He was a towering figure in music, a country singer extraordinaire whose music inspired generations. A lifelong fan, my favorite by him is Jimmy Webb’s love ballad “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” which Sinatra considered “the best torch song ever written”, but not even Sinatra himself could touch Campbell with the song for a number of reasons. Brian Wilson thought he had the greatest tenor voice, and in country music he was a titan. He outsold the Beatles in 1968, but there are so many other incredible statistics connected to his work. Though ailing for years with Alzheimer’s it was still such a shock to hear the news today. R.I.P Glen, a bonafide, venerated superstar.
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