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 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 ...
Jimmy Webb has fond memories of being a teenager in Oklahoma and that magic moment when he first heard Glen Campbell sing. "I was out in the middle of the wheat field on the tractor and I had my ...
A Glen Campbell tribute artist will sing the timeless workingman classic "Wichita Lineman" about the steadfastness of a Midwestern utility worker and other hits in Portage. Carl Acuff Jr. and his band ...
Fans Remember Beloved 'Wichita Lineman' Singer on the Anniversary of His Death: 'Makes Your Heart Ache' originally appeared on Parade. When Glen Campbell died at the age of 81 on this day in 2017, it ...