Glen Campbell - Terrific Live Hybrid Picking Performance - Don't Think Twice It's Alright

Another Glen Campbell gem from behind the scenes of a "Talking About Patsy Cline" video, it's really a great video altogether, but this beginning is definitely the gem, it's so good. He did eventually end up recording this song on his Adios album but I'm quite sure that Carl Jackson actually ended up doing the guitar work on it, which is the worst part about his really late years, you stopped hearing less of him actually pulling out some hot licks!
At least Carl Jackson's playing is pretty faithful and still a banger, and it's not like Carl Jackson isn't a legend in and of himself to us Campbell fans!
All being said, awesome to the man himself in action on this one. He's so good man. THIS SONG IS SUPPOSED TO BE PLAYED WITH A DANG THUMBPICK, Glen says, NAHHHH, I'll just hold the pick manually and still mute the bass strings with ease, near perfection man. I love it.
Licks aren't anything too fancy, no gypsy jazz nonsense, just classic Glen messing around behind the scenes going through scales but in that classic Glen way that I never get tired of.
I love this stuff.
Please, anybody who has more of these gems! I love this! I love thumbpicking Jerry Reed and Chet Atkins, if only Glen did more of it. Obviously he can as seen here! This is literally just Jerry Reed's arrangement of the song basically. It's awesome.
Glen and Jerry are just my favorite man. They're great.
ALRIGHT, that's enough rambling, love it, love to see the man himself in the flesh picking and singin', thank you and goodnight.
What a treat.
Original Full Patsy Cline video: • Glen Campbell
Not sure why they didn't title it better. It's a gem.
I think it's another one where the uploader is actually one of the crew recording. It's an awesome dynamic. It's what makes KZbin so DANG AWESOME. We can see this DIRECTLY from the source with absolute ease in our own homes without the owners of these rare tapes ever having to pay for large scale productions of tapes or dvds which would never happen for something this obscure. KZbin IS SO COOL.
The future man.
ALRIGHT NOW I'M ACTUALLY DONE RAMBLING.
Thanks for watching. Hope you love this nonsense as much as I do.

[@Tom-jn6ci]

Glen was widely know as a brilliant guitarist. Those who mattered in the entertainment world knew how great he was. RIP Glen .

[@thegloobster]

Maybe not the absolute best in one certain field but a heck of a versatile one who could play so much, and so easily he could pick up something new with nothing but his ear! Session Musicians were floored by how quickly he could do it with nothing but his ear. He’s just a gosh dang legend! He was a Beach Boy for a year for pete’s sake! LEGEND

[@100Aces]

Mr. Glen Campbell himself was a session guitarist for a long time!!!

[@bigtsshackfestival9563]

Picked right along and had better nights picking than all time greats like , Chet and Jerry, could play lightning fast or, with great touch. Glen is one of the greatest of all time , like Vince Gill he was marketed more as a singer but can pick with anyone ,Vince is the man too. Chester used to love his playing. All were great friends and greats themselves.

[@avrilrichardson972]

Amen to that Tom 🌟🎸

[@buddybeetle]

One of the finest guitarists ever.

[@dodgermartin4895]

Yeah. He was Bluegrass Good. I don't know if he would have been good enough to have been one of the top 10 ever bluegrass guitar players... but that that is still very very good.

[@robertbentzel8105]

Glen had more talent in his pinky finger then any of us had in our whole body -Merle Haggard

[@thegloobster]

Hah, that's a great quote! Glen's version of The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde is my favorite version of the song after all! Just overall wish it had some more guitar and less banjo! Thanks for commenting!

[@us-Bahn]

Apologies to Bert (The Hustler)

[@romankalyniuk2596]

And Merle was no slouch

[@stevee7774]

*than

[@markmarsh27]

Very few guitar Players have ever reached the proverbial Top Of The Mountain the way Glen Campbell did. He was an abolute Master.

[@thegloobster]

Heck yeah! Shame he never got officially anointed as a CGP by Chet, he certainly deserved it! It's just a title in the long run anyways.

[@Baci302]

I'm always blown away when I watch/hear Glen play guitar. Just look at the way his fingers glide all over the fingerboard ripping on some incredible riff while holding a conversation with someone else in the room. What a great talent. RIP.

[@thegloobster]

He's got this stuff down FLAT man. He was basically intertwined with that instrument I swear, he was just so gosh dang FLUENT in it, and what an excellent ear to go with it. No wonder why he was so accomplished as a studio musician who COULDN'T EVEN READ MUSIC. What a legend. He will be missed.

[@josephvega3763]

Mr Campbell was so out of this world amazing that even non guitar players/non musicians knew how amazing he was !!!!!!!! Holy shit!!!!!!

