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Campbell's family said the singer died Tuesday morning in Nashville and publicist Sandy Brokaw confirmed the news. No cause was immediately given. Campbell announced in June 2011 that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and that it was in its early stages at that time. |
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Glen Campbell, the affable superstar singer of "Rhinestone Cowboy" and "Wichita Lineman" whose appeal spanned country, pop, television and movies, died Tuesday, his family said. He was 81. Campbell's family said the singer died Tuesday morning in Nashville and publicist Sandy Brokaw confirmed the news. |
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Mr Gibson, from the remote community of Kiwirrkurra, served nearly five years of a seven-and-a-half-year sentence after being convicted of the manslaughter of Josh Warneke, 21, who was bashed while walking home from a night out in Broome in 2010. He walked free in April at the age of 25 when his conviction was overturned by the Court of Appeal. |
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Among the hits he played on was Frank Sinatra’s “Strangers in the Night,” the Monkees’ “I’m a Believer” and the Righteous Brothers’ “You’ve Lost that Lovin’ Feeling.” When Beach Boy Brian Wilson had a breakdown in 1965, the band asked Campbell to fill in on tour. Singing falsetto and playing bass, he got his first taste of crowd frenzy. |
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Among the hits he played on was Frank Sinatra’s “Strangers in the Night,” the Monkees’ “I’m a Believer” and the Righteous Brothers’ “You’ve Lost that Lovin’ Feeling.” When Beach Boy Brian Wilson had a breakdown in 1965, the band asked Campbell to fill in on tour. Singing falsetto and playing bass, he got his first taste of crowd frenzy. |
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Glen Campbell, the affable superstar singer of "Rhinestone Cowboy" and "Wichita Lineman" whose appeal spanned country, pop, television and movies, died Tuesday, his family said. He was 81. Campbell's family said the singer died Tuesday morning in Nashville and publicist Sandy Brokaw confirmed the news. |
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FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2012 file photo, Glen Campbell, center, Kim Woolen, left, and Ashley Campbell arrive at the 54th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Campbell, the grinning, high-pitched entertainer who had such hits as "Rhinestone Cowboy" and spanned country, pop, television and movies, died Tuesday, Aug. |
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Glen Campbell, the affable superstar singer of "Rhinestone Cowboy" and "Wichita Lineman" whose appeal spanned country, pop, television and movies, died Tuesday, his family said. He was 81. Campbell's family said the singer died Tuesday morning in Nashville and publicist Sandy Brokaw confirmed the news. |
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Glen Campbell, the affable superstar singer of "Rhinestone Cowboy" and "Wichita Lineman" whose appeal spanned country, pop, television and movies, died Tuesday, his family said. He was 81. Campbell's family said the singer died Tuesday morning in Nashville and publicist Sandy Brokaw confirmed the news. |
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Among the hits he played on was Frank Sinatra’s “Strangers in the Night,” the Monkees’ “I’m a Believer” and the Righteous Brothers’ “You’ve Lost that Lovin’ Feeling.” When Beach Boy Brian Wilson had a breakdown in 1965, the band asked Campbell to fill in on tour. Singing falsetto and playing bass, he got his first taste of crowd frenzy. |
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