The Astounding 12-String Guitar of Glen Campbell is the third album by American singer-guitarist Glen Campbell, released in 1964 by Capitol Records. (More from Wikipedia)
But the real reason that I wanted to see Glen Campbell live when I got the chance was to see his prowess on the guitar, and I was certainly not disappointed. Before he started making hits, Campbell had released several albums of guitar music; the only times that I have ever seen them are in small pictures on his earliest hit albums, such as The Astounding 12-String Guitar of Glen Campbell. However, guitar solos are rare and short even on hard rock singles, never mind hit songs by someone like Glen Campbell.
Glen Campbell’s backing band at the concert that I saw were all or almost all members of his extended family, including several of his children. Campbell occasionally lost his place in the song lyrics and had to be repeatedly reminded of which song came next and how to start that song. But once he was on, he was on: Those fingers flew up and down the fretboard in breath-taking displays of virtuosity.
(February 2015)