[@Larry30102]

A member of the Wrecking Crew, finest collection of studio musicians ever.

[@grouchosays]

Greatest, most versatile guitarist who ever lived. Nobody like him. And there will never be anybody like him. He’s a miracle

[@dodgermartin4895]

Glen Campbell was a one in a thousand country performers who was good enough to have been a bluegrass picker.

[@ronpennington7508]

he was a musical genius he really was ,RIP glen we miss you !

[@ruthc8407]

HOW ON EARTH can those people just walk past him without being mesmerized by his playing?

[@thegloobster]

I have to ask the same question man. I would be asking him to play obscure favorites of mine, asking about his practice routine "though I know he was on and off about actual dedicated practice" OH AND TALK ABOUT GYPSY JAZZ YES, it's so sad how un-well-known it is that he's guitar idol is the innovator of Gypsy Jazz himself, Django Reinhardt, man, if ONLY we had a recording of him playing Nuages that would be AMAZING. Ahh, at least you can still see some gypsy jazz-esc licks in some of his more complicated solos, though I'd love to get the full scoop, I just have so many questions for him, but at the end of the day I'm happy we got all we got, and even more happy I can continue to find gems like this from behind the scenes of various recordings! Fingers crossed for future discoveries! Never know what you're gonna find!

[@wataboutya9310]

Probably because they were around him a lot and that's how he rolled. It became commonplace for them I would guess.

[@chrisgmurray3622]

Ah, Glen... always seems to put in more than you asked for, and is capable of so much because he doesn't appear to take himself too seriously!

[@johnholland723]

For us guitar players it can sometimes be a curse. In many times it was or Glenn I am sure

[@claudehopper9813]

A great artist , he always seemed so humble . He had a god given talent one that you don't see very often . He is dearly missed by many for sure .

[@jakemitchell1671]

I think it was Merle Haggard who said something like, "It should be illegal to have as much talent as Glen Campbell." I've been playing guitar for 40+ years, and I'm not the worst picker in the world. But I've had the extreme pleasure of being around super-talented musicians over the years. It's both maddening and inspiring. Talent cannot be taught, and those with massive amounts of it simply can do things others can't. The greatest testament to Glen's talent is that he because an A-list studio musician without being able to read music. That's like a Super Bowl quarterback who can't call out plays. It just doesn't happen. But people so admired Glen's playing that they totally disregarded this still that usually defines session players. He was a generational talent. RIP, Mr. Campbell.

[@thegloobster]

I have nothing to add. A great comment, thank you! He really was a stellar studio musician, what an ear on that guy!

[@rickyellison9103]

Fan since 67. Heard he played on 560 something albums in 1963 alone.

[@steveo44]

He was known as one of the best guitarists there was. Highly sought after session player before finding real fame. Probably was way underrated when he became famous for singing and being a celebrity

[@thegloobster]

For sure, when you think about Chet or Jerry or Merle Travis the first thing you think of is their guitar work, really that's what they were KNOWN for, meanwhile Glen is known for like power ballads and Rhinestone Cowboy? LAME I like this nitty gritty nonsense heck yeah! Can't get enough of it. At least Southern Nights is popular! That song is awesome! Thanks for commenting!

[@butchie2752]

I love this song and his playing it was unbelievable even if he was just messing around.

[@grellis6483]

I never appreciated how good a guitarist Campbell was until recently when I saw a Rick Beato video which put him in one of Beato's Top 20 musician lists. As I recall he had him close to the best. His playing was an eye opener. I'm jealous of others who've known this for a long time!

[@thegloobster]

Really!?! I gotta go find this video! Watched quite a bit of Rick's content and never heard him mention Glen once.

[@andrewmair7371]

People walkin’ & talkin’ & blah blah blah 🥴 & GC just sitting quietly & pickin’ up a storm… 🙌 - Roll On, Masters of the Arts 👏😁

[@mtnwriter4011]

He couldn't read music. It was all by ear - everything. And when it's done by ear, one is born with great talent, or he isn't. This man could "hear" everything.

[@wolfmannews]

Glen Campbells mind was going in every direction picking up rhythm, lead and base in high speed at the same time, unbelievable.

[@GenericSpace]

Glen Campbell was great because he lived during a time when you didn't make excuses to gain praise - you earned it! I really wish my generation would get off it's lazy behinds and get back to those values. Thanks for posting this. Sure is some good wholesome music.

