Glen Campbell

Glen Travis Campbell April 22 1936 August 8 2017 was a Grammy and Dove Awardwinning Golden Globenominated American country pop singer guitarist television host and occasional actor He is best known for a series of hits in the 1960s and 1970s as well as for hosting a variety show called The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television During his 50 years in show business Campbell released more than 70 albums He sold 45 million records and racked up 12 RIAA Gold albums 4 Platinum albums and 1 DoublePlatinum album Of his 74 trips up the country charts 27 landed in the Top 10 Campbells hits include John Hartfords Gentle on My Mind Jimmy Webbs By the Time I Get to Phoenix Wichita Lineman and Galveston Larry Weisss Rhinestone Cowboy and Allen Toussaints Southern Nights Campbell made history by winning four Grammys in both country and pop categories in 1967 For Gentle on My Mind he received two awards in country western By the Time I Get to Phoenix did the same in pop He owned trophies for Male Vocalist of the Year from both the Country Music Association CMA and the Academy of Country Music ACM and took the CMAs top honor as 1968 Entertainer of the Year In 1969 Campbell was hand picked by actor John Wayne to play alongside him in the film True Grit which gave Campbell a Golden Globe nomination for Most Promising Newcomer Campbell sang the title song which was nominated for an Academy Award In 2005 Campbell was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame Description above from the Wikipedia article Glen Campbell licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia