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never realised what a good guitarist glen campbell is, watching him on bbc4 tonight, does a great version of classical gas.
neil

Yeah, he was a session guitarist before joining The Beach Boys for a short time, after which he made his own mark as a singer, a great talent.

AlanMcKillop wrote:Yeah, he was a session guitarist before joining The Beach Boys for a short time, after which he made his own mark as a singer, a great talent.

sure is, shame about his illness, guess i'll never get to see him live now.

I have a couple of vinyl compilations albums of 12-string guitar with Glen tracks of them. I also remember seeing him at Glasgow Apollo playing the William Tell overture on an Ovation 12-string.

Some cracking vintage footage and photos in that documentary with the like of Tommy Tedesco, Barney Kessell and Carol Kaye in the studio. Great stuff.

George

It didn't mention it on the programme but he sang and played with the Crickets for a while. He is singing harmony on Don't Ever Change. He also played on their first Liberty Album. He is on Lead Guitar on a real rockin' version of Willie and the Hand Jive!!

Regards

Stuart

StuartD wrote:It didn't mention it on the programme but he sang and played with the Crickets for a while. He is singing harmony on Don't Ever Change. He also played on their first Liberty Album. He is on Lead Guitar on a real rockin' version of Willie and the Hand Jive!!
Stuart

That means he must be on the well-known EP:

STRAIGHT - NO STRINGS!
CRICKETS, The; 1962; EMI/Liberty (UK); LEP 2094 (mono)
1. Willie And The Hand Jive
2. Summertime Blues
1. Searchin'
2. What'd I Say?

Thanks for the info, Stuart.

I wonder whether he was on the "Bobby Vee Meets The Crickets" LP? There has long been conjecture on who "The Crickets" actually were around that time. Remember them recruiting UK drummer Don Groome for a British tour? He later played with the Innocents, including backing duties for Jet Harris post-Tony Meehan.

The Crickets touring band of 1963 and appeared in the film Just For Fun had Jerry Naylor on vocal
Sonny Curtis on lead guitar , Glen D Hardin on keyboard and indeed Don Groom on drums.
Seem to recall other members Jerry Allison and Joe B Maudlin were on active service with Uncle Sam
at this time!!!

Mike

anniv 63 wrote:The Crickets touring band of 1963 and appeared in the film Just For Fun had Jerry Naylor on vocal
Sonny Curtis on lead guitar , Glen D Hardin on keyboard and indeed Don Groom on drums.
Seem to recall other members Jerry Allison and Joe B Maudlin were on active service with Uncle Sam
at this time!!!
Mike

Without Jerry Allison and Joe B, they're lucky that the Trades Descriptions Act hadn't then been passed.

JN

If you've not heard it you should check out his Brian Wilson produced single Guess I'm Dumb. Great track and a minor Wilson classic - could have been on the Today album or even Pet Sounds. Glen puts in a fine performance. I think the single was intended as a thank you from Brian for Glen covering his role in the touring line-up of the Beach Boys. I wish there was a version with a 1965 Brian-vocal as well but Glen does pretty much nail it.

I agree -- Glen Campbell is really a much more talented musician than I might have noticed before...before, you know, the talk of his retirement, etc. I found a video on YouTube of Glen appearing on The Mike Douglas Show, which was filmed in Philadelphia where I live. It is from 1965, so it's a bit before my time. Oh, and you'll see Frankie Avalon on this show. Glen plays the guitar and the banjo and he discusses his experiences as a session player and studio musician. I also found another clip that's just a novelty to see him as a "band member" and not a featured player. There are a few other clips if you look up "Glen Campbell, Shindig" where you'll see his 12-string guitar.

Warm regards,
Donna