I’m here from Rick Beato’s channel. He mentioned this acoustic version. Glen was such an amazing talent. God rest his soul. The world is a bit less without him
Do search for the version Keith Urban did during a lunchtime concert at the World Trade Centre when he was first coming up… acoustic only, but well worth a listen.
Greatest live performance I've ever seen on youtube. Mr Campbell play this song with no backup instruments or singers. He plays the rhythm and melody himself. He hits every vocal and instrument note. The performance is just as good live as in the studio. Legendary song and Legendary performance. What an amazing gift. I'm a black man in my 60s. I never appreciated how great he was until I started paying attention. Thank you for sharing your talent with us. We all miss you out here Glenn.
& i will continue to love Gregory Isaac's- & I'm a white cat 71 yrs / not to mention Teddy P & all the REAL talent from our youth - music today is somewhat questionable
Merle Haggard, the greatest singer/song writer to ever walk this planet, has been quoted "Glen Campbell is the greatest musician to ever pick up a guitar"....that tells you just how special Glen Campbell was...
Playing when you got a band behind you is one thing but solo guitar like this is on another level. It really shows how great his fundamental skills were.
Babe Ruth once said "it aint bragging if you can do it" and Glenn sure could do it. Wonderful man, wonderful entertainer and one the greatest guitar players of all time!
The GOAT Merle Haggard once said that “Glen Campbell had more talent in his little finger than any man deserved”. From one GOAT to another GOAT. His talent is sorely missed and thank God for YT, young people can go back and see just how talented GC was. His ‘live’ is better than anyone’s auto-tune, today.
Every time I watch Glen Campbell I feel like burning all my guitars! He accompanied himself with stylish chords and flowed through that solo phrasing as easy as stirring a cup of coffee. It knocks me out.
When Glen plays this acoustic version of "Wichita Lineman" you can see and feel that "touch" that made Glen one of the finest studio guitarists and live performers of his generation. The way he teases out the vibrato during the solo is like heaven.
For his sideman work with the incredible "Wrecking Crew" alone! Glen Campbell, Hal Blaine, Carol Kaye, and countless others provided Group Instrumentation for Sinatra and Elvis. True badge of honor right there.🤔😡🎼🎸🎹🥁🎷B.W.
No drums, no bass, no backup singers, no orchestra, just a man and his guitar, doing it all--instrumental breaks, accompaniment, singing with feeling. I don't think he preplans the way it comes out, just goes with the moment.
And an acoustic guitar at that. It is very difficult to get individual notes so you are audible on an acoustic guitar like that. His fluidity is what is impressive.
Glen was one of the greatest musicians ever to live. The vast majority of folks have no idea about the early days of recording, or the huge role played by The Wrecking Crew.
As a kid in the 70s, I hated country music. Nobody I knew listened to country music. And then I heard "Galveston". And I thought, "I don't know why, but there's something about this guy." And I bought an album. And I've liked and admired Glen Campbell ever since. Some of his songs to this day are still my favorite songs to listen to and to play. I love the way he has the courage and skill to just drop the rhythm chords and play those amazing lead solos here, all by himself, but still holding the beat and the chord pattern together right through them so he can come out and continue singing.
To suggest *Glen* ***Campbell*** is "underrated" made my jaw drop, lol. Underrated by WHOM? Do you never read anything about guitar players, never look at rankings, never talk to people who are competent at playing guitar?!
Let’s not be disingenuous…Glen Campbell was seen as an amazingly professional and proficient performer who was known for songs like “Wichita Lineman”…but let’s just admit that very few people who loved his music would have ever thought of him as a world class guitarist comparable to the top performers in this area. But we know now!
I am a wire infrastructure lineman, working out in the heat, working out in the cold, working solo by myself on long lines, does this song bring back some memories? I can't tell you how this song takes me places where I have been my entire life, this is the epitome of my life, and this man does it justice
I am not into country music, but Mr. Campbell died yesterday, and I heard this song, and I knew I had to learn to play it on my guitar. I started today. It is so hauntingly beautiful.
@@VendettaAllan I have learned that song. I have been neglecting my guitar during the pandemic, but today I am back at it. I am going to learn, "Ring of Fire," today, by Johnny Cash.
Wichita Lineman, the album, was a Christmas gift for me back when it first came out. The arrangement of the title song was entrancing. Seeing this now, with him taking on, and meeting, the challenge of performing it completely solo just deepens my respect for him as a musician and showman.
It's really classy that even after all of those years, Mr Campbell was still giving props to Mr. Jimmy Webb, the man who wrote the song. I heard Mr. Webb perform this song about this same time (about 2000ish) and he was still giving props to Mr. Campbell too, saying how it was Mr. Campbell who had made the song into something special.
I was able to meet and speak with Webb about Wichita Lineman in a small church in Port Jefferson, New York, and will never forget having the opportunity to shake hands with our greatest living songwriter. He was especially kind and gracious.
First time I heard this I can feel the emotions in his voice and I don't even speak English 😂 don't know what the lyrics are but i can feel the longingness of the song
My young lad asked who was singing the song when I had Rhinestone Cowboy playing on the car stereo. I told him all about Glen Campbell and how great he was at singing and playing the guitar. I told him he was a lovely man and that he was adored by many. Glen died that night. We all knew he wasn't well, but I was pleased my son heard his music and learned about him while he was still alive. RIP Glen.
I always loved him for his golden voice, but his guitar playing is magical. For you young people, yes, there were once human beings that could mesmerize you with their voice and an instrument. No studio tricks, no pitch correction, no synth or computerized loops, just plain human emotion put to a great song.
@@im1who84u every pro musician is the real deal and dont worry he wouldve loved autotune back in his studio musician days, there is no one who doesnt use autotune, Im sure he used it if he released any later albums after itd come out. When you have a line of recorded music and it's perfect except for one or two notes, you of course just use the computer and quickly fix it rather than do it over again, it saves money and time and when used as intended no one will ever know autotune was used, even the musician wont be able to tell afterward.
Craig Kilborn is like nearly every other talk show host. He’d much rather hear himself talk than hear what his guests have to say. In more recent years, the only talk show host worth his salt has been Craig Ferguson who actually lets his guests talk without interrupting them.
My childhood was blessed by Glen Campbell….my little feet on top of my daddy’s shoes , Glen Campbell blasting and us blissfully dancing away ! PURE MAGIC ✨I’m now 51 and both my father and Glen have passed- but such wonderful, happy times . Thankyou x
Can´t leave without a comment, Glen has a unique way of interpreting every song with an aching in his voice when is needed, and to add to this perfection, he´ll modify the same song and make it diferent from the last show but everyone would applaud
Steve Howe once said that playing with a band is easy, but playing by yourself is when the pressure comes on. Glen is such a natural, he makes it look effortless.
I agree. I've played guitar for 50 years and doing a solo gig is a bitch. Not only trying to keep the attention but your playing must fill the voids left from only one instrument. Playing with a good tight band is such great fun.
Probably the best version of this track I have ever heard - beautiful. I have watched a lot of Glen Campbell's live performances on TH-cam and he always mentions and thanks Jimmy Webb - the man was in a class of his own - so sadly missed x
He doesn’t read music- has a phenomenal ear and talent. Carol Kaye took him under her wing during some of the recording sessions-she said he was so nice.
A lot of younger people don’t or can’t appreciate how good he was, or how people of completely diverse musical backgrounds all truly admired his musical craftsmanship.
@@jimferris9447 those people should search for Glen Campbell best guitar solos on TH-cam, cuz there’s some pure magic clips of him absolutely shredding
@@jimferris9447 "younger people" can appreciate him just fine. Sure, fewer of them know who he is than people of my (your?) age, but that doesn't say anything. Should I cast shade on you because you "don't or can't appreciate" how good Bix Biederbeck was, or how diverse people of that time appreciated him? Comments like this are the reason "OK boomer!" gained traction five years ago lol. As a boomer myself ... please, just STOP, you are embarrassing me.
I remember being a little girl and playing my parents' Glen Campbell album on the giant furniture stereo and marching around the room kissing his face on the album cover repeatedly to the beat of the music🥰 Even as a little girl I knew he had it all!!!
The epitome of " you don't what you've got till it's gone." I first learned of Glenn in True Grit, but it will always be his music that stays with me. I'm sure my kids are sick of hearing, but I damn sure won't stop playing it. RIP Glenn.
I agree with you 100%, it is a powerful lyric. But just another indicator changing times, I read a comment somewhere from someone claiming to be young but still appreciated the song. Yet he picked out that line in particular to say it's the one thing that bothered him about the song, that it struck him as creepy, from a stalking, obsessed angle. What he said really struck me as very sad, that the younger generation has no appreciation for true commitment in a loving relationship, the beauty of it, that husband and wife do in fact need, rely on, depend upon one another in that oh-so- vulnerable, extremely intimate and beautiful relationship. The notion of needing the woman he loves is creepy to this guy. Sad.
@@johnboehmer6683 That's actually very sad. I was just pondering that line all day, makes me tear up when I hear it, then "... and I want you for all time..." always sends me over the edge. Pure emotion, so beautiful.
@@jamesmackes4531 So true, what it says to me is that the love felt for this woman has gone beyond the physical desire, the superficial advantages of knowing her, that seems to me to be what's in the "want". He's moved into needing her, being so deeply in love, committed, and attached to her that he is now vulnerable in needing her. And the way it's expressed is just pure beauty, and like you say, pure emotion. I always appreciate talking music, powerful stuff! Have a good day buddy.
My exact feeling. Even here in 2000 his voice was still prime, never mind his proficiency as a guitarist. I've played for over 45 years, and still, Glenn had the juice, and I could only dream...
I grew up in the 60s and this song tweaked my emotions as a kid, and it still puts a chill up my spine after all these years, not much more needed to say than that.
That song was on the radio, I was a kid, and in our house the radio was always on. It came out in the winter I think and there were many amazingly melancholic songs simultaneous to WL. Some of the mere 'Leavin on a Jet Plane; "Raindrops keep fallin on my head, 'he ain't heavy he's my brother,'Reflections of my life; all of them so incredible and so many more.... We just don't have music like this anymore. So glad I was there to experience these songs.
When you see and hear the enormous range of sounds and talent, a person can relate certain values in the travel paths of life. Many more names in recent years we have lost in American country music. so many memories, you were so glad to know these fine people thru the beautiful music they made. Rest them, easy Lord.
I loved Glen Campbell since my Brother brought home his "GALVESTON" album. I Loved him ever since. Watched his " Glen Campbell GOODTIME HOUR" faithfully every week!I always wanted to be on his show ;-) God Bless Glen and all his family. GOD, Give his family strength taking care of him. My Dad had Alzheimer's and its a horrible disease!My Dad was a brilliant artist who painted beautiful Pictures, he was also a great Organist/Pianist/ and taught fencing. Back in the late 50's he was one of the top best!Alzheimer's took that all away.. So heart breaking.. I know NOW, he's his old self up in Heaven ;-) GOD, please give the Doctors a cure for this disease... Thankyou LORD..
I do believe that he was one of the most talented all the way through performers of our time. through good times and bad times, he kept his faith and family, and his love for performing and giving.
Perfect pitch, incredible natural talent from birth, and then hard work. Greatest musician possibly ever. RIP Glen, I listened to you for hours as a kid.
Yes. He was driving down a long road and saw a repairman on a pole fixing some wires. That's where he got the idea of the song. He sent a rough demo of the song to Glen. Glen sent him a message that the song turned out to be a great record. Jimmy said that the song was not finished yet. Glen said, It is now!
Jimmy Webb has a great book. It's called "The Cake and the Rain". It kind of proves that sometimes great songwriters can also write great books. It covers the time period of "Wichita Lineman" and a host of other top songs he wrote. Enjoy!
I saw Glen only once - at the Walworth County fair in maybe the early 90s. I was already a fan, and knew a bit about his studio work. His guitar playing was astounding; it literally looked as though his fingers weren't touching the guitar. Then at the end he busted out the bagpipes. What fun!
I’m here from Rick Beato’s channel. He mentioned this acoustic version. Glen was such an amazing talent. God rest his soul. The world is a bit less without him
Me too
Me as well. I always wondered what there is about this song that kept loving it all these years. Ricks break down helped me understand.
Me as well…as usual Rick B gave me a whole new appreciation for this song and Glen Campbell
Do search for the version Keith Urban did during a lunchtime concert at the World Trade Centre when he was first coming up… acoustic only, but well worth a listen.
Same here. Watching Rick Beato right now.
I miss this era of music and life. Such a peaceful time.
Ok
Truly missed!
Greatest live performance I've ever seen on youtube. Mr Campbell play this song with no backup instruments or singers. He plays the rhythm and melody himself. He hits every vocal and instrument note. The performance is just as good live as in the studio. Legendary song and Legendary performance. What an amazing gift. I'm a black man in my 60s. I never appreciated how great he was until I started paying attention. Thank you for sharing your talent with us. We all miss you out here Glenn.
& i will continue to love Gregory Isaac's- & I'm a white cat 71 yrs / not to mention Teddy P & all the REAL talent from our youth - music today is somewhat questionable
yeah, I’m 65, I grew up with a Glen Campbell goodtime hour, and I am really just understanding the level of his musicianship
A guitar well played is an orchestra.
