Glen Campbell's Biography
Glen Campbell (b. April 22, 1936 in Delight, Arkansas) is a Grammy Award, Dove Award winning American Country Pop singer and guitarist best known for a series of hits in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as for hosting a television variety show called "The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television. His hits include "Gentle On My Mind", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" and "Rhinestone Cowboy". Campbell made history by winning a Grammy in both country and pop categories in 1967During his 40 years in show business, Glen has released more than 70 albums. He has sold 45 million records and racked up 12 RIAA Gold albums, 4 Platinum albums and 1 Double-Platinum album. Of his 75 trips up the charts, 27 landed in the Top 10. Campbell was hand-picked by actor John Wayne to play alongside him in the 1969 film True Grit, which gave Wayne his only Academy Award; and Campbell sang and had a hit with the title song (by the same name) which was nominated for an Academy Award. He performed it live at that years Academy Awards Show. In 2005, Campbell was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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