Glen Campbell diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Best wishes to an amazing player, and classy guy.
I guess just seeing him through the years and now he has Alzheimer's....and knowing we won't see or hear him after this tour...... had me tear-up a bit. Might be a chick thing.....might be I've just been maudlin lately, Tom.davismanLV said:Sad news, indeed. I've always been a fan of his music. Toni, I was a little afraid of the link because the way you introduced it I thought it was going to be sad or maudlin but....
Me, too, walrus! From the promo video, it sounds like it's a collaborative album with lots of input from some great musician/songwriters.walrus said:I'm looking forward to his new album.
walrus
kyguild said:If anybody gets a chance, I would urge them to take in one of Glen's farewell tour performances. i was able to see him a couple of nights ago, and it was great. He can still tear it up on the guitar and he still has the vocal chops, too. He was extremely upbeat during the whole show, and you could just tell he was really enjoying the whole thing. He had two of his sons and a young daughter in his band, and they are pretty impressive musicans and vocalists in their own right.
The show just really seemed to be a celebration of his life and the great songs he has played...no sadness or anything, just happiness. A couple of standing ovations, and when he finally stood arm in arm with his kids and all of the band and took a final bow....it was really touching.
KY
PS...along with all the Fender electrics, Ovations, and Adamas instruments you would expect, the rhythm guitarist was playing what looked to be a new cutaway dreadnaught Standard Series Guild...it sounded great.