Merle Haggard, the greatest singer/song writer to ever walk this planet, has been quoted "Glen Campbell is the greatest musician to ever pick up a guitar"....that tells you just how special Glen Campbell was...
And he Is.
Merle the greatest? Not by a long shot
Calm down Skippy, breathe…
He's not. You NEVER see Tommy Emmanuel/chet Atkins/Doyle Dykes use a capo.
Merle Haggard? Lol
Playing when you got a band behind you is one thing but solo guitar like this is on another level. It really shows how great his fundamental skills were.
his time is impeccable. tap along to his solo. beautifully done
yep
he shows his brilliance and his braveness and his limitations here
@@jgunther3398 Your comment shows limitations.
And how brave and gutsy.
Glen Campbell was a national treasure. He had it all and was so humble. Beautiful person.
The slower he played, the more you heard. The more you heard, the more you felt ... memories, hopes, hours passing during lonely days. Just magical.
Beautifully said!❤
Slow is an art indeed...
Beautiful.
The world was a much better place when Glenn was in it. WE MISS HIM DEARLY.
I totally agree- I play myself, grew up in a family of players, all different styles and tastes. He rises above all
AMEN!!
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
You got that right, what a talent.....
2010 seen him in Ft Worth with my mom, dad and wife. What a great night!
One guitar, one voice. Not afraid of intervals of silence. What a treasure.
Exactly! No back up musicians, just an Extremely Talented man and his guitar. I love Glen Cambell and I love this song!!
Babe Ruth once said "it aint bragging if you can do it" and Glenn sure could do it. Wonderful man, wonderful entertainer and one the greatest guitar players of all time!
Amen !
Glen "brought the wood."
Dizzy Dean said it, or so Google tells me...
I saw the quote attributed to Muhammad Ali years ago. Hmm
It ain't cocky if you can back it up... Kid Rock
The GOAT Merle Haggard once said that “Glen Campbell had more talent in his little finger than any man deserved”. From one GOAT to another GOAT. His talent is sorely missed and thank God for YT, young people can go back and see just how talented GC was. His ‘live’ is better than anyone’s auto-tune, today.
"... His ‘live’ is better than anyone’s auto-tune, today."
Amen.
If you practice enough, there is less fixing it in the Mix!
“Every time I sing it, I’m inspired.” Never sings it or plays it the same twice but could if he had to! What a master and a humble guy.
I'm a huge Glen Campbell fan. The more you hear and see him play the more you appreciate his talent. See you in Heaven Glen!
@@kennethhoneycutt2481 a bit presumptuous
This guy was insanely talented . Thank you sir for sharing it with us. RIP Mr. Campbell.
One of the Best Ever!
Every time I watch Glen Campbell I feel like burning all my guitars! He accompanied himself with stylish chords and flowed through that solo phrasing as easy as stirring a cup of coffee. It knocks me out.
Glen was universally revered by ALL artists from all genres. His talent was immense.
When Glen plays this acoustic version of "Wichita Lineman" you can see and feel that "touch" that made Glen one of the finest studio guitarists and live performers of his generation. The way he teases out the vibrato during the solo is like heaven.
The simplicity and beauty of this song is breathtaking. There will never be another Glenn Campbell.
This song in anything but simple.
Glen ALWAYS blew me away. This is one of my all-time favorite songs.
One of the world's best over all entertainers.
This is one of my favorite tunes. Glen Campbell can do any song justice.
So much talent for one man to have. There is never going to be another like him.
GD100
Glen was one of if not the greatest
Show a little kindness, lead me to bigger things " talk horse"
I alway rec Glen when someone talks about Hendrix.
Saw Glen in concert in Hershey PA 1970
How this man is not in the rock and Roll hall of fame is incomprehensible
For his sideman work with the incredible "Wrecking Crew" alone! Glen Campbell, Hal Blaine, Carol Kaye, and countless others provided Group Instrumentation for Sinatra and Elvis. True badge of honor right there.🤔😡🎼🎸🎹🥁🎷B.W.
Who cares about the Rock and Roll hall of fame....he is so beyond that....
He's not a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer because he's not a rock and roller.
@@livingroompickersclub6358 they are inducing Dolly. There are all forms of musicians in the hall!
The R&R Hall of Shame is a sham, couldn't care less about it....@@worthtech3249
No drums, no bass, no backup singers, no orchestra, just a man and his guitar, doing it all--instrumental breaks, accompaniment, singing with feeling. I don't think he preplans the way it comes out, just goes with the moment.
❤absolute musical genius!
An American treasure 🎉
Talent.
