In Honor of Glen Campbell

[deb]

In celebration of Glen's birthday, I enjoyed some videos that paid tribute to his talent.




Can You Play this Riff? (Guitar Pilgrim)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjyZ5PCDY_w





British guitarist attempts to play Glen Campbell's lead guitar lines! Ouch! (Wings of Pegasus)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBRK7iAGuog&t=541s





OMG. Glen Campbell is at it AGAIN! Now he’s MELTING FACES with Carl Jackson! (Wings of Pegasus)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goa2Z0kJ0-I




@deb Here are a couple of Fil's breakdowns if you're ever in the mood.

Thank you!

[deb]

This is my favorite version of Galveston. It’s haunting when slowed down played as a ballad.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtxF71wVROA

[AllThatJazzZ]

This is my favorite version of Galveston. It’s haunting when slowed down played as a ballad.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtxF71wVROA

@deb

Yep! Glen did have his own way of interpreting a song, didn't he. Have you ever heard Allen Toussaint's "Southern Nights"? It's nothing like Glen's! But Toussaint didn't seem to mind that much since he pocketed large sums of money as a result of Glen's version.

Here's Toussaint's version followed by my favorite video of Glen's version*:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGAFOz5GA8I


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr5V3m6JMwY





*Glen's version also had the benefit of that amazing lick by Jerry Reed. Glen said it took him a week to learn it!