[@thegloobster]

If you read his biography or hear fellow musicians that came up with him like Roger Miller, they'll tell you everything Glen has gotten he earned! From what I've heard, in his up-and-coming days he was really going nose to the grindstone with his guitar! Learning all them fancy jazz voicings that my heart melts for, meanwhile having a real hard time looking for work being so young, it really is a neat story how he slowly and finally got into the public eye one step at a time! Thanks for commenting!

[@threeshocks5769]

My thoughts and prayers go out to anyone suffering or dealing with the awful disease they took this legend from us 😇🙏

[@thegloobster]

Agreed 100%. It was such a shame hearing about his slow decline, even worse how much they put him through during that time with constant construction, a tour that he was almost entirely confused about, there really is a lot of family drama in that time too with Kim trying to REALLY focus in on her kids and their futures more than the fact that this was a GOODBYE FOR GLEN, Debby getting removed from the show after years and years of performing with her dad really says everything, Especially the way she was removed and the way they instantly took her out of the loop. Kim had her grasp all over it. Reading through Kim's autobiography right now, very interested to see her perspective, of course I know it's just gonna be rationalizations she made to herself, but I guess I'm just invested now lol Thanks for commenting!

[@marcelluntungan]

He was an amazing musician. I loved his voice and it was much later that I learned about him as a guitarist. I’m grateful for what he has brought to this world…

[@danielcashguitar]

Cool to hear him playing Jerry Reed’s arrangement!

[@thegloobster]

For sure! He must've learned it directly from Jerry's "When You're Hot, You're Hot" LP! Wish we got a chance to hear them perform it together. Would've been smokin' man! Thanks for commenting!

[@jaesbow]

I was in the Navy, spending a hard winter on Adak in the Aleutian Islands. First time any of us heard Witchita Lineman, we were stunned. Gobsmacked!

[@kbchaffin53]

Back in '85 I was in an establishment that was a gathering place for pretentious snobs and hipsters. I was reading the paper, someone else mentioned Glen Campbell and another person who was tragically hip said, "Yeah, Glen Cambell, now there's someone who never recorded anything worth hearing. I was 34, had been playing guitar since I was 15 (they hadn't) had watched him on weekly TV for three years just boggled by his proficiency. I folded up my paper and said, "Do you TRY to be stupid or is it just a gift? Glen Campbell is one of the best guitar players in the entire WORLD. And if there's anybody in the USA betterthan him it's some fat old man in Nashville we've never heard of cause all he does is studio work!" You have to be a guitar player, possibly, to appreciate what a virtuoso he was. God bless him.

[@thegloobster]

What a stellar comment, I have nothing to add. He was truly a guitar legend. Thank you!

[@randybock82]

I love that lick he does where the notes are going up and coming down at the same time. AMAZING!

[@stevesnellgrove1518]

My wife and I saw him in concert on a plantation in Thomasville Georgia years ago .. stage was a flatbed trailer ,, hay bails etc.. he was driven to the stage on a horse drawn carriage along with his daughter…it was magical 👍🔥👍

[@glamourdazeshorts]

What an amazing musician. His musical mind staved off his dementia for a time. A terrible sad ending to a great guy

[@thegloobster]

Interesting way to think of it! The last thing to go really was his ability to play... Sort of beautiful and terrible at the same time...

[@digidrum2003]

So glad I got to see Glen and his kids in concert before he passed...what a show it was!

[@leomurphy8271]

I discovered Glen fairly recently, he is such an inspiring musician :)

[@Dang...]

Thanks for posting this. What an incredible talent!

[@themdg]

Thank you for sharing this. Brilliant and kind man!

[@gwag8410]

If you saw a list of every record he played guitar on, and the artist, that performed them, before he became famous, it would blow most people away… he had a beautiful voice as well, what a talented man, from Delight Arkansas….

[@thegloobster]

For sure, it's such a ridiculous list, he was the Bassist for the Beach Boys, guitarist for the Champs for a time, played guitar on 1958's "Tequila" played on Strangers of the Night, Mama Tried, he was really good friends with Roger Miller (learned from his autobiography) so he played on his hit "Dang Me", played on an Elvis Presley record, Sonny and Cher, The Monkees, the list JUST KEEPS GOING He was part of The Wrecking Crew after all! Shame he never got an instrumental album with Chet like Jerry and Tommy did. Or, what I would prefer an album with Jerry and Glen! THAT WOULD BE AWESOME. Ehh, at least he is massively respected in the industry, if not the mainstream. Thanks for commenting! Oh yeah, another thing from his Autobiography, he's actually from Billstown Arkansas! The town is even named after his Uncle Boo's kinfolk! (if you didn't know Uncle Boo played a HUGE part in Glen's guitar journey, he was basically Glen's mentor for the early years and also a very proficient guitar player himself!) Thanks for commenting!