And an acoustic guitar at that. It is very difficult to get individual notes so you are audible on an acoustic guitar like that. His fluidity is what is impressive.
Glen was one of the greatest musicians ever to live. The vast majority of folks have no idea about the early days of recording, or the huge role played by The Wrecking Crew.
As a kid in the 70s, I hated country music. Nobody I knew listened to country music. And then I heard "Galveston". And I thought, "I don't know why, but there's something about this guy." And I bought an album. And I've liked and admired Glen Campbell ever since. Some of his songs to this day are still my favorite songs to listen to and to play.
I love the way he has the courage and skill to just drop the rhythm chords and play those amazing lead solos here, all by himself, but still holding the beat and the chord pattern together right through them so he can come out and continue singing.
one of the most underrated guitar players of all time, he was a genius
He was so highly regarded!
To suggest *Glen* ***Campbell*** is "underrated" made my jaw drop, lol. Underrated by WHOM? Do you never read anything about guitar players, never look at rankings, never talk to people who are competent at playing guitar?!
Until I saw him Live in 2001, had no idea about his guitar virtuosity! I was a fan when I saw him jam 'Surfin USA' WOW!
Let’s not be disingenuous…Glen Campbell was seen as an amazingly professional and proficient performer who was known for songs like “Wichita Lineman”…but let’s just admit that very few people who loved his music would have ever thought of him as a world class guitarist comparable to the top performers in this area. But we know now!
He was NOT underrated. You couldn't be more wrong.
I am a wire infrastructure lineman, working out in the heat, working out in the cold, working solo by myself on long lines, does this song bring back some memories? I can't tell you how this song takes me places where I have been my entire life, this is the epitome of my life, and this man does it justice
A truly under-rated guitarist by the public, but a man greatly appreciated and respected by his peers.
I am not into country music, but Mr. Campbell died yesterday, and I heard this song, and I knew I had to learn to play it on my guitar. I started today. It is so hauntingly beautiful.
Hey, how's that playing going?
VA - guitar now safely back in case.
@@VendettaAllan I have learned that song. I have been neglecting my guitar during the pandemic, but today I am back at it. I am going to learn, "Ring of Fire," today, by Johnny Cash.
Every time I hear Glenn Campbell play this song it brings tears to my eyes is so amazing, What a song writer player one of a kind
Me too. It is a beautiful, heartbreaking song. I love to hear him sing and play it. His guitar playing is so beautiful.
Wichita Lineman, the album, was a Christmas gift for me back when it first came out. The arrangement of the title song was entrancing. Seeing this now, with him taking on, and meeting, the challenge of performing it completely solo just deepens my respect for him as a musician and showman.
It's really classy that even after all of those years, Mr Campbell was still giving props to Mr. Jimmy Webb, the man who wrote the song. I heard Mr. Webb perform this song about this same time (about 2000ish) and he was still giving props to Mr. Campbell too, saying how it was Mr. Campbell who had made the song into something special.
I was able to meet and speak with Webb about Wichita Lineman in a small church in Port Jefferson, New York, and will never forget having the opportunity to shake hands with our greatest living songwriter. He was especially kind and gracious.
Huh?
First time I heard this I can feel the emotions in his voice and I don't even speak English 😂 don't know what the lyrics are but i can feel the longingness of the song
Truly one of the greatest live performances ever...imo
I can't believe I didn't discover Glen Campbell until a few days ago. What I would give to see him play in person. This song is life.
Look up many show clips of “The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour ” (late 1960’s early 1970’s era) here on TH-cam… They will be a real treat for you…
How can one man have this much talent?
My young lad asked who was singing the song when I had Rhinestone Cowboy playing on the car stereo. I told him all about Glen Campbell and how great he was at singing and playing the guitar. I told him he was a lovely man and that he was adored by many.
Glen died that night. We all knew he wasn't well, but I was pleased my son heard his music and learned about him while he was still alive.
RIP Glen.
I first heard him sing this when I was a kid back in 1970 and felt like that.
Watch him play William Tell Overture behind his back at the age of 72. It's on YT.
I always loved him for his golden voice, but his guitar playing is magical. For you young people, yes, there were once human beings that could mesmerize you with their voice and an instrument. No studio tricks, no pitch correction, no synth or computerized loops, just plain human emotion put to a great song.
good grief.
True, but there are many talented people in every generation, different but talented!
No "autotune" for this guy.
He's the real deal.
