Glen Campbell News

Kim Darby rose to fame as the young woman who asks John Wayne to help her avenge her father's murder in "True Grit" , but while Wayne won an Academy Award for his efforts, Darby's spunky quality did not ...

Country star Glen Campbell has had his shares of ups and downs in his more than four decades in the music biz, and now the "Rhinestone Cowboy" singer is reflecting both on his hard times and his celebrity pals.

Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood are now neighbors to such names as Glen Campbell and Tanya Tucker.

The American Film Institute released its top 10 movies in several categories last week.

The members of session music supergroup THE WRECKING CREW were honoured in Los Angeles on Wednesday when studio stars GLEN CAMPBELL, HAL BLAINE and DON RANDI sank their hands in concrete at Hollywood's ...

They played with Frank Sinatra, the Beach Boys, the Mamas and the Papas, the Monkees, and countless others on chart-topping and Grammy-winning hits.

Television, film and popular music were the top influences for posters and pinups beloved by Chattanooga teenagers born in the baby-boomer generation.

It was the greatest song ever written about the mistress of the dark. Wait. Wrong Elvira.

It isn't accurate to call Glen Campbell "pure country," but his smooth fusion of country mannerisms and pop melodies and production techniques made him one of the most popular country musicians of the late '60s ...

“I did my mother's hair for 10 years”

INDIO, Calif. -- If I could sum up Stagecoach 2008 with just one lyric, I'd choose this one: "I want to sleep with you in the desert tonight with a billion stars all around." Of course, that's from the Eagles' ... via CMT.com

The Stagecoach Country Music Festival will roll out 20 or more acts per day this weekend at the Empire Polo Field in Indio. via Desert Sun

“We're way bigger than we thought. It's kind of crazy for Year 2. These things take a while to become an entity that people know. It took four years for Coachella.”

The Stagecoach Country Music Festival found a national identity last weekend on the same polo field as the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. via USA Today

“I really like all of the songs and I had a great time recording them. While I didn't write these songs, this sounds like a Glen Campbell album, which is important to me”

The album 'Meet Glen Campbell' sounds like the legendary country star is trying to tackle a similar audience to the one Johnny Cash gathered up for his American Recordings series with Rick Rubin. via Undercover

With the new MySpace Karaoke site, you can record or listen to amateur versions of the country hits you love. via CMT.com

“I really like all of the songs and I had a great time recording them. While I didn't write these songs, this sounds like a Glen Campbell album, which is important to me”

In a legendary music career that spans more than five decades, Glen Campbell has achieved chart-topping, platinum-selling pop and country success singing everyday tales of life, love, work and heartache. via KSNT-TV Topeka

Glen Campbell's career as a singer and entertainer launched him into the Country Music Hall of Fame, but before he became a household name as a hitmaker, he was a very successful studio musician in Los Angeles. via The Elements

“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.”

Today is Tuesday, April 22, the 113th day of 2008 with 253 to follow. The moon is waning. via Political Gateway

“Country Boy (You Got Your Feet In L.A.)”

Dennis Lambert is not a name that rolls off of many people's tongues. He's been a real-estate agent for more than a decade in Boca Raton, Fla. via The Elements

Actor George Cole is 83. Actress Charlotte Rae is 82. Actress Estelle Harris is 76. via Asbury Park Press

DEMOCRAT PRIMARY POPCORN BUTTERED PERHAPS INSTEAD A COMMONWEALTH Trout do most of their surface feeding in the upstream third of the pool. via SF Sentinel