[@gwag8410]

@@thegloobster Lol, I’m guessing you just read the book… I’m actually from Arkansas.. the Campbell family lived in the country, outside the town of Delight, Billstown is a few houses in the country, on Billstown Rd, just off of Campbell Rd. … the reason Glen claimed Delight as his hometown, although it’s very small as well… Glen played on records with Frank Sinatra, and pretty much any major artist of that era… the wrecking crew were the very best during that era…

[@thegloobster]

@@gwag8410 Heck yeah! I did just read the book a couple months back, it was a great read, some amazing insight that I'm surprised has never really been talked about, like the fact one of his absolute favorite guitar idols was actually the gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt! Famous for basically inventing the entire genre and, well, the fact the man only had 2 fingers and could still shred up a guitar, although in very interesting ways to compensate for only having 2 fingers, Glen says he learned every Django record he could get his hands on, then during the conversation proceeded to play "Nuages" a Django classic. I wish so badly we had a recording of that performance. It would've been awesome! Thanks for the insight from someone who actually knows the area! I knew it was really small, but from the sounds of it it's hardly more than a couple roads and houses! Neat. I believe a lot of Glen's relatives still live there even today right? A lot of them are pretty solid musicians themselves! It was purely customary to know how to play instruments back then! Love it.

[@gwag8410]

@@thegloobster yes it was a great read, it’s been several years since I read his book. I need to break it out and read it again. Yes Glen came from a large family. I remember some of his family making appearances on his weekly TV show he had, including his mom and dad. I believe their is still a Utube video of him singing with his mother, on TV. I had forgotten about the gypsy guitar influence! The last I heard , he still has a lot of family in the area. I’m now probably 3 hours or so north of his home.

[@alanniederlitz8630]

Glen was one if the most prolific and BEST studio players ever!!!

[@congerscott6064]

I use to lay on my grandmother's front room floor and watch Glen Campbell play guitar on their Philco t.v. , Witcha lineman and Rhinestone Cowboy we're my favorites, RIP Glen and thank you for the memories.

[@scottarivett496]

Fellow Pike County Arkansas musician and one of the best guitar players in the world. RIP.

[@sandman93449dm]

Miss that dude..music misses that dude. He was, like Roy Clarke, a genius.

[@steinfranken1108]

Had I been in that room, I would have been riveted to watching him play. What mastery!

[@bobbys4327]

We will never see anyone like Glenn again!

[@rodhall1454]

He had a God given talent. Much under rated.

[@steveikerd7]

Great player and a great voice! Very few have blessed us with that kind of talent.

[@thegloobster]

Don't forget to mention that ear that made him so revered as a studio musician! He could pick up a song incredibly quickly with nothing but it! Heck, he couldn't even read music if he wanted to! Thanks for commenting!

[@randalbladel2817]

That song lends itself to so many great cover versions. Mr. Campbell predictably adds some of his own original touches.

[@thegloobster]

Truly! I love that little C# minor vamp, very much a sort of diminished sound with the flatted perfect fifth of the chord playing right next to the perfect fifth UGH, such an awkward sound that I can't get enough of, it really does have that beat in it! As Glen put it the "shuucka shucka shucka shucka" really could make a hit record with that, shame that when it came time for Glen to actually get to record this song he was already pretty far into Alzheimers, so unfortunately on the actual album version on Adios it's actually Carl Jackson playing the guitar, not Glen, but you can see here he can do it! Do it pretty dang good! At least Carl Jackson is a long time band member of Glen's and the guitar work is still solid, so I can let it slide! Love this stuff man! Heck yeah! Glen4Lyf! Thanks for commenting!

[@mikedegregorio9113]

He is actually doing Jerry Reeds version here!

[@thegloobster]

@@mikedegregorio9113 Hmm! I did forget to mention that didn't I! It is heavily based on Jerry's version, which really makes sense, Glen is obviously a pretty big Jerry fan, he covered quite a bit of Jerry's catalogue in his albums! My favorite being You're Young and You'll Forget off of Jerry's debut album and on Glen's By The Time I Get To Phoenix, Jerry's original version was slow, and in typical Glen fashion he sped it up! Really was never too Reed-Like to begin with and it's a shame! Definitely the worse song on that debut album but that's a high bar! Glen made it into a banger that I love Though the more I listen to Jerry's original it is kinda great too! That debut album really did have a signature sound to it. Now when's Glen gonna finally gonna be anointed as a Certified Guitar Player! C'mon Tommy! Look at this fingerpickin'! Glen doesn't even need a thumbpick he's so good! Just give him a pick and let him ride! Just joking of course lol, they're different styles really, though Glen and Jerry have always been the closest in my eyes and their individual styles fit SO WELL TOGETHER, it's legendary. Alright! Enough rambling! Thanks for commenting man!