@@im1who84u every pro musician is the real deal and dont worry he wouldve loved autotune back in his studio musician days, there is no one who doesnt use autotune, Im sure he used it if he released any later albums after itd come out. When you have a line of recorded music and it's perfect except for one or two notes, you of course just use the computer and quickly fix it rather than do it over again, it saves money and time and when used as intended no one will ever know autotune was used, even the musician wont be able to tell afterward.
Correct 👍
The way he falls into the intro lyric....Is sublime. Gifted, loved, and perhaps most of all....Forever remembered. Thank you Sir.
Craig Kilborn is like nearly every other talk show host. He’d much rather hear himself talk than hear what his guests have to say. In more recent years, the only talk show host worth his salt has been Craig Ferguson who actually lets his guests talk without interrupting them.
Dick Cavett used to be the best.
Johnny Carson
If that was the case it's a pity, since most of his guests had little if anything of substance to say.
I'd rather be force fed a bowl of Haggis with bagpipes blasting in my ears than watch Craig Ferguson.
Exactly!
My childhood was blessed by Glen Campbell….my little feet on top of my daddy’s shoes , Glen Campbell blasting and us blissfully dancing away ! PURE MAGIC ✨I’m now 51 and both my father and Glen have passed- but such wonderful, happy times . Thankyou x
This man is a gift from GOD. Humble as a man can get. Thanks for the great Memories Mr Glen.
Can´t leave without a comment, Glen has a unique way of interpreting every song with an aching in his voice when is needed, and to add to this perfection, he´ll modify the same song and make it diferent from the last show but everyone would applaud
Never a more gifted talented was born! Miss you Glen. I'll never forget the feelings your songs invoked in me.
Aug 9 2019
Im 60 years old now
as a young kid loved you , and will always enjoy the works you gave us , Love U Forever !
Guy was a legend
Glen solos over thin air - no band behind him. Genius.
nowhere to hide
Steve Howe once said that playing with a band is easy, but playing by yourself is when the pressure comes on. Glen is such a natural, he makes it look effortless.
And when Steve says it, he knows what hes talkimg about, because he also is a Bad Ass like Glenn. The host is an Idiot..He will not STFU.
I agree. I've played guitar for 50 years and doing a solo gig is a bitch. Not only trying to keep the attention but your playing must fill the voids left from only one instrument. Playing with a good tight band is such great fun.
No kidding! Ballsy move, you rarely see anyone ever do this and he pulls it off!
Thank you Glenn.
Pure goosebumps and tears.
His voice will carry on forever..
Probably the best version of this track I have ever heard - beautiful. I have watched a lot of Glen Campbell's live performances on TH-cam and he always mentions and thanks Jimmy Webb - the man was in a class of his own - so sadly missed x
as a member of the famed Wrecking Crew, Glen Campbell played lead guitar on hundreds of Records for many artists!
He doesn’t read music- has a phenomenal ear and talent. Carol Kaye took him under her wing during some of the recording sessions-she said he was so nice.
hale yes he did, he did some beach boys stuff as well..
@@deandee8082 pretty much all beach boys stuff
@@deandee8082 And he spent a summer touring as a member when Brian was out ill!
He was so under-rated; a true American legend!
Under rated by who? He was one of the most famous country musicians ever.
I don’ think he was underrated at all!
He was so highly regarded!
Wichita Lineman - producing chills all these years later . . . rest in peace, Mr. Campbell.
Anyone...ANYONE who hears Glen Campbell play understands why Van Halen wanted to learn how to play from Glen! One of the greatest! RIP
A lot of younger people don’t or can’t appreciate how good he was, or how people of completely diverse musical backgrounds all truly admired his musical craftsmanship.
@@jimferris9447 those people should search for Glen Campbell best guitar solos on TH-cam, cuz there’s some pure magic clips of him absolutely shredding
@@jimferris9447 "younger people" can appreciate him just fine. Sure, fewer of them know who he is than people of my (your?) age, but that doesn't say anything. Should I cast shade on you because you "don't or can't appreciate" how good Bix Biederbeck was, or how diverse people of that time appreciated him? Comments like this are the reason "OK boomer!" gained traction five years ago lol. As a boomer myself ... please, just STOP, you are embarrassing me.
I remember being a little girl and playing my parents' Glen Campbell album on the giant furniture stereo and marching around the room kissing his face on the album cover repeatedly
to the beat of the music🥰
Even as a little girl I knew he had it all!!!
My god, what a natural singer/player. that was beautiful beyond belief.
I love this song so much. And it breaks my heart that he had Alzheimer's, a horrible disease. Glen rocks!!!!
@Cantabidebiden I heard that even near the end of his life, if you put a guitar in his hands, he would break out some nice riffs.
