"I don't remember not singing."

  • Born on April 22, 1936, in Billstown, Ark. Died Aug. 8, 2017 in Nashville, Tenn.
  • "Burning Bridges" and "Gentle On My Mind" were Glen Campbell's first major hits, released in 1966 and 1967, respectively. The album Gentle On My Mind went to No. 1 on the Billboard U.S. Country Albums chart.
  • "Gentle On My Mind" and "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" won him his first four GRAMMY Awards for 1967. Campbell's By The Time I Get To Phoenix won a GRAMMY for Album Of The Year for 1968, making him the first country artist to win the award. Campbell made his GRAMMY stage debut for the 10th GRAMMY Awards when he performed on "The Best On Record" telecast his GRAMMY-winning "By The Time I Get To Phoenix."
  • Campbell joined the Beach Boys for seven months between 1964 and 1965 while singer Brian Wilson recovered from an illness.
  • Having been diagnosed with the disease himself, Campbell supported the Alzheimer's Association and founded his own I'll Be Me Alzheimer's Fund.

 

 

Glen Campbell

"I don't remember not singing."

  • Born on April 22, 1936, in Billstown, Ark. Died Aug. 8, 2017 in Nashville, Tenn.
  • "Burning Bridges" and "Gentle On My Mind" were Glen Campbell's first major hits, released in 1966 and 1967, respectively. The album Gentle On My Mind went to No. 1 on the Billboard U.S. Country Albums chart.
  • "Gentle On My Mind" and "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" won him his first four GRAMMY Awards for 1967. Campbell's By The Time I Get To Phoenix won a GRAMMY for Album Of The Year for 1968, making him the first country artist to win the award. Campbell made his GRAMMY stage debut for the 10th GRAMMY Awards when he performed on "The Best On Record" telecast his GRAMMY-winning "By The Time I Get To Phoenix."
  • Campbell joined the Beach Boys for seven months between 1964 and 1965 while singer Brian Wilson recovered from an illness.
  • Having been diagnosed with the disease himself, Campbell supported the Alzheimer's Association and founded his own I'll Be Me Alzheimer's Fund.

 

 

GRAMMY Award Results for Glen Campbell

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Nominations
Best American Roots Performance
Arkansas Farmboy
 
Wins
Best Country Song
I'm Not Gonna Miss You
Nominations
Best Song Written For Visual Media
I'm Not Gonna Miss You
 
Wins
Lifetime Achievement Award
Lifetime Achievement Award - 2012
 
Nominations
Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album
A Glen Campbell Christmas (Album)
 
Nominations
Best Country Vocal Performance, Duet
You Are (Track)
 
Nominations
Best Inspirational Performance
No More Night (Album)
 
Nominations
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
Dream Lover (Single)
 
Nominations
Record Of The Year
Rhinestone Cowboy (Single)
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
Rhinestone Cowboy (Single)
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
Country Boy (You Got Your Feet In L.A.) (Single)
 
Nominations
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
Bonaparte's Retreat (Single)
 
Wins
Album Of The Year
By The Time I Get To Phoenix
Nominations
Record Of The Year
Wichita Lineman
Best Contemporary-Pop Vocal Performance, Male
Wichita Lineman (Single)
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
I Wanna Live (Single)
 
Wins
Best Vocal Performance, Male
By The Time I Get To Phoenix
Best Contemporary Male Solo Vocal Performance
By The Time I Get To Phoenix
Best Country & Western Recording
Gentle On My Mind
Best Country & Western Solo Vocal Performance, Male
Gentle On My Mind
Nominations
Record Of The Year
By The Time I Get To Phoenix
Best Contemporary Single
By The Time I Get To Phoenix (Single)

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