Glen Campbell dead at 81

SiriusXM is sad to report that Country Music Hall of Fame member Glen Campbell has passed away due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 81.

Born in Pike County, Arkansas, Campbell moved to Los Angeles in 1960 and went on to become a seasoned session guitarist with artists ranging from Frank Sinatra to the Beach Boys.

He began recording under his own name in the mid-1960s and had an unparalleled string of crossover hits including the definitive versions of such Jimmy Webb classics such as By The Time I Get to Phoenix, Galveston and Wichita Lineman.

By the end of the decade, he was a network television star with the weekly Glen Campbell Good Time Hour and the 1970s brought more iconic hits like Southern Nights and Rhinestone Cowboy.

Campbell continued to record and perform, including a farewell tour following his diagnosis with Alzheimer’s in 2011, which was captured in the film I’ll Be Me that produced the Grammy-winning song I’m Not Going to Miss You.

SiriusXM remembers the legendary musician with musical tributes on Willie’s Roadhouse (Ch. 59),  60s on 6 (Ch. 6) and 70s on 7 (Ch. 7) and commentary on SiriusXM VOLUME (Ch. 106), among other channels.

Additionally, Willie’s Roadhouse will air archival interviews and concerts from Campbell. See programming schedule below:

Friday, August 11

6-8 pm ET                    

Glen Campbell interview on “Bill Anderson Visits with the Legends” + 5-song 9/19/11 mini-concert from SiriusXM Music City Theatre

Saturday, August 12

12-2 am & 1-3 pm ET    

Glen Campbell interview on “Bill Anderson Visits with the Legends” + 5-song 9/19/11 mini-concert from SiriusXM Music City Theatre

10-11 am ET

Glen Campbell & Jimmy Webb 2005 interview & performance special

Sunday, August 13

10 am- 12 pm & 7-9 pm ET       

Glen Campbell interview on “Bill Anderson Visits with the Legends” + 5-song 9/19/11 mini-concert from SiriusXM Music City Theatre

3-4 pm ET

Glen Campbell & Jimmy Webb 2005 interview & performance special.

Rest in peace, Rhinestone Cowboy.

Photos

Glenn Campbell and Grandpa Jones at the CMA awards in Nashville in 1978. (AP Photo)

American Music Legend Glen Campbell performs at the Alzheimer’s Association Evening with Glenn Campbell at the Library of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 16, 2012. The evening was an opportunity for members of Congress to learn about the Alzheimer’s epidemic. (AP Images for Alzheimer’s Association/Cliff Owen)

Singers Glen Campbell, left, and Jose Feliciano appear on Glen Campbell’s television program, Feb. 11, 1969. (AP Photo)

Country star Glen Campbell is seen performing, 1987. (AP Photo)

Singer Glen Campbell holding the golden globe awards he was presented in Los Angeles, California on Feb. 1, 1976. (AP Photo)

Singer Jose Feliciano, left, and Glen Campbell hold Grammy awards they won in Hollywood on March 13, 1969, as the recording industry named its best performers of the year. The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences named Campbell’s “By the Time I get to Phoenix” as best record album of 1968. It named Feliciano, blind since birth, best new artist and best male vocalist for “Light My Fire.” (AP Photo/Harold Matosian)

A March 1970 photo of singer Glen Campbell. (AP Photo/fls)