@@jchavez53 yes, his muscle memory for music was there until the end, when he could remember no one,the music was still there.
Jimmy Webb wrote many a masterpiece and Glen Campbell was meant to sing this one and make it a timeless classic. Thanks for sharing.
Glenn was a gift to all of us!!! RIP!! How many babies were conceived while listening to Wichita Lineman!!
Probably not many. I get lost in my head listening to this song
The epitome of " you don't what you've got till it's gone." I first learned of Glenn in True Grit, but it will always be his music that stays with me. I'm sure my kids are sick of hearing, but I damn sure won't stop playing it. RIP Glenn.
Amazing how this song sung by Glen (any version) always brings tears.
For me too!
This song always gives me goose bumps. Glen Travis Campbell is American Treasure !
Still can't listen to this song without shedding a tear. I need you more than want you, powerful lyrics.
I agree with you 100%, it is a powerful lyric. But just another indicator changing times, I read a comment somewhere from someone claiming to be young but still appreciated the song. Yet he picked out that line in particular to say it's the one thing that bothered him about the song, that it struck him as creepy, from a stalking, obsessed angle. What he said really struck me as very sad, that the younger generation has no appreciation for true commitment in a loving relationship, the beauty of it, that husband and wife do in fact need, rely on, depend upon one another in that oh-so- vulnerable, extremely intimate and beautiful relationship. The notion of needing the woman he loves is creepy to this guy. Sad.
I think you get that feeling because when you listen to him, you realize they don't grow entertainers like that any more. A real loss.
Jimmy Webb
@@johnboehmer6683 That's actually very sad. I was just pondering that line all day, makes me tear up when I hear it, then "... and I want you for all time..." always sends me over the edge. Pure emotion, so beautiful.
@@jamesmackes4531 So true, what it says to me is that the love felt for this woman has gone beyond the physical desire, the superficial advantages of knowing her, that seems to me to be what's in the "want". He's moved into needing her, being so deeply in love, committed, and attached to her that he is now vulnerable in needing her. And the way it's expressed is just pure beauty, and like you say, pure emotion. I always appreciate talking music, powerful stuff! Have a good day buddy.
Music was literally in his soul. He had Alzhiemers and could still play his music. God blessed us with this talented man may he be blessed forever.
If you listen carefully, your heartbeat will sync to the tempo he sets. Such a captivating performer.
Seeing this amazing talent get robbed by Alzheimer Disease's is tragic. Horrid disease.
you're very right
Anyone know what year this was filmed?
It says August 2000.@@robinivens7870
My exact feeling. Even here in 2000 his voice was still prime, never mind his proficiency as a guitarist. I've played for over 45 years, and still, Glenn had the juice, and I could only dream...
I wonder if it was caused by his drug addiction (Cocaine)?
We've lost so many great musicians, Glen was among the greatest.
One of the most moving Glen Campbell songs in the catalog!
I grew up in the 60s and this song tweaked my emotions as a kid, and it still puts a chill up my spine after all these years, not much more needed to say than that.
He was phenomenally talented!! Now a part of heavenly music.
You are also talented Jean Marie. You can do anything
Jean dont give up on your dreams
That song was on the radio, I was a kid, and in our house the radio was always on. It came out in the winter I think and there were many amazingly melancholic songs simultaneous to WL. Some of the mere 'Leavin on a Jet Plane; "Raindrops keep fallin on my head, 'he ain't heavy he's my brother,'Reflections of my life; all of them so incredible and so many more.... We just don't have music like this anymore. So glad I was there to experience these songs.
So very sad he can't play anymore. What a ride you had Glen. We will love you forever.
Ron Garvin his legacy will live on
StarSailorMars yes, his legacy speaks for itself
Such pure and beautiful music no need for electronic alteration. This is talent! RIP Glen.
Just wonderful! Saturday morning coffee watching this wonderful masterful performance...tears..getting a little misty. A truly blessed musician!
How can the world turn on without Glen? Rest in peace my hero !
Glen Campbell was such a talented musician This is one of my faves! RIP
I saw Glen and his adult kids perform in Santa Barbara on his farewell tour and it was great.
An unbelievable talent, unappreciated for his contributions and ability. I saw him live in Branson Missouri and will never forget him. RIP friend.
When you see and hear the enormous range of sounds and talent, a person can relate certain values in the travel paths of life. Many more names in recent years we have lost in American country music. so many memories, you were so glad to know these fine people thru the beautiful music they made. Rest them, easy Lord.