[@georgedonnellan36]

This guitarist was, and always will be great...!!

[@TheKeithbruce]

one of the greatest that ever lived

[@nigel900]

He was a master and a legend. His breed are sorely missed…

[@thegloobster]

For sure, big guitar guys just don't get into the mainstream as much nowadays, and idk, I guess I'm fine, I mean, the "guitar community" at this point is pretty big in and of itself, so whatever! I'll just stay in the bubble of massive respect for these legends, and the legends to come like Josh Turner, Billy Strings, and James Camillo Jacob Neufold lmao.

[@orthogluchensnable6777]

Many pleasant memories of Glenn going to his concerts with my dad there both gone and will be sorely missed Rip dad and glenn

[@thegloobster]

That's so bittersweet, thank you.

[@dkstryker]

He truly is the best guitarist around...

[@ukestudio3002]

Great guitar player, singer, performer . Thanks for the video. Gonna study it a few days ..

[@thegloobster]

Thank you for enjoying the video! It's a great video to study. Can't get enough of just Glen alone with his guitar, even with the background noises it's just a gem to behold.

[@michaelmendillo7513]

Yeah Buddy! Many people don't have any idea what a guy he was, a very good guitarist for one!! 😎✌✝💞

[@thegloobster]

Heck yeah he was! A great writer as well if I do say so myself! Visions of Sugarplums and If This Is Love are some of my all-time favorites!

[@michaelmendillo7513]

@@thegloobster Yea Bro, Just one of that guys who turns whatever he touches to gold,,a very well liked man and highly respected by other musicians,,, believe me or not, he and Alice Cooper we're great friends! 😲😂😁😎✌. How cool is that!!! Lol

[@jimbranch7312]

I watched him my whole life I was always amazed and now I see people walking by him in a room when he's doing something like that and wonder why they're just not standing there with their mouths open he was a wonderful guitarist amazing

[@bernhardnizynski4403]

What a great hybrid picker!

[@thegloobster]

Truly solid lol Wasn't enough though for him to become a CGP though I guess! Now that I think about it, I've never really seen Chet interact with Glen much at all. Weird, seeing as Glen and Jerry were pretty good friends and an UNSTOPPABLE guitar pluckin' combo! Thanks for commenting homedoG!

[@oldgoody1]

@@thegloobster When asked, Chet once said Glen played the heck out of a guitar.

[@richardbuse228]

He could play ten times better just fooling around than I can giving it my best ! The man was truly amazing !

[@Zaaxun]

He was awesome. And still is.

[@billgreen6263]

Pure magic!

[@jaminthevanuk296]

Class

[@MikeUIibarri]

His hair was perfect.

[@DEATHVIPER1777]

What a legendary Player!!🌹🌹💯💯💯

[@thegloobster]

You got that right! Versatile, great articulation, an amazing ear. That's a heck of a guitar too!

[@debraarnold3703]

He uses a pick for the root (where I use my thumb to hit 2 or 3 strings at a time), and also picks with his fingers. It's been hard technique to master, yet it tends to keep my knuckles more fixed, and flying around, keeps my fingers from grabbing the strings. (Bad habits.) He was fascinating to watch, and yeah, brilliant guitar player. Loved everything he ever did.

[@dougpeters1625]

An American Icon

[@davejohnson8986]

Musical genius.

[@phildavies9082]

He was so good.

[@TheReubenKincaid]

Nice Glen is playing the Jerry Reed version

[@thegloobster]

Heck yeah! I wouldn't have it any other way. Yet, instead of using a thumbpick like Jerry would, he just uses hybrid picking, and it still sounds just as good! It's awesome! Talk about a versatile player! It's a shame he was never anointed as a CGP by Chet! Though Chet did admit he could tear up a guitar! Thanks for commenting!

[@davidcallaham60]

I wish I would have really gave Glenn more time on my turn table .. he was awesome guitar est awesome talent

[@thegloobster]

I just wish you actually got more of his guitar in his actual studio recordings, they always either get rid of it entirely in the mix for pure orchestration or make it super quiet where it blends in and can be hard to really decipher, every now and then you get a song where the guitar truly shines though like on Without Her! He could do so much more than what you see on his records though. I would've really loved just an entire instrumental record with his 6-string acoustic, I wanna hear some gypsy jazz dangit! Thanks for commenting!

