When songwriter Jimmy Webb left an unfinished version of the song "Wichita Lineman" for Glen Campbell to listen to, he never got a response and assumed it was a no-go. But when he eventually spoke to ...
On This Day in 1968, Glen Campbell Recorded One of the Greatest Songs of All Time, “Wichita Lineman”
On this day in 1968, Glen Campbell took to the Capitol Recording Studio in Los Angeles to record the infamous single. Star-studded studio muscians Carol Kaye, Jim Gordon, Mike Melvoin, Al Casey, Bob ...
When Glen Campbell first heard Jimmy Webb’s rough demo for “Wichita Lineman,” he knew he had a hit on his hands. The country singer related to the song on a deep geographical level, having spent his ...
From the archives: July 23, 2012: ‘Wichita Lineman’ Campbell nears the end of the line. A review of his July 21, 2012 performance at Cary’s Koka Booth Amphitheatre. Glen Campbell died Aug. 8, 2017.
There have been so many beautiful jazzy renditions of "Wichita Lineman," composed by Jimmy Webb originally for country artist Glen Campbell. Bob Dylan called the piece "the greatest song ever written.
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