Really true country icon and a great master of what he did and we'll always be remembered by always great hit songs still to this day
I love his voice and guitar playing unbelievably good
There was such an authenticity and sweetness to this rendition. I didn't see it coming. It hit me directly in the Feels.
1969 was a magical year for pop music and Glen was a musical genius. "And I need you more than want you, and I want you for all time".
What a wonderful interview! Glen Campbell was a consummate guitarist and performer - he sure made it look easy there! Liked and subscribed.
“I need you more than want you, and I need you for all time.” Best and most incentive lyric ever. Think about it.
Mark Cuffe Just beautiful!
@Bax 60 Jimmy Webb...
@Bax 60 Sure did. Back when songwriting was done well!
Glen was a genius on guitar.
Filled in for Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys
Are you a guitarist?
one of the best ever.
His music was always comfort for me. My PARENT'S would play it in our RV, Best times ever.
I loved Glen Campbell since my Brother brought home his "GALVESTON" album. I Loved him ever since. Watched his " Glen Campbell GOODTIME HOUR" faithfully every week!I always wanted to be on his show ;-) God Bless Glen and all his family. GOD, Give his family strength taking care of him. My Dad had Alzheimer's and its a horrible disease!My Dad was a brilliant artist who painted beautiful Pictures, he was also a great Organist/Pianist/ and taught fencing. Back in the late 50's he was one of the top best!Alzheimer's took that all away.. So heart breaking.. I know NOW, he's his old self up in Heaven ;-) GOD, please give the Doctors a cure for this disease... Thankyou LORD..
Buddy Phelps thank you! I’m his grandson and reading this makes me happy to see my grandpas memory living on :D
Glen was the quintessential musicians musician..brilliant guitarist, beautiful arrangements..nobody did it better..
My favourite song of all time. From the UK.
I do believe that he was one of the most talented all the way through performers of our time. through good times and bad times, he kept his faith and family, and his love for performing and giving.
Chet Atkins, Jerry Reid, Roy Clark, Glen Campbell if there was a mount Rushmore for guitar players . They would be in it.
Vince Gill.
lol definitely Glen- the others might be talented but others are better. Funny that you don't know any female artists. smh
How about the grand daddy of them all Les Paul? Creator of electric sound
Great idea for an allbum cover.
@Sam Maloney you're 100% right on. Obviously, because she never gave ANY famous lady guitarists worthy of a Mount Rushmore.
Perfect pitch, incredible natural talent from birth, and then hard work. Greatest musician possibly ever. RIP Glen, I listened to you for hours as a kid.
Glen Campbell is so so good!! He is one of the few musician born to be a "Legend of Music" thank you Jesus Christ for Glen Campbell
Jesus knew you'd love Glen Campbell. 💘
@@ratcathotsauce32 jesus knew you'd say that
It's mesmerizing to think of all the musical gifts this man possessed.
Fantastic musician. His duets with Roy Clark are awesome!
And don't forget, Jimmy Webb, who wrote Wichita Lineman, is one of the greatest song writers, ever!
Jimmy Webb 🎹🎼 is a genius!!
And he was 21 when he wrote it!
Yes. He was driving down a long road and saw a repairman on a pole fixing some wires. That's where he got the idea of the song. He sent a rough demo of the song to Glen. Glen sent him a message that the song turned out to be a great record. Jimmy said that the song was not finished yet. Glen said, It is now!
Jimmy Webb has a great book. It's called "The Cake and the Rain". It kind of proves that sometimes great songwriters can also write great books. It covers the time period of "Wichita Lineman" and a host of other top songs he wrote. Enjoy!
Amen to that ! Agree 100 per cent !
Stunning guitar playing, stunning singing, stunning stunning stunning!
B 67 soon playn drums since 3 grade .grew up listenin n playing to his music .even 2day on my electric set
This was the first so called "country" song I remember falling in love with as a child. Timeless and beautiful, both singer and song. Miss u G.C.
have thought about glen campbell in years.....but what a gem of song, and gem of human being...!!
I saw Glen only once - at the Walworth County fair in maybe the early 90s. I was already a fan, and knew a bit about his studio work. His guitar playing was astounding; it literally looked as though his fingers weren't touching the guitar. Then at the end he busted out the bagpipes. What fun!
Amazing talent who can get up with just a guitar and sing and play like that. RIP Glen you are a great inspiration to me still...
Love this and Galveston....love to sing them when im driving between gigs ...but playing jazz....love both genres
I have consistently loved Glen Campbell and his music since I was a kid.
Perhaps the most natural musician ever. Unbelievable pitch and ear for music.