[@davebarnes6672]

How great was Glen Campbell at guitar? The most difficult guitar to play ( I’m told by experienced guitarist) is the 12 string, and Glen had mastered the 12,string. Was he the best of all time? It would be easy to say no, until you have to think of anyone better. Glen was that good.

[@billmoss2877]

GC had a guitar and picking style all his own.

[@thegloobster]

Oh yeah he did! Such a great versatile one too! All those other session musicians must've been jealous!

[@chrisbrimhall6323]

Alice Cooper once said in a interview that Eddie Van Halen asked him if he could set up a meeting with Glen Campbell to talk about playing.....high respect

[@thegloobster]

Oh trust me! I know! I don't blame him either that would be amazing. I would love to sit down with him and simply ask him to play some relatively obscure songs he never got to play live, Oklahoma Sunday Morning anybody!?! Visions of Sugarplums?!?! I'd love to see it, also just talk about songwriting too! Maybe various behind the scenes to the production! What did he think about A New Place In The Sun? Why was it such a flop!? Best bassist the Beach Boys ever had. Thanks for commenting!

[@betterdogbehaviornow581]

Actually the story from Cooper is that Van Halen wanted a lesson from Glen...you can see the story on KZbin.

[@ukestudio3002]

He seemed to favor Ovation guitars. Saw pic once of his collection maybe 9 ovations and odd variety of electrics including an Eppi . I think he has a borrowed guitar here( for those who wondered). He could make anything sound good, though. Was a great session guitarist and apparently couldn’t read music .!

[@thegloobster]

I'm not sure if he necessarily preferred them, I don't know why he used them really, he definitely had some sort of deal with them, but like, if I had to guess it was probably comfortability, but in the early days of being a session musician he never used an ovation! Ehh, idk, I'm just rambling, we'll never know! He probably did like the sound lol I don't though. Glen can make anything sound good though!

[@randycrager4074]

My sister was a Hostess at an upscale Restaurant years ago and Glen Campbell came in with others, probably his agent and others associated with his venue that evening. My sister said he was demanding and rude to everyone he came into contact with and left no tip for his two very good waitresses. When they left she told them they weren't welcomed back, if he ever came back to town. My Sister was a shift supervisor/Hostess/Assistant Manager and didn't take crap from anyone and would tell you just what she thought of you, lol. He got both barrels and No I never liked his music, ever!

[@thegloobster]

I wonder what year this was, interested in if it was right after the divorce when he was hard into drugs TOO MUCH ALCOHOL with Sarah Barg, it's certainly the worst period, filled with awe-striking stories of Glen walking out to a golf course nude, or getting thrown out of a window, honestly his autobiography just dabbles in it a bit but that era could have it's own book entirely man! It's a shame! Luckily he had Kim who absolutely brought him back to reality, even if Kim wasn't necessarily a nice selfless person herself. Those early stories Kim tells in HER autobiography are an amazing insight into how he was, when he got drunk, man turned into a completely different person, as per usual for a alcoholic. I could go on, but why have I even talked this much! You don't even like this guy! lol, sorry for your experience with the legend, thanks for the insight!

[@scottblah2147]

He is under rated. I didn't know how good he was years ago. Now I know just how great he was at guitar.

[@russshaber8071]

The Wichita lineman is still on the line.

[@thegloobster]

Guess that stretch down south really couldn't stand the strain

[@kraig7777]

Idk what a 'gloobster' is, but your written introduction is almost as good as the video, and the video is awesome. I'll take a chance and subscribe.

[@StephenS-2024]

" Van....what? Halon? Oh, that kid. Yeah, he's cute. "

[@jaminthevanuk296]

Love the noodle n

[@jaycook5028]

slick as a minister’s finger

[@KingKull1971]

I'm jealous 😥 Guitar playing doesn't get any better than that

[@lolacorinne5384]

Sadly, I didn’t appreciate his talent until he was gone. 😿

[@sniffableandirresistble]

{{{ Legend }}}

[@dcxplant]

Boy was he having fun! hi Debby! i hope you are well and doing okay.

[@jandeband]

maximus legend extrordinaire

[@thegloobster]

YOU SAID IT BEST HOMEDOG EHEHHE. What a legend. If Glen and Jerry ever got together and did a cover of this song it'd be actual guitar perfection. It'd be something to behold.

[@rjmprod]

Great performer….RIP Glen

[@thegloobster]

Truly. What a guy.

[@romankalyniuk2596]

He wasn't on the Wrecking Crew for nothing

[@BaroqueBlues]

1:21

[@thegloobster]

Tasty lick.

[@dirkgibbens377]

He is generally known as a singer first, but people sometimes forget what a fabulous guitar player he was.

[@thegloobster]

Don't forget about an amazing session musician with an ear that could pick up a song incredibly quickly with no sheet music necessary! What a legend.

[@dirkgibbens377]

@@thegloobster So true! Forgot about his session work. 👍

[@ramrod2298]

Playing the Jerry Reed version. 👍

[@thegloobster]

Oh yeah he is! Unlike Reed though he doesn't need a thumbpick, he just uses hybrid picking! What a legend. I'd like to see Reed try that! Nah, really there's no difference, it's just whatever it comfortable for the individual, ANYWHO thanks for commenting man!

[@mademepickaname]

1:50 Tenderly

[@FuzzyBuzzBoy]

He learned alot from Jerry Reed. He is The Tops.

[@d35martin1]

Jerry Reed held Glen as one of the greats. Not sure there was a better guitarist of that time.

[@walterkersting1362]

Glen Campbell did a little bit of time in Joe Arapio’s jail. I wonder what it was like he locked up with Glen Campbell. I got to thinking about Tommy Chong and how he did two years in a federal prison for making bongs. I looked up who they locked him up with; one Jordan Belfort the so-called Wolf of Wall Street who told Tommy his story, Tommy had some experience making movies and the movie the Wolf of Wall Street was made.

[@chasermalloy7406]

Truly great guitar picker. As was the late Jerry Reid.

[@tonyrose6776]

He took Jerry Reed’s arrangement of the song and added some squirrels stuff. Nice!

[@keenanschuck5004]

Does anyone know the name of the song he starts playing at 1:50? It's so familiar, but for the life of me remember what it's called

[@matthewgoldberg1461]

Tenderly

[@brucekuehn4031]

He’s so good just playing the old standard casually. He could have cranked out solo guitar-only albums. Years and years of playing where he was just in the background. Then he stepped up front and we heard his voice. Glen was something else again!

[@TylerDurden-oy2hm]

didnt he play on beach boys albums??...a session guitarist

[@mikegraves9682]

That seems like a sort of Travis picking

[@haldonaldson5132]

Yes and that disrespectful "Croc" narcissist talking over Glen's playing is a absolute shame.

[@thegloobster]

I can somewhat agree, It’s understandable, but it is a shame they didn’t get someone like you or me who would EXPLODE to get this up close and personal, you already know, if it was me the entire. Video would’ve been just him jamming. I’ve always imagined if I got the chance what all I could ask him to play, super obscure stuff of course, I’d be absolutely interested in how much could he remember, could I ask him to play A New Place in the Sun? What about Without Her?! Death Valley!?!

[@slicksnewonenow]

Relax, folks... This is probably something that was filmed in a Green Room before a show someplace... I'm a retired Pro Musician and the casual guitar picking was always going on. along with the blabbering and cutting up while waiting for your cue in the Green Room or dressing room. I'm sure that whoever was "talking over" Mr. Campbell's playing, meant absolutely no disrespect... And I'm positive that Glen took no offense, whatsoever. This kind of thing goes on every day between people in the music business. Something that just comes to mind... I met Mr. Campbell a few times over the years and he was truly a decent Human Being... And really one of the greatest Pickers of All Time... Right up there with Merle Travis and Chet Atkins. It was sad to see his health decline so seemingly rapidly... And it really hit home with me personally, about six months ago... I've had Arthritis all my life and now the doctor has added M.S. to my list of ailments. It's been getting harder and harder for me to play or sing like I used to. That alone must have been absolutely Hellish for Glenn to go through... I know it's hard for me to accept.

[@thegloobster]

@@slicksnewonenow It really is a shame. Awesome to talk to somebody with some real experience! Where's the Jerry Reed love though!? Jerry and Glen will always be my favorite duo to see play together, their styles can mix so perfectly, anywho, this video actually comes from what I believe to be behind the scenes for a posthumous Patsy Cline duet album, from what I've heard it was a bit of a commercial failure and it's quite unwell known, though it is pretty cool! Here's a link to Glen's finished duet: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2eamX2fgpWli7s The full behind the scenes with Glen talking about Patsy and playing a few chord progressions from her songs is in the description, just wish we got some of these licks in the final CD recording! The final recording really is kinda just nothing special and it's a shame! It could've been kinda awesome! I guess it still kind of is... Also yeah, I will also find myself doing this sort of background picking when other people are talking, if anything, in the moment it's kinda nice to have some attention off of you! Just play a couple licks for yourself, why not! There isn't anything like being all alone with that guitar. Thanks for commenting!

