Wichita Lineman

Glen Campbell handled the lead guitar on the first single by the Rip Chords, "Here I Stand".  Most people know of Campbell's string of fine hits in the mid-1960's – "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman", "Gentle on My Mind", "Galveston", and many more – but might not realize that he was one of the best session guitarists around for many years previously and had the most successful individual career among the loose aggregation of session players known as the Wrecking Crew  Campbell recently embarked on a farewell tour after acknowledging that he is suffering from Alzheimer's.

 

(July 2011)