Posted in 1960s, Friday On My Mind, Music at 12:00 on 25 August 2017
The death of Glen Campbell and his rendering of Wichita Lineman (and Galveston) reminded me of how good a songwriter Jimmy Webb was. Webb’s style was kind of out of tune (ahem) for the times but there were still a lot of hits that came from his pen.
Looking it up I’m surprised this one wasn’t a hit in the UK. As I recall it a got a lot of airplay.
5th Dimension: Carpet Man
Posted in 1960s, Events dear boy. Events, Friday On My Mind, Music at 13:00 on 11 August 2017
Sad to hear the news earlier this week of the death of Glen Campbell.
He had one of the clearest voices in popular music. Though he had among other things previously been a touring member of The Beach Boys and I must have heard his version of By the Time I Get to Phoenix he first really came to my attention with Wichita Lineman written by Jimmy Webb which it seems Campbell recorded even though apparently Webb hadn’t finished the song.
This apparently live performance doesn’t have the “Morse Code” strings which come in at the end of the refrain.
Glen Campbell: Wichita Lineman
The video below – featuring clips from throughout Campbell’s career – does though, as the recorded version provides the backing.
Glen Campbell: Wichita Lineman
Glen Travis Campbell: 22/4/1936-8/8/2017. So it goes.