[@slicksnewonenow]

@@thegloobster hiya Gloob- You're absolutely CORRECT about Reed... He was another monster! Ya know... Speaking of Campbell, even a lot of BIG fans of his don't realize he was on nearly every big hit of the Sixties, as part of The Wrecking Crew. And Jerry was just a force of Nature 🤣 I met him a couple times, too... And he was as nice as anyone anybody would want to meet (and he had an outlandish sense of humor, which is a big plus with me🤣) A few more of the Greats that I ended up knowing in passing on the road were Dion, Bobby Bare, Justin Tubb, Johnny Rivers... Jeez, really a carload of people, I guess. There have only been two or three real a$$holes I've ever ran across... People in the music business are pretty much down to earth... Especially when they get the chance to hang out with people who aren't Star Struck and treating them like museum pieces, or whatnot. Hey- cheers to you. Stay Human!

[@thegloobster]

@@slicksnewonenow Oh heck yeah! This is a Jerry Reed arrangement for the most part after all! Glen definitely learned it off of Jerry's record. You've really met some legends haven't you!? Curious as to who those assholes are lol. Oh and I'd love to get more of that Jerry Reed outlandish sense of humor, you can tell he has it in interviews and monologues but man, I feel like he'd be great at bouncing back off of people, I guess what I'm saying is he would've been great at improv! Also, yeah, I'd say I'm a bit more than your average Glen fan, for one I wasn't even alive at the height of his popularity, in fact, not even my parents were alive at the height of his popularity! Dang! I just realized that! Also, I've read a biography on him and his autobiography, AND Debbie Campbells autobiography, and halfway through Kim Campbell's autobiography right now, I love getting this whole dynamic, really there seems to be a lot of family drama especially between Kim and Debbie, I could ramble about it for a long time but really, the cool stuff is always the behind the scenes, like of course he was a Beach Boy for a year, but everybody knows that, what about the fact he was part of THE CHAMPS for a year! AY! Not as many people know that! You know that famous Tequila song by them from 1958? Glen played the guitar on it! That was right before the session musician days and really just playing on everything from Sinatra to Dolly Parton Really wish Jerry had stuff like that to read! Closest you can get is a little bit in Chet Atkins autobiography which I NEED to read sometime, read the first chapter and loved what I read, would love to find a physical copy though to dive into! But, I guess we can always fall back on all those interviews and various monologues in his live shows! Absolute legends. I could ramble all day about this stuff, I love me some Glen facts! One of his favorite old meals from back home were Chicken and Dumplings! Worthless knowledge! HURRAH! Love every era of Glen, love his story. ALRIGHT ENOUGH RAMBLING, thanks for listening to my nonsense lol, wish I had more people my age to talk about some Glen Campbell! What can I say! I know about Death Valley! I know about Oklahoma Sunday Morning, I know about If This Is Love! I guess I'm a diehard!

[@PreacherAtArrakeen]

I'd be telling people to SHADDUP! THE MAN'S PLAYING; FFS!

[@MrJasdog107]

Glen made it all look so easy.

[@thegloobster]

For real, it was a huge part of his life and entire upbringing, eventually I think he just became one with the guitar! lol Thanks for commenting!

[@mikesevilla9768]

He was right about the crock

[@dougm659]

I have tried but never got comfortable playing with a pick plus fingers…it leaves only three fingers free for pickin’….. I prefer to leave the pick out of the equation unless I’m a strummin’….but then I’m no Glen Cambell!

[@UAL320]

What make of guitar???

[@thegloobster]

That is an amazing question!! I haven't even thought about it! But like, no name on the headstock, certainly doesn't look like the typical Glen Campbell Ovation, how have I not even thought of that!? Glen's rarely using a non-Ovation acoustic! Looks nice too! Hmm...

[@thegloobster]

This video is so obscure, there's so little information on it!

[@slicksnewonenow]

That guitar looks like it could be a late Eighties custom job from either Collings or Santa Cruz Guitar...

[@thegloobster]

@@slicksnewonenow I knew it had to be some sort of custom job! That must be one heck of a guitar right there! Already said this, but it's awesome to see Glen with a non-Ovation acoustic! From what I've heard and from the bit I've seen live I really don't care for their sound, almost kinda tinny and not full sounding y'know? Seems like it'd be bad for like, classical music, but great for heavy rhythm stuff and fast licks like Glen is always doing! I guess it's just about versatility really! Always love your perspective, sounds like you know what you're talking about lol! Me on the other hand, what the heck is a Santa Cruz guitar?! All ya ever hear is Martins and Taylors Martins and Taylors! I guess if you get them custom made you'd know more about all of this stuff man, guitar rabbit hole goes deep. Thanks man! You're awesome.

[@DarthVader-dz5lj]

Appears to be an early and custom Larivee Presentation model, or maybe something made by Grit Laskin?