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Location: SoCal | The only one I remember was from the Midnight Special about 34 years ago. All I remember is that Glen certainly didn't have a problem playing jazz with Benson..... |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Originally posted by xnoel:
As far as the drawl thing, we think some of you have unpleasant accents. lol Hey don't get me wrong now. I true Southern drawl can be as they say "right pleasant on the ears." However when it's obviously fake, I don't know if I should be appreciative of the talent to change their voice or just think it's silly. Some of the folks on the Country charts do not have anything resembling a southern drawl, except when they sing their Country songs. They're from places like Pittsburgh and Chicago and when they talk in interviews, they sound like they are from Pittsburgh or Chicago.
I guess I'm being a bit of a hypocrite because on the other hand I applaud people like Hugh Laurie and Gabrielle Anwar who make a living sounding like they are from the States when they aren't. In fact while Shirley Manson's (Garbage) voice is just beautiful no matter what she's singing, catch her on a talk show and it takes a few minutes to be able to translate her Scottish Brogue into something that makes sense.
GC will always be Pop/Folk to me. |
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Location: Waurika OK | Miles, no offense taken. I agree about the fake ones.
Then, on the other hand, there are those whose singing voice is smooth and pleasant and their speaking voice grates on my ears. Reba McIntire is one, great talent, but hick sounding when she talks. (shes from Oklahoma, so I can say that) Or course, "hick" and "drawl" are two different things.
I never thought of GC as country. |
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Location: Seacoast NH | Apparently I've lived a very sheltered musical life, because until recently (and becoming active on this board) I always thought Glen Campbell was that actor dude who was awesome alongside The Duke in True Grit.
As fate would have it, I heard Wichita Lineman on my wasy home a while back, and am starting to check out his stuff. He was a player all right, had some real chops. |
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Location: Texas | As for Glen's acting...it is a good thing he kept his day job. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Originally posted by jay:
As for Glen's acting...it is a good thing he kept his day job. GC loves to report that the Duke didn't win an Oscar until they appeared together in True Grit. |
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Location: Texas | I must have seen that movie 20 times when I was a pup and it wasn't because Wayne was in it. I have seen a lot of the places where it was filmed along the Last Dollar rd and around Ridgeway. Gorgeous country, especially in the fall. |
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Location: Seacoast NH | I have to say that the remake with Jeff Bridges was outstanding also. If anyone could pull remaking a movie with the Duke, its that Dude... |
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Location: SoCal | This is a review of one of Glen's shows in England. Scroll thru and check out one of the guitars being played....
http://www.brumlive.com/glen-campbell-symphony-hall-6th-november-20... |
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Location: sitting at my computer | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
...check out one of the guitars being played....
Is he Preacher-ing to the choir minus a volume / tone knob?
" The smooth, comforting quality of his vocals rebound around the hall with a gracious beauty and transport you to an era of where people left their front doors open and children played football in the road."
sigh - where'd those days go?
Bet that "old fashioned hillbilly banjo and guitar duel with his daughter" must've been a hoot! |
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Glen Campbell on the CMA's last night...
