Glen Campbell Opens for The Doors | Wrecking Crew Documentary Outtake

[@jimsouthern1398]

Back in the Fall of 1967, Glen did do a short tour with Red Foley and Lynn Anderson out in the Western USA. Lynn was a few years away from "Rose Garden" but had charted 3 good C&W hits, so she led off. When she finished, she came up to where I was, so we sat and visited a bit. Glen was up next and Lynn started singing harmony with him, and I was the only person in the hall that could hear her. My private stereo concert!! After the show, the local Capitol records rep invited me to join Glen and his band at a local nightclub. After that, we moved to an all night coffee shop where we sat and visited until 5:30 AM. I had to leave to get to my radio job. Glen was funny, decent, a gifted singer and musician and it rates as one of the greatest nights of my life.

[@kaydickerson1229]

Jim Southern thanks for sharing your story. I’m a trumpet player.

[@erivers71]

Glen Campbell = GOAT unreal his talent and skill

[@RabbiSteve]

What a treat! Thanks for sharing this, Denny. TWC is a gift that just keeps on giving. So proud to be one of the original crowdfunders. It's about time for me to play the Blu-ray (I think I've only watched my original DVD, watched it on streaming and at the two showings you hosted up here in Solano County.

[@gregorytoddsmith9744]

Love these stories!!

[@fw1421]

It’s surprising to see Glen talk about his preferring to do session work than live touring. I didn’t know session musicians made so much money. No wonder they booked their days so tight. God bless you Glen Campbell,we miss you so much.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@markwatson3135]

The Wrecking Crew were not just musicians, they were some of the best musicians ever. When you see how many different styles they could play, that kind of talent was in high demand. It paid very well

[@TheOriginalRick]

The running joke back then was that some of the session players were making more money than the President of the United States.

[@daveconleyportfolio5192]

Artists were screwed by record companies that charged them for the studio time and promotion. The only cash a lot of groups saw was from concert tours. Compare that to studio musicians, who got paid upfront without the travel or hassle. On the down side, they didn't get recognition or credit.

[@rmo52]

By and large they could’ve cared less about “fame”. Just keep the datebook full, stay in town, show me the money, and watch the pension build up!

[@GentlemanAmerican]

This is the first time I heard Glen Campbell had any connection to the Doors. Fascinating story.

[@blueser100]

Ah the bygone days of all those hit records from Los Angeles. I wish they hadn’t torn down so many of the studios. RIP Glen.

[@DENIEL381]

IDIOTS DESTROYED ALL THE HISTORIC HISTORY.

[@drmorqWarrenProject]

RIP good sir!

[@martywalsh3684]

so good!

[@lloydw.2590]

Great Guitarist....!!

[@BringBackMyYesterdaybyDee]

Thanks for this special share, DT!

[@laroldrebhun195]

The Summer Brothers Smothers Show? Lol. I can’t even SAY that!

[@newdomtanner]

Checkout your clip with Ron Hicklin. He initially told Glen that he'd make more money doing studio work. Sounds like it took Glen being improperly billed with THE DOORS to convince him.

[@pamr4040]

🧡

[@TaystTheNotes]

Fantastic interview! Who filmed it?

[@hibob418]

I remember one of the guys in this group saying that Glen held the record for approximately 525 sessions in a year, which averages out to 2 sessions per day for every business day of the year. That’s a lot of picking.

[@paulreese3071]

Glen Campbell opening for The Doors might be up there with Hendrix opening for The Monkees!🤷‍♂️

[@MarkMikelVideos]

I wonder if Glen enjoyed his film making career. I always thought he was amazing in any situation. I loved his TV show as a kid.

[@georgieboy2432]

He did good for a guy that can't read music.

[@arciefan]

Bring Fazzle out!

[@jkmorrison1013]

his name was Jim Morrison, Glenn.

[@adamwadley1978]

It's Glen with one N! Glen still played on and sang on way more records than Jim Morrison ever did. Glen had a 50 year career. Morrison died in France as a fat drunk living with a bunch of hooker's shooting smack!

[@jkmorrison1013]

@@adamwadley1978 Most of what you said is true, except Morrison wasn't living with hookers, he was with Pam Courson, his common-law wife. He never shot smack as he had a fear of needles, but it is commonly thought he died from inhaling heroin he thought was cocaine. Campbell (made great soup too, BTW) was a great artist, but he never had the impact, admiration and influence Morrison did in a career one-tenth as long as Campbell's. GleNN made more records because he lived far longer than 27. Campbell was not my cup of tea (soup?) but I respect his talents and accomplishments. Morrison was a wild degenerate, to be sure, but in his brief, tormented life before he self-destructed, he made a much bigger impact on this wicked world.

[@jkmorrison1013]

P.S. I am old enough to remember Campbell's TV show and watched it regularly as a child. All of this is For What It's Worth, which is nothing. They are both gone and nothing we say here will change a thing for them or us.

[@panatypical]

Well, he has a point. If something you can do for money pays better and is less stressful man something else, who wouldn't prefer it? No one respects you when you're broke anyway....

[@billyshane3804]

Bobby Keys !!

[@DoctorQuackenbush]

Kind of sad to hear Glen’s cognitive slide in this. I lost track of how many times he said that he made more money doing studio work. The documentary showed that he was an amazing player even though he couldn’t seem to comprehend what people were asking or telling him.

[@Allen2saint]

The early signs were there, but he’s doing just fine. Jeesh, perfectly cognitively healthy people repeat themselves. He understood what was being asked, he just rambled a little. At least he had the guts to be interviewed despite his illness.

[@DoctorQuackenbush]

@@Allen2saint Um, you know that he died, right?

[@Allen2saint]

@@DoctorQuackenbush yes and I know more about cognitive disease than you do. I’ve worked with the population for years.

[@dantefloressq]

@@Allen2saint yeah i was gonna say, i tend to repeat myself a lot and lose track of conversation often, and I'm 24. Didn't see anything concerning here.

[@kenrose3464]

I Loved Glen Campbell's music! Not so much the Doors.

[@Geoffreydarcy-pv4mq]

I appreciate both.

[@DveDveSold]

ummm.... an LA guy in the 60s doesnt know Morrison's name? #Fake

[@miriamgreen3973]

Don't put in that he didn't know who Jim Morrison was Not respectful

[@rcpmac]

It wasn't disrespect as much as how clueless and disconnected he was at the time.