards for Gentle on My Mind and By the Time I Get to Phoenix in 1967